The illustrious Merrie Monarch Festival celebrates 50 years.
Photos by Dennis Oda
Halau O Ka Ua Kani Lehua; kumu Napua Greig and Kahulu Maluo from Kula, Maui, dance on the rim off Kilauea caldera at Volcanoes National Park. Smoke rises from Halema‘uma‘u inside the caldera.
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The kane of Halau Ke Kia’i A O Hula (kumu Kapiolani Hao; Kalihi & Kapalama, Oahu) dances during the Kahiko portion of the Merrie Monarch Festival competition. PHOTO BY DENNIS ODA. APRIL 6, 2013.20130406-7006 MMF HULA AUANA 14
Halau Hula Ka Lehua Tuahine (kumu Ka’ilihiwa Vaughan-Darval: Manoa, Oahu) dances during the Kahiko portion of the Merrie Monarch Festival competition. PHOTO BY DENNIS ODA. APRIL 6, 2013.20130404-4573 MMF AUANA 08
Jaimie Elizabeth Kapuau’ionalani Kennedy (Halau O Na Pua Kukui; kumu Ed Collier from Kalihi, Oahu). PHOTO BY DENNIS ODA. APRIL 4, 2013.20130405-5206 MMF HULA KAHIKO 08
Halau O Ke Anuenue (kumu Glenn Kalena Vasconcello; Hilo, Hawaii) dances during the Kahiko portion of the Merrie Monarch Festival competition. PHOTO BY DENNIS ODA. APRIL 5, 2013.20130405-5517 MMF HULA KAHIKO 16
Halau O Ka Ua Kani Lehua (kumu Johnny Lum Ho: Hilo, Hawaii) dances during the Kahiko portion of the Merrie Monarch Festival competition. In front is Natasha Oda, who won the Miss Aloha Hula title in 2001. PHOTO BY DENNIS ODA. APRIL 5, 2013.
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