HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) - Running for the coveted title of Miss Aloha Hula is not for the faint of heart. For contestants like Miss Aloha Hula 2003 Jennifer Oyama Kemfort, that meant practicing ...

For the first time ever, the former Miss Aloha Hula's will perform on stage together at this year's Merrie Monarch. The hula competition was added to the Merrie Monarch Festival in 197 – and ...

HILO >> Ka‘onohikaumakaakeawe Kananiokeakua Holokai Lopes of Ka La ‘Onohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e is Miss Aloha Hula 2024. The 21-year-old from Oahu is studying for her master’s degree in ...

A 23-year-old registered nurse from Kauai was crowned Miss Aloha Hula 2025 Thursday night. Jaedyn Janae Puahaulani Pavao of Halau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leina‘ala took home the most prestigious award ...

“I’m just thankful. I’m going to take it all in, soak it all up and like kumu said, go back and thank God,” the new Miss Aloha Hula said afterward. Pavao is the niece of kumu hula Leina ...

Agnes Renee Leihiwahiwaikapolionamakua Thronas Brown performed “Ku‘u Home a i Kane‘ohe” during Thursday’s ‘auana portion of the Miss Aloha Hula competition at Edith Kanaka‘ole ...

Maui’s Shalia Kapuau’ionalani Kikuyo Kamakaokalani won the Miss Aloha Hula competition late Thursday night at the 55th annual Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo. The 21-year-old Haliimaile ...

HILO (KITV4) -- The 60th Merrie Monarch Festival's hula competition kicked off Thursday night with the Miss Aloha Hula competition. Twelve contestants from across the state stepped foot on the ...

Thirteen women between the ages of 18 and 25 took the stage Thursday night at the Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium in Hilo to vie for Miss Aloha Hula, the most prestigious title a solo ...

HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) - Thirteen dancers took the Merrie Monarch stage Thursday night vying for the title of Miss Aloha Hula. The first night of competition at the 62nd Merrie Monarch Festival at ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Jaedyn Janae Puahaulani Pavao shares her experience at Merrie Monarch and how she captured the coveted Miss Aloha Hula title. Niece of Kumu Hula Leinā‘ala Pavao Jardin of ...