In 2015, Skyler Tiogangco became the first deaf dancer to compete at the Merrie Monarch Festival.
While the setting may be unconventional, the heart of it is familiar: hula shared, community gathered, and a season building toward the Merrie Monarch stage.
Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua under nā kumu Robert Keano Kaʻupu IV and Lono Padilla, dance hula kahiko during the 62nd Merrie ...
After nearly three decades, Ka Pa Hula Hawaiʻi returns to the Merrie Monarch Festival stage under Kumu Kahaʻi Topolinski. For ...
Hilo is hosting the biggest and most prestigious hula competition as dancers, kumu hula, and spectators gather to celebrate ...
The 63rd annual Merrie Monarch Festival — a weeklong celebration of everything Hawaiian capped off by the “Super Bowl of Hula ...