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2007/4/19 The Merrie Monarch Festival 2007!2006/5/4 The 43rd Annual Merrie Monarch Festival April 16-22, 2006 Hilo, Hawaii
Aloha! 2006/5/2 Merrie Monarch Festival Results: Talking about TheHawaiiChannel - Merrie Monarch - Big Island Halau Takes Top Merrie Monarch Title
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2006/4/28 Hula Auana (Modern Hula)
Photo album 2006/4/26 Hula Kahiko (Ancient Hula)
2006/4/24 Miss Aloha Hula: And The Winner Is...
Big Islander Bernice Alohanamakanamaikalanimai Davis-Lim from Na Lei O Kaholoku of Kohala!
2006/4/20 A Merrie Old Time! Talking about starbulletin.com | News | /2006/04/20/
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Honolulu Halau Na Pua Kukui practices for their performance at Kanaka'ole stadium. CLICK FOR LARGE
A Merrie Old TimeDancers share a candid moment while preparing for the Merrie Monarch Festival... More...
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2005/4/5 Merrie Monarch Festival 2005! Hilo, Hawaii - Final Thoughts...
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DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARBULLETIN.COM A spirited performance of her hula 'auana, "Na Halu O Naue," helped put Jasmine Orlando of Hula Halau 'O Kamuela fifth in the Miss Aloha Hula contest.
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2005/4/3 Merrie Monarch Festival! Hilo, Hawaii - Hana Hou!!!Sunday, April 3, 2005 MERRIE MONARCH FESTIVAL
DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARBULLETIN.COM Manu Boyd, left, and Robert Cazimero celebrate after Cazimero won the overall title at the 42nd Annual Merrie Monarch Festival. Boyd also placed. ‘Auana contest delights with elegance, fluid style
By Gary C.W. Chun gchun@starbulletin.com HILO » After a decade absent from the Merrie Monarch Festival, Robert Cazimero and the men of Halau Na Kamalei made up for lost time, winning the overall trophy in this year's 42nd annual hula competition.
Cazimero's halau put together sterling performances over the two nights of competition -- Friday, with "Kahikilani," and last night with the proud anthem "Kona Kai 'Opua." In the wahine division, Na Lei O Kaholoku from Kohala on the Big Island, and kumu hula Nani Lim Yap and Leialoha Amina won for the second year in a row. They also repeated in winning the kahiko competition for their sublime hula to "He Mele no Lauke'ie'ie." William Sonny Ching, who has been kumu to the last three Miss Aloha Hula winners, continued his strong showing at the festival, with his wahine coming in second in both kahiko and overall categories, and third in 'auana. His kane took second in both 'auana and overall categories, and fourth in kahiko. Ching plans to take at least a couple of years off from the Merrie Monarch. In only their second year at the festival, kumu hula Kaleo Trinidad and his halau Ka Leo O Lake I Ka Hikina O Ka La showed that they will be a force to reckoned with in years to come, with his Miss Aloha Hula candidate coming in second this year, and placing high in wahine kahiko (4th). Trinidad's men placed third overall and in the kahiko for "'Ike I Ke One Kani A'o Nohili," a mele pana that heralds beloved and famous places of Kaua'i. His men placed fourth in 'auana for a virile and progressive-minded "Nakulukulu Ka Nalu."
DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARBULLETIN.COM Leialoha Amina, left, Nani Lim Yap and Lorna Lim hug each other after repeating winning the overall wahine title at the 42nd Annual Merrie Monarch Festival. Other standout performances last night included the rousing and entertaining paniolo hula from Kapi'olani Ha'o's Halau Ke Ki'ai A'o Hula of Kapalama. Ha'o's choreography, that included inventive and crowd-pleasing moves that brought a bit of the rodeo into the Edith Kanaka'ole Tennis Stadium, resulted in placing third in the 'auana category. Elegantly dressed in eggshell-colored gowns with long trains, Halau Hula O Hokulani's "Ku'uipo I Ka He'e Pu'e One" told the romantic tale, written by Princess Miriam Likelike in the late 1800s, of a couple sharing but a brief moment of perfect love. For that, the hula halau placed second in the wahine 'auana category. Cazimero's former students also did well at this year's Merrie Monarch Festival. Manu Boyd and the wahine of Halau o ke A'li'i Ku Makani placed 5th in both kahiko and 'auana. And the kane of Halau I Ka Wekiu and kumu hula Karl Veto Baker and Michael Casupang placed second in the kahiko category.
DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARBULLETIN.COM Na Hula 'O Kaohikukapulani (wahine, kumu hula Kapu Kinimaka-Alquiza) of Hanapepe, Kauai, gave a simple, lovely performance describing the beauty of Makana during the auana portion of the 42nd Annual Merrie Monarch Festival last night.
DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARBULLETIN.COM Halau Ke Kia'i A'o Hula (kane, kumu hula Kapi'olani Ha'o) from Honolulu performed a rousing paniolo hula at last night's auana hula competition on the final night of the 42nd Annual Merrie Monarch Festival.
DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARBULLETIN.COM Halau I Ka Wekiu (wahine, kumu hula Karl Veto Baker & Michael Nalanakila'ekolu Casupang) from Honolulu told of the loving relationships formed through hula. | Merrie Monarch Festival 2005 Winners Overall Halau Na Kamalei, kumu hula Robert Cazimero (1,202 points) Kane Kahiko: 1. Halau Na Kamalei (593 pts.) Kane 'Auana1. Halau Na Kamalei (609 pts.) Kane Overall:1. Halau Na Kamalei (1,202 pts.) Wahine Kahiko:1. Na Lei O Kaholoku, kumu hula Nani Lim Yap and Leialoha Amina (599 pts.) Wahine 'Auana1. Hula Halau O Kamuela, kumu hula Kau'i Kamana'o and Kunewa Mook (601 pts.) Wahine Overall:1. Na Lei O Kaholoku (1,196 pts.) Merrie Monarch Festival www.merriemonarchfestival.org/  
2005/3/31 The Merrie Monarch Festival - Hilo, Hawaii
Thursday night, dozens of hula dancers showcase their talents for the title of Miss Aloha Hula. Watch the event live on KITV 4 and on the Web here. More Details
Friday, April 1, 2005
DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARBULLETIN.COM Maile Emily Kau'ilaniona'puaehi'ipoiokeanuenueokeola Francisco of Halau Na Mamo O Pu'uanahulu (kumu hula William "Sonny" Kahakuleilehua Haunu'u Ching), of Honolulu, winner of last night's Miss Aloha Hula competition, performed during the kahiko portion at the 42nd Annual Merrie Monarch Festival. Young women shine with dances in the kahiko and 'auana categories By Gary C.W. Chun gchun@starbulletin.com HILO >> Maile Emily Kau'ilanionapuaehi'ipoiokeanuenueokeola Francisco was the last performer in the Miss Aloha Hula competition last night.
But Francisco was first in the eyes of the judges as she brought home the third straight win for kumu hula Sonny Ching's Halau Na Mamo O Pu'uanahulu of Honolulu. Coming in second place was Jeri-Lynn Kealolahilahi Koko of Ka Leo o Laka i Ka Hikina o Ka La, who entered her first and -- at age 25, the cutoff for competing for Miss Aloha Hula in the Merrie Monarch Festival -- final attempt at the title. And with two sterling performances in the hula kahiko and hula 'auana categories, the daughter of Jerome Koko (who with his fellow Makaha Sons accompanied his daughter in song on "Ke Aloha") shone last evening at Edith Kanaka'ole Tennis Stadium. With the glorious tones and close harmonies of the Sons behind her, Koko expressed with such aloha a mele meant as a gift for a couple just married. That aloha was extended to the audience packed into the stadium, who responded with equal warmth. Koko's smile and grace were also evident in her earlier hula kahiko in tribute to Kamehameha's most sacred wife, "Hanau 'o Keopuolani." She projected her oli with strength and was fluid and confident in her dance. Also impressive last night during the Miss Aloha Hula competition was Rashanti Kiana 'A'ali'i Ka'awaloa of Halau O Ke 'Anuenue. Her dramatic hula kahiko, "He 'Olelo Ho'oiki Aloha Na Pele," told how the village of Kalapana got its name. Earlier in the evening, the international impact of the festival was manifest by the line of Japanese tourists, mainly women, waiting to enter the stadium two hours before it started, ready to jump into the best general-admission seats available. It seemed that many of the volunteer staff could speak some Japanese to help welcome visitors. And most of them came dressed elegantly and bedecked with leis. During the competition, a couple of women studied the dancing wahine intently, even using opera glasses and taking down notes. Television co-host Paula Akana, working in that capacity for her 14th year, commented that one thing she has noticed over the years is that "the strength of the Hawaiian language is really evident, with so much more application. The use of the language is strong, and looking at the synchronizing of the dance in the group competition, the halau really come prepared." The evening was made more pleasant by the coolness, despite the hot glare of the stage and television lights. May Holokai of Waianae was a returnee this year. "My grandson picked me up early so I could stand in line early and save some bleacher seats, just like for a Waianae football game. "I like tonight and Saturday night (the 'auana competition), where the kumu get up and take part in the festivities." Holokai was part of an attentive, respectful and knowledgeable audience, the truest hula aficionados.
For the first time, TheHawaiiChannel.com will offer a livestream of the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival through the Windows Media Video system. In order to watch the Web livestream you will need the right media player. Go to the Windows Media Player link below to get the latest version.
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The week-long festivities begin with a Ho'olaulea (music festival) on Moku Ola (Coconut Island) on Easter Sunday and continues all week with free noon-day entertainment at the Hawaii Naniloa Resort and the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel on Banyan Drive. On Wednesday, there is a free exhibition night at the Edith Kanaka'ole Tennis Stadium that begins at 6:30 p.m. Thursday is the solo Miss Aloha Hula Competition, Friday and Saturday are the group Kahiko (Ancient) and 'Auana (Modern) hula competitions. There are arts and crafts fairs on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at several locations. The big Merrie Monarch Royal Parade winds through downtown Hilo at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Except for the hula competition, the events are free.
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