HILO >> The top two finishers in the 62nd Annual Merrie Monarch Festival hula competition were wahine halau.

The overall champions of the 62nd Annual Merrie Monarch Hula Festival vaunted hula competition is a powerhouse Oahu halau who also won the title six years ago.

A 23-year-old registered nurse from Kauai was crowned Miss Aloha Hula 2025 Thursday night. Jaedyn Janae Puahaulani Pavao of Halau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leina‘ala took home the most prestigious award that ...

In the works for years, a milestone in the effort to connect and make accessible to the public the cultural treasure that is ...

Kaua'i hālau, Ka Lei Mokihana o Leina'ala, has competed at Merrie Monarch for 13 years, placing in at least one category ...

This year, the overall festival winner was Hula Hālau ‘O Kamuela under the direction of Kumu Kunewa Mook and Kau’ionalani Kamana’o with 1,216 points. The O’ahu-based group dominated in both ancient ...

courtesy photo Jaedyn Janae Puahaulani Pavao of Kauai’s Halau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leina‘ala was crowned Miss Aloha Hula 2025 Thursday night at the Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium in Hilo. Pavao ...

Jaedyn Janae Puahaulani Pavao of Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leināʻala on Kauaʻi was named this year’s Miss Aloha Hula.