At Best Hawaii Vacation Blog, we are proud of sharing big Hawaii events which keep Hawaiian traditions and culture alive with all our friends who are in love with Hawaii. Hawaii vacation is not only about white sand beaches, as we all know, but also about the Hawaiian culture which we experience everywhere on the islands. Aloha spirit and hula are the biggest part.
In the past, we wrote many posts about the meaning of hula and hula festivals in Hawaii. The Merrie Monarch Hula Festival on Hawaii Big Island is coming up for its 48th anniversary this 2011 Easter. Good reason to get you in the hula festival mood with our Hawaii Hula Festival videos.
For those who have not heard about the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival, here is some basic information for Big Island visitors, who are in Hawaii and would like to visit Hilo for the Hula Festival this Easter. Merrie Monarch Festival is a non-profit organization that honors the legacy left by King David Kalakaua, who inspired the perpetuation of Hawaii traditions and culture, Hawaiian language and arts.
The week-long festival features an internationally acclaimed hula competition, a huge crafts fair, an amazing Hawaiian art show, a grand parade through Hilo town and last but not least, a three-day hula competition that has received worldwide recognition. This year's 2011 Merrie Monarch Festival takes place April 24-30, 2011.
In preparation of this Hawaii Hula Festival blog I perused many hula videos on youtube including some of the older Merrie Monarch Festivals. Enjoying all thess hula videos, the chants and songs, beautiful Hawaiian style costumes and the special sounds of Hawaiian music, I came across the following video by the Polynesian Cultural Center's about hula shows at Moanikeala Festival. I was so impressed by it that I decided to post it here.
Most impressive of this Hawaii hula festival video was for me that hula is a dance of all generations from the youngest keiki to the older generation. Please, enjoy this huge variety of hula dances.
We close our Hawaii Hula Festival post with a video from the 2008 Merrie Monarch Festival presenting Halau Hula Olana, which shows the grace, the love, the beauty and the commitment of the Hawaiian wahine in their hula performance.
Let us know what you think about these Hawaii hula videos and of course your experience with the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival. Mahalo and aloha, Pua
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I never get tired of waching hula. There is something very encouraging about the way that Hawaiian culture has not just survived, but flourished, that is really nice to see.
We are happy to see that Hula has become a huge part of everybody's life in Hawaii - community + school events, birthdays and weddings and of course the hula festivals all over the Hawaiian Islands, like the Merrie Monrach Hula Festival on the Big Island.
I love watching the Merrie Monarch every year. Like David said, it's just amazing how long we've kept the tradition alive. Aloha!
It took a lot of efforts and dedication by hula teachers and other dedicated to revive the hula tradition and Hawaiian language. Merrie Monarch Hula Festival is a huge part of this movement. Remember hula was not allowed at an extensive time in Hawaiian history.
I was in town yesterday and Hilo is buzzing with excitement! KTA, our popular grocery store was over stocked with food and goods in anticipation of the influx of people that visit Hilo during Merry Monarch week.
We love this positive side effect of the Merrie Monarch Hula Festivalin Hilo. Hawaii visitors discover all the wonderful Hawaii vacation gifts they can take home with them from a special Hawaii vacation. Great to hear that you are prepared for them.
Hilo Farmer's Market is another of those wonderful Hawaiian market places to benefit from the hundreds of visitors which come to Hilo for the hula festival.
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Taking a Hawaii vacation for the Hula Festival in Hilo is really unique and getting a special deal for the vacation is appreciated by every Hawaii visitor!
*sigh* so wish I was in Hawaii right now. In Utah, but luckily there are many "local" people here, & lots of local food, even a couple hula haluas & a Hawaiian Cultural Center, not exactly the same as being home, but it helps!
Aloha Hula Utah,
It's so good to know that the Hawaii expats spread the Aloha spirit and the hula traditions wherever they go whether it's Utah or California or Washington state.
It's a way to also socialize with kindred minded spirits away from home. Hawaii is in your hearts!
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