So many things happen in Hilo during Merrie Monarch week, aside from the Merrie Monarch hula competition itself.
I will add new photos here every day throughout the Merrie Monarch Festival.
Hula Icon, Uncle George Na‘ope, outside Hilo Hawaiian Hotel
Kalimakuhilani Suganuma, Miss Aloha Hula 2008, at ‘Imiloa
Big Island Native Hawaiian Art Exhibition - Prince Kuhio Plaza
Unukupukupu with Kumu Hula Taupori Tangaro at Naniloa Hotel
Dr. Kalena Silva after his lecture at ‘Imiloa
Lecture Audience at ‘Imiloa
Kana‘e Keawe with his Drum "Namaka"
Audience Inspecting Hula Implements at ‘Imiloa
Kumu Hula Pua Crumb at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel
Hula at Hilo Hawaiian Hotel
Hawaiian Craft Fair at Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium
Hawe, Manu O Ku, Hawai‘i
Hawaiian Art at Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium
John "Keoni" Aweau Turalde: Fisherman, Paddler, Carver
Unukupukupu, Kumu Hulu Taupori Tangaro at Afook-Chinen Auditorium
Kumu Hula Taupori Tangaro
Halau Leo Nahenahe O Pohai Kealoha at Hilo Hawaiian Hotel
Kumu Hula Stan Kaina and Friends
Dwight Tokumoto: Steel Guitar Player
Haulani, Pi‘ilani of Leo Nahenahe O Pohai Kealoha
Halau Hula O Hilo Hanakahi, Kumu Hula Pua Crumb at Hilo Hawaiian Hotel
Glenn Okuma: Coconut Weaver at Afook-Chinen Auditorium
Kumu Hula Manu Boyd Workshop at ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center
Kumu Hula Manu Boyd Workshop at ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center
Big Island Native Hawaiian Art Exhibition-Prince Kuhio Plaza
Dancer with Ke Ola Pono: Kumu Hula Rayce Bento at the Naniloa
Big Island Native Hawaiian Art Exhibition-Prince Kuhio Plaza
Kumu Hula Paul Neves at Hilo Hawaiian Hotel
Halau Ha‘a Kea ‘O Akala, Kumu Hula Paul Neves at Hilo Hawaiian Hotel
Halau Ha‘a Kea ‘O Akala - Kumu Hula Paul Neves: Hilo, Hawai‘i
He Kane Holo Lio: Merrie Monarch Parade
Na Wahine Holo Pa‘u: Merrie Monarch parade
Halau Hula ‘O Kahikilaulani - Kumu Hula Rae K. Fonseca: Hilo, Hawai‘i
Halau Na Mamo O Ka‘ala - Kumu Hula Tiare Noelani Chang: Wai‘anae, O‘ahu
Macario:
All in all, it was a great week. We caught up with friends and relatives not seen for awhile, visited with our hula brothers and sisters and watched performances all over town. Seeing the culture alive and well in hula, music, art and parades is so satisfying. There’s nothing more to say. PAU
Damon Tucker’s blog directed me here, and I am glad. Thanks for posting these wonderful photos.
hey nice website……..mahalo plenty for the nice pics of me……
aloha
Macario and Leslie
It was fun to see you, Leslie, at Borders today. You told me about this nice website. This display of photographs of the Merrie Monarch was very nice. It really gives the feeling of the week. Hang in there Macario!
Tom
Thanks for the pictures. Because of surgery, this was the first Merrie Monarch we’ve missed in four years. You showed a lot of the important things that were beyond the competition. And we will all miss Uncle George.