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Arts + Culture, Culture, Hawai‘i Island, Merrie Monarch

Merrie Monarch Festival Bingo Cards for Your Viewing Party

We hope you’re ready for another year of phenomenal hula and Hawaiian music as the 54th annual Merrie Monarch Festival gets underway tomorrow, Thursday, April 20 through Saturday, April 22 in Hilo, Hawaii. Though tickets have been sold out for months, you can still enjoy the competition from the comforts of home. Each moment is captured live on television, […]

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Arts + Culture, Culture, Hawai‘i Island, Merrie Monarch

How to Watch the 2017 Merrie Monarch Festival Live Stream

It’s the hottest ticket in Hawaii—the Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo, Hawaii Island this week. Beginning with Easter Sunday, a week of festivities will culminate with amazing hula performances under the bright lights of the Edith Kanakaole Stadium for three nights of competition (all Hawaii Standard Time): Miss Aloha Hula: Thursday, April 20, 6 to

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Food, Hawai‘i Island, Hawai‘i Island Arts + Culture, Merrie Monarch, Shopping

Where to Eat and Shop in Hilo During Merrie Monarch

The heart of the Merrie Monarch Festival centers around more than half-a-century of hula, but it’s no secret that attendees also gravitate to Hilo for its famous dining and shopping scene—craft fairs, pop-up shops and hole-in-the-wall eateries. WHERE TO EAT Hilo’s merriest time of the year also brings visitors together from all over the globe, where

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Arts + Culture, First-Time, Hawai‘i Island, Hawai‘i Island Arts + Culture

What to Do When You Happen Upon a Hula Ceremony

Traditional hula practices thrive on Hawaii Island, particularly during Merrie Monarch. We asked lunar calendar expert and researcher Kalei Nuuhiwa for her insights on how to respectfully approach people who are practicing their traditions. Picture this: It’s a perfectly beautiful day at the Kilauea crater. The smoke is rising above Halemaumau. The wind is blowing softly

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Arts + Culture, Culture, Hawai‘i Island, Merrie Monarch

Your Events Guide to the 2017 Merrie Monarch Festival

Every Spring, Hilo comes alive during the annual Merrie Monarch Festival—an internationally-acclaimed celebration of Hawaii’s most beloved art form, the hula. Three nights of exhilarating competition unite a total of 28 men’s and women’s hula halau (groups) from across the Hawaiian Islands and the continental U.S. this year, alongside visiting dancers from Asia and Polynesian

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Culture, Hawai‘i Island

People can’t stop seeing Pele in the lava

Even if you’ve never been to Hawaii, chances are you’ve caught wind of the name Pele, the legendary Hawaiian goddess who makes her home in Kilauea’s Halemaumau Crater. Photo: Wikipedia Commons Look at all that steam. Someone must be home … There are many moolelo (legends) surrounding the deity to Kilauea and multiple portraits of

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Hawai‘i Island

28 unforgettable images of Kilauea over the years

Kilauea, an active shield volcano on Hawaii Island that’s roughly between 300,000 to 600,000 years old, puts on quite the show—and what we as humans have been able to witness is just a speck in its history.  Having observed, chronicled and studied its spectacular eruptions and lava flows, The United States Geological Survey is an incredible repository of all things Kilauea over

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Hawai‘i Island

If you only have half a day in Hilo

Hilo surprised me. I’ve flown into Hilo a few times in the past and driven by it on a circle island road trip, but this is my first time actually visiting the third largest city in the state.  What I didn’t realize was that there is so much to do in Hilo and I am

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Hawai‘i Home, Hawai‘i Island, Honolulu Board of Realtors, Island Living, Oʻahu, Sponsored

Dreaming of making Hawaii home?

Real estate websites and apps make browsing homes in Hawaii a beachside breeze, but while online resources have become more robust in recent years, a thorough understanding of Hawaii’s unique market is still essential. Local Market Knowledge For buyers and sellers alike, conducting your own market research is helpful and encouraged, but consulting with a

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