Honolulu CC alum’s hālau sweeps Merrie Monarch
Kumu hula Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV, a graduate of Honolulu Community College, led his hālau to sweep major categories at the 2026 Merrie Monarch Festival.
Kumu hula Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV, a graduate of Honolulu Community College, led his hālau to sweep major categories at the 2026 Merrie Monarch Festival.
Rachel Hualani Loo served as the 2026 Mōʻī Wahine (Queen) of the Merrie Monarch Royal Court.
Edith Kanakaʻole’s philosophy flourishes in Hawaiʻi CC hula students.
See the impact of Robert Cazimero’s lifelong dedication to Hawaiian culture and tradition.
UH Hilo alumna Faith Nālani Kanakaʻole, a revered kumu hula and cultural leader, shaped Hawaiian cultural practice and Indigenous education.
Emalia Dalire graduated from UH West Oʻahu with a bachelor of arts in business administration with a concentration in marketing.
Hosted by UH Mānoa’s Outreach College, the festival brings together artists and dance traditions from across Asia, the Pacific and Hawaiʻi.
Kahikuonālani Merrie Monarch Engagements will host a series of cultural events at UH Hilo that honor the legacy of hula.
UH Mānoa student Makenna Kinsler crowned Miss Hawaiʻi Volunteer 2024.
Eleven projects were awarded a total of $2.3 million in the 4th UH Mānoa Strategic Investment Initiative competition.