Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua under nā kumu Robert Keano Kaʻupu IV and Lono Padilla, dance hula kahiko during the 62nd Merrie Monarch Festival in 2025. (Kelsey Walling/Big Island Now) During the times of ...
Friday night’s Hula Kahiko competition at Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium brought the raw power and sacred beauty of ancient hula to ...
Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka, under the direction of kumu hula Nāpua Silva, perform hula kahiko with a small pahu drum during ...
Kahiko night at the Merrie Monarch Festival featured hula in the ancient style with 29 groups performing Friday night in the ...
Friday was group hula kahiko night at the Merrie Monarch Festival’s hula competition. There were 29 ancient hula performances ...
Ke Kumu Robert Keano Ka‘upu IV – Photo by Tracey Niimi / Merrie Monarch Festival. The kāne of Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua, ...
The Oʻahu-based hālau was named the overall winner after performances in the hula kahiko and hula ʻauana competitions.
Halau Hi‘iakainamakalehua of Oahu, under the direction of kumu hula Robert Keano Ka‘upu IV, performed their hula ‘auana ...