In this new era of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the Pentagon set the deadline as June 6 for active duty and July 7 for reservists for trans servicemembers to voluntarily leave the military. A ...

Following performances for Miss Aloha Hula on Thursday, the 2025 Merrie Monarch Hula Festival continued Friday with 20 hālau showcasing kahiko, or the ancient hula. Groups took to the stage at ...

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 ...

All four runners-up were from Oahu halau. Taking third place was Emalia Pomaialoha Keleihanipikakeila- Pa‘oaehulale‘aikalaninuiakea Dalire of Keolalaulani Halau ‘Olapa O Laka with 1123 points.

Jaedyn Janae Puahaulani Pavao was named Miss Aloha Hula 2025 at the 62nd Annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Thursday night at the Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium in Hilo, Hawaiʻi. Pavao is both a ...

Jaedyn Janae Puahaulani Pavao, from Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leinā’ala on Kaua‘i, captured the 2025 Miss Aloha Hula title. (Kelsey Walling/Big Island Now) Jaedyn Janae Puahaulani Pavao ...

All four runners-up were from Oahu halau. Taking third place was Emalia Pomaialoha KeleihanipikakeilaPa‘oaehulale‘aikalaninuiakea Dalire of Keolalaulani Halau ‘Olapa O Laka with 1,123 points.

The 2025 Merrie Monarch Festival held its first night of hula competition with its Miss Aloha Hula contest. It was a celebratory night at the Edith Kanakaole Multi-purpose Stadium in Hilo featured 13 ...