Having the opportunity to compete in the prestigious Merrie Monarch Festival hula competition is an honor in and of itself regardless of whether you win, because halau need to be
Saturday is the last day of the 60th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival, with the Royal Parade in the morning and the last hula competition and crowning of the group champions in the evening.
For the first time, Halau Hula Kauluokala of Kahului under the direction of kumu hula Uluwehi Guerrero will grace the stage at this year’s 60th Merrie Monarch
Three Maui women who have been dancing hula since grade school will take to hula’s most prestigious stage at the 60th Merrie Monarch Festival tonight in Hilo.