2 Sunday, April 1, 2018 Hawaii Tribune-Herald
2018 Merrie Monarch Festival
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
• 2018 Mo‘i kane and mo‘i
wahine........................ Page 9
• Trinidad, halau venture
back with voyagers in
mind......................... Page 10
• Three Miss Aloha Hula
contenders dance for Hawaii
Island.........................Page 12
• Competing halau................
..................................Page 16
• Big Island kumu hula reflect
on family influence................
..................................Page 18
• Ho‘ike pulsates with spirit
of Hokule‘a............... Page 22
• Keaukaha never far from
co-kumu hula’s heart.............
................................. Page 25
• 2017 overall winners
attempt to repeat....Page 28
• Washington halau first to
represent state........Page 30
• Pa‘u queen an
inspiration................Page 34
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TODAY
Ho‘olaulea — Afook-Chinen
Civic Auditorium
9 a.m.: Unukupukupu, Pele Kaio
and Dr. Taupouri Tangaro
10 a.m.: Hula Halau Ke ‘Olu Makani
O Mauna Loa, Meleana Manuel
11 a.m.: Halau Na Pua O
Uluhaimalama, Emery Aceret
Noon: Halau E Hulali Mai I ka
La, Chrissy Kama-Henriques
and Leilani Taka-Keanaaina
1 p.m.: Na Lei Liko O Ola‘a, Kimo Kekua
2 p.m.: Halau Hula ‘O Kahikilaulani,
Nahokuokalani Gaspang
3 p.m.: Halau O Kekuhi Keiki, Nalani
Kanaka‘ole Zane and ‘Ohana
4 p.m.: Merahi, Tiffany Dela Cruz
MONDAY
Noon: Ben Kaili and Band
at Grand Naniloa Hotel
1 p.m.: Halau Hula O Hilo Hanakahi,
Pua Crumb at Hilo Hawaiian Hotel
TUESDAY
Noon: Unukupukupu, Pele Kaio and Dr.
Taupouri Tangaro at Grand Naniloa Hotel
1 p.m.: Hula Halau Ke ‘Olu Makani
O Mauna Loa, Meleana Manuel
at Hilo Hawaiian Hotel
WEDNESDAY
9 a.m.- 5 p.m.: Merrie Monarch
Hawaiian Arts and Crafts Fair at
Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium
10 a.m.: Hawaiian lecture at
‘Imiloa Astronomy Center
11 a.m.: Hula Halau ‘O Kealakahi,
Camille Deubel at Afook-
Chinen Civic Auditorium
Noon: Halau O Kawananakoa, Alberta
Nicolas at Grand Naniloa Hotel
1 p.m.: Halau Na Lei Hiwahiwa
‘O Ku‘ualoha, Sammye Ku‘ualoha
Young at Hilo Hawaiian Hotel
1 p.m.: Hawaiian entertainment
at ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center
5:50 p.m.: Ho‘ike at Edith Kanaka‘ole
Multi-Purpose Stadium
THURSDAY
9 a.m.-5 p.m.: Merrie Monarch
Hawaiian Arts and Crafts Fair at
Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium
10 a.m.: Hawaiian lecture at
‘Imiloa Astronomy Center
11 a.m.: Ke Ola Pono No Na
Kupuna, Haunani Medeiros at
Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium
Noon: Halau Na Lei Hiwahiwa ‘O
Ku‘ualoha, Sammye Ku‘ualoha
Young at Grand Naniloa Hotel
1 p.m.: Hula Halau O Kawananakoa,
Alberta Nicolas – Hilo Hawaiian Hotel
1 p.m.: Hawaiian entertainment
at ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center
6 p.m.: Miss Aloha Hula Competition at
Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium
FRIDAY
9 a.m.-5 p.m.: Merrie Monarch
Hawaiian Arts and Crafts Fair at
Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium
10 a.m.: Hawaiian lecture at
‘Imiloa Astronomy Center
11 a.m.: Halau I Ka Leo Ola O Na Mamo,
Pelehonuamea and Kekoa Harman
at Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium
Noon: Hula Halau Ke ‘Olu Makani
O Mauna Loa, Meleana Manuel
at Grand Naniloa Hotel
1 p.m.: Halau Ha‘a Kea ‘O Kïnohi,
Paul Neves at Hilo Hawaiian Hotel
1 p.m.: Hawaiian entertainment
at ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center
6 p.m.: Group Hula Kahiko
Competition at Edith Kanaka‘ole
Multi-Purpose Stadium.
SATURDAY
9 a.m.–4 p.m.: Merrie Monarch
Hawaiian Arts and Crafts Fair at
Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium
10:30 a.m.: Royal Parade
in downtown Hilo
Noon: Ke Ola Pono No Na Kupuna,
Haunani Medeiros at Afook-
Chinen Civic Auditorium
6 p.m.: Group Hula ‘Auana
Competition at Edith Kanaka‘ole
Multi-Purpose Stadium
INSIDE
QUOTABLE CREDITS
Writer
John Burnett
Copy Editor
Richard Couch
Photographer
Hollyn Johnson
Designer
Bonnie L. Rogers
On the cover: Overall kane winner Kawailiula dance in
the 2017 ‘auana competition. (Photo: Hollyn Johnson)
“There’s no event like it, anywhere. Nothing comes close to Merrie
Monarch. And nothing can compare to the aloha and hospitality of Hilo.
Last year was the first year that I wasn’t there, not even in the audience.
If you’re a hula dancer, a cultural practitioner of any kind, and you’re not in Hilo,
then a big piece of your soul is missing for that week.”
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Tribune-Herald file photo
Miss Aloha Hula 2017 Kelina
Kiyoko Ke‘ano‘ilehua Tiffany Eldredge
of Halau Hi‘iakainamakalehua, waves
to the crowd during the 2017 Merrie
Monarch parade.
Kaleo Trinidad
Kumu hula, Ka Leo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka La
Editor & Publisher
David Bock
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