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SUMMARY:Merrie Monarch Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Merrie Monarch Festival is a week-long cultural event held 
 in Hilo\, Hawaiʻi each spring\, featuring Hawaiian culture and a premier 
 hula competition. The Festival is a domestic non-profit organization regis
 tered with the State of Hawaiʻi Department of commerce and Consumer Affai
 rs.\nThe Hawaiʻi Island Chamber of Commerce began the festival in 1963\, 
 and the private Merrie Monarch Festival community organization took on the
  responsibilities of running the event five years later. The central purpo
 se of the Festival is the perpetuation\, preservation\, and promotion of t
 he art of hula and the Hawaiian culture.\n\n\n\n\nThe week-long festivitie
 s include an invitational arts fair\, cultural demonstrations\, hula perfo
 rmances\, and a parade that showcases the many cultures of Hawaiʻi.\n\n\n
 \n\n\n\n\nThe highlight of the festival is a world renowned three-day hula
  competition featuring some of the best hālau hula (hula school) from Haw
 aiʻi and the continental United States. Through the celebration of the Me
 rrie Monarch Festival\, thousands of people at home in the islands and thr
 oughout the world learn about the history and culture of Hawaiʻi.\n\n\n\n
 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Merrie Monarch Festival is committed to:\n\n1) Perpetu
 ating the traditional culture of the Hawaiian people\;\n\n2) Developing an
 d augmenting a living knowledge of Hawaiian arts and crafts through worksh
 ops\, demonstrations\, exhibitions and performances of the highest quality
  and authenticity\;\n\n 3) Reaching individuals who might not otherwise ha
 ve the opportunity to participate in the festival through live broadcasts 
 and social media\; \n\n 4) Enriching the future lives of all of Hawaiʻi
 ’s children.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn preparation for the Merrie Monarc
 h Festival hālau hula in Hawaiʻi and parts of the U.S. hold classes\, wo
 rkshops\, and seminars throughout the year. Kumu hula (hula teachers) teac
 h their dancers the art of hula\, the meaning of Hawaiian chants and songs
 \, the nuances of Hawaiian language\, the craft of Hawaiian clothing and i
 mplements\, and the history of the Hawaiian people. In this way knowledge 
 is gained about the people of old\, including our aliʻi (chiefs) and gods
 .\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThrough this ongoing learning process\, students also gai
 n a knowledge and appreciation of the balance ancient Hawaiian people main
 tained with our island environment. The messages conveyed in our chants\, 
 songs and dances tell of our relationship with nature — the animals\, pl
 ants\, elements\, land\, sea\, and active volcanoes.\n\n\n\nThe Merrie Mon
 arch Festival is the focal point and catalyst that supports and draws toge
 ther an extensive network of hālau hula\, kumu hula\, researchers\, profe
 ssors of Hawaiian studies and students of all ages who are committed to th
 e perpetuation and advancement of Hawaiian history and culture.\n\n\n
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CATEGORIES:Cultural Event,Festivals,Seminar
LOCATION:Edith Kanakaʻole Multi-Purpose Stadium\, Edith Kanakaʻole Multi-
 Purpose Stadium\, 350 Kalanikoa Street\,\, Hilo\, Hawaii\, 96720\, United 
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