The now-iconic duet between Bing Crosby and David Bowie almost didn’t happen. Filmed for Crosby’s 1977 holiday special, ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - It’s that time of year! The 62nd Annual Merrie Monarch Festival tickets will go on sale next Monday. Those looking to attend will have to mail in a ticket request form with ...

The weeklong Merrie Monarch Festival is the heartbeat of the Hilo community, its yearly swell the rhythm by which the community here lives, so many residents and visitors alike this past week have ...

WAILUKU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A powerhouse halau from Maui says preparing for the Merrie Monarch Festival provides valuable life lessons. These kumu teach their haumana, or students, it’s important to be ...

Derrick Kiyan, co-owner of Piko Works handmade jewelry and crafts, held his Shih Tzu, Piko, at Manono Street Marketplace on Saturday in Hilo. On Saturday, fashion designer Kini Zamora went through ...

As the sun set over the misty town of Hilo, Hawaii, on April 6, about 4,000 people stood up from their seats in the Edith Kanakaʻole stadium and joined hands. They swayed in unison, their voices ...

HILO, Hawaii (KHON2) — To honor the 100th birthday of the late Merrie Monarch Festival director Aunty Dottie Thompson a new sign was put up at the Merrie Monarch Festival headquarters. The sign at ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Dozens of local businesses made their way to Hilo for the largest hula competition in the world. The weeklong celebration of Hawaiian culture presents a special opportunity. ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) – You know, if you are leaving Hawaiʻi island to another island, you tend to bring some goodies that are a representation of that island. Here on Hawaiʻi Island, Big Island Candies, ...

Watching their dancers perform again in the Edith Kanaka’ole Stadium on Hawaii island moved kumu hula Haunani and ‘Iliahi Paredes to tears. After the iconic Merrie Monarch Festival was canceled last ...

The Merrie Monarch Festival, the world’s largest hula competition, will take place this summer and will include two Maui-based halau, organizers announced Friday. The iconic annual festival was ...

The annual Big Island hula competition spotlights Hawaiian cultural history HONOLULU -- Native Hawaiians explain that hula is not simply a dance or a recreation, but a way of life. This fact is never ...