Aloha ʻĀina Merrie Monarch Parade

Aloha ʻĀina Merrie Monarch Parade

[spb_tabs width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [spb_tab title=”ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi”] “Ua ʻākoakoa mākou i ʻaneʻi no kēia paikau Mele Manaka. A, kēia wā, he nani lua ʻole no ka mea, Ua huakaʻi mai nā ʻano poʻe like ʻole i ʻaneʻi no ka...
Merrie Monarch: Overall Pilina

Merrie Monarch: Overall Pilina

No nā hālau e eo ana ka lanakila nui iā lākou ma ka Mele Manaka, mai ka mea lanakila ma ka 2012, a i ka mea mua loa i ka 1971, kahua ana kēia ʻoi kelakela i ka paʻu a hoʻoikaika mau.   Wahi a Florence Koanui, heHauʻoli Hula Maiden, “ua pīhoihoi nō a ua pono e kia...
Pāʻina Mele Manaka Style

Pāʻina Mele Manaka Style

ʻOiai he kahua hula nō paha ka mea e nana nui ʻia ma ka wā Mele Manaka, loaʻa nō nā ʻano hoʻolauleʻa like ʻole ma waho o kēlā i ʻō a i ʻaneʻi a ma Keaweua pū! E hoʻolaha mai i kāu hana leʻaleʻa no ka Mele Manaka ma o ka hoʻouka in ā kiʻi ma Instagram a i ʻole ma...
Hilo, A Hawaiian Language Mecca #MerrieMonarch

Hilo, A Hawaiian Language Mecca #MerrieMonarch

Within the town of Hilo, the Hawaiian language can be seen and heard everywhere from The Merrie Monarch at the Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium to the many shops fronting Hilo Bay.  Our ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi thrives with the help of the Hawaiian Language College at UH Hilo and the...
Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani: He Kahua Hale Hou!

Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani: He Kahua Hale Hou!

  Wahi a kūpuna, ʻo ke kahua ma mua, ma hope ke kūkulu. Wahi a Kauka Larry Kimura, he polopeka ma ke Kulanui o Hawaiʻi ma Hilo, “hana nui ka hoʻokele ʻana i kēia papahana nui. Ua ʻike ʻia ka ulu o ka papahana me ka paʻa ʻole o kekahi wahi.” No ia kumu i ʻimi ai...