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	Merrie Monarch Festival - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It honors King David Kalakaua, who was nicknamed the "Merry Monarch" for his patronage of the arts.
		The festival week always starts on Easter Sunday and continues with craft fairs, entertainment, and cultural demonstrations during the week.
		The festivities culminate in the annual competitions held at the Edith Kanaka'ole Tennis Stadium: the Miss Aloha Hula solo competition on Thursday, and the kahiko (ancient) and 'auana (modern) hula competitions held on the Friday and Saturday.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Merrie_Monarch_Festival (289 words)

	merriemonarch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Today, the Merrie Monarch is a major hula festival where halaus (hula groups) from all over the world come to compete.
		The Merrie Monarch's reign was for 17 years from 1874 until his death in 1891.
		The Merrie Monarch, King Kalakaua, would be proud of the hula halaus that perform in the festival named after him.
	www.k12.hi.us /~gta/hawaii/merriemonarch/merriemonarch.htm (455 words)

	Hawaii Vacation Rentals - Aloha Vacation Cottages - Big Island Vacation Rentals - Travel to Hawaiian Islands - Private ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Merrie Monarch Festival has led to a renaissance of the Hawaiian culture that is being passed on from generation to generation.
		The festival is named in honor of King David Kalakaua, the last king of the Hawaiian islands, whose coronation in 1883 included public displays of hula, which had long been buried under rules imposed by Hawaiian missionaries.
		The success of the event, says Zuttermeister-Lewis, is the vision of longtime Merrie Monarch executive director Dorothy "Auntie Dottie" Thompson, who last year began to pass some of the duties to her daughter, assistant director Luana Kawelu, due to ill health.
	www.alohacottages.net /Merrie_Monarch_Festival.htm (1301 words)

	Merry Monarch Remembered - Hula Dancing of Hawaii
		With the introduction of the kane (men's) division in 1976, the Merrie Monarch took a new turn toward adventure, challenge and ever deeper pride in its infinite rich past.
		The Merrie Monarch Festival has been and will always be carried by the gods and goddesses of old: Laka, Hopoe, Hi'iaka, Pele, and Hina.
		The Merrie Monarch Festival, celebrating its 34th year, draws an increasingly diverse and enthusiastic crowd from all continents and countries.
	www.coffeetimes.com /apr97.htm (1383 words)

	Merrie Monarch Festival : Pandaonline Specials : Panda Travel
		He was known as the Merrie Monarch and the Festival is held each year to his memory and what he gave back to the Hawaiian people.
		Over 40 years ago, the Festival was begun to perpetuate the traditional culture of the Hawaiian people.
		Today the Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo, Hawaii is considered the world's most prestigious hula competition with singles and groups competing in both ancient and modern hula.
	pandaonline.com /specials/merrie-monarch-festival (401 words)

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		The annual Merrie Monarch Festival comes to town every April when Hula Fever takes Hilo by storm with a whirlwind week of hula dancing, chanting and parades, culminating in three nights of competition in the most coveted hula contest in all of Hawaii.
		The Merrie Monarch Festival is Hilo's tribute to King David Kalakaua, Hawaii's "Merrie Monarch," who revived the art of hula after missionaries banned it as immoral.
		Merrie Monarch posters and tee-shirts are the ultimate treasures..and Festival ticket holders are envied by everyone on the island.
	planet-hawaii.com /features/monarch.html (522 words)

	Hula
		Merrie Monarch Festival - in Hilo; April 11 - 17, 2005; at the Hawaii Naniloa Resort; a week-long festival of cultural events including Hawaii's most prestigious hula competition at Edith Kanakaole Stadium.
		Merrie Monarch Festival 1998 - Encounter highlights from the 1998 hula festival that is held annually in Hilo.
		Merry Monarch Remembered - Hula Dancing of Hawaii - Shares the history of the Merrie Monarch hula competition, which was inspired by King Kalakaua.
	www.partyguideonline.com /cultures/dance/hula.html (850 words)

	Aloha-Hawaii.com: Merrie Monarch Festival
		Held each spring at the Edith Kanaka‘ole Tennis Stadium in Hilo, the Merrie Monarch Festival is one of the most prestigious cultural events in the state.
		Now under the auspices of the private Merrie Monarch Festival community organization, the festival is considered the world’s greatest stage for gifted hula halau (hula schools) and individual dancers to display their talents and knowledge of ancient and modern hula.
		The festival is dedicated to the memory of King David Kalakaua, Hawaii’s "Merrie Monarch" who ruled the Hawaiian kingdom from 1874 until his death in 1891.
	hawaii.aloha-hawaii.com /dining/merrie+monarch+festival (457 words)

	Big Island Hawaii Area Directory http://www.hilokonabeachrentals.com/links/
		The annual presentation of the Merrie Monarch Festival has led to a renaissance of the Hawaiian culture that is being passed on from generation to generation.
		The week-long festival includes art exhibits, craft fairs, demonstrations, performances, a parade that emphasizes the cultures of Hawaii, and a three-day hula competition that has received worldwide recognition for its historic and cultural significance.
		The Merrie Monarch Festival is a week-long cultural event held annually in Hilo on the island of Hawaii (also known as the "Big Island").
	www.hilokonabeachrentals.com /links/merriemonarch.htm (133 words)

	The Merrie Monarch Festival!
		Festivities start on Easter Sunday and culminate with the hula competition events at Edith Kanaka'ole Tennis Stadium -- Miss Aloha Hula on Thursday, Hula Kahiko on Friday, and Hula 'Auana on Saturday.
		Every year, the Merrie Monarch T-shirts are marketed by Halau members to not only help perpetuate this most worthy event, but to also provide fundraising monies for each participating Halau.
		They are also available prior to the festival through the Halau and the Merrie Monarch Festival Office.
	www.creativeartshawaii.com /monarch.htm (275 words)

	About the Merrie Monarch Festival (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Begun forty years ago by the Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce and continued by the private Merrie Monarch Festival community organization, the major purpose of the festival is the perpetuation, preservation, and promotion of the art of hula and the Hawaiian culture through education.
		The festival is considered the world's premier forum for people of all ages to display their skills and knowledge of the art of ancient and modern hula.
		The Merrie Monarch Festival is the focal point and catalyst that supports and draws together an extensive network of instructional hula studios, hula masters, instructors, researchers, professors of Hawaiian studies and students of all ages who are committed to the perpetuation and advancement of the Hawaiian history and culture.
	www.merriemonarchfestival.org /about_merrie_monarch_festival.html (318 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin News /2005/03/31/
		"Merrie Monarch allows people to see an art form that belongs to their heritage and is a living art that reflects who they were with pride and who they are with pride," said Kimo Kahoano, a KITV commentator of the festival for 25 years.
		That was a rowdy event that lasted just two years, but when Merrie Monarch began in Hilo in 1964, it had some of the same elements, such as a Grog Shoppe.
		The original "merrie monarch," King Kalakaua, was featured in the form of a Kalakaua look-alike contest.
	starbulletin.com /2005/03/31/news/story2.html (660 words)

	Who was the Merrie Monarch?
		He was nicknamed the "Merrie Monarch" because of the many gala events and festivals he hosted at Iolani Palace during his reign.
		Today, the Merrie Monarch Festival is held in his honor, as he was instrumental in reviving hula, which had been banned by the missionaries.
		But, that is enough politics for this short bio intended to give you a glimpse of the man honored by the annual Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo on the Island of Hawaii during April.
	www.hawaiischoolreports.com /history/kalakaua.htm (707 words)

	Merrie Monarch Festival -- Links
		The "Merrie" Monarch -- Short bio of King David Kalakaua whose nickname was the "Merrie Monarch" (Bishop Museum, revised 03/16/1997)
		Edith Kanakaole Multi-Purpose Stadium -- The venue for the Merrie Monarch Festival hula competition
		Noted kumu hula danced for 60 years; Her group was the overall winner at the Merrie Monarch in April (Source: Starbulletin.com)
	www.kalena.com /merriemonarch/links.html (415 words)

	Paradise Productions - Montana Hula Dancing School, Kalispell, MT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		For students and their ohana to attend the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival in 2005 to educate them in authentic Polynesian dance, music, culture and competitive hula, as well as our nation's 50th state, Hawai'i by visiting historical and geographical sites on the Big Island of Hawai'i regardless of financial need.
		The Merrie Monarch Hula Festival has been described as "The Olympics of Hula." This is a world famous festival named after Hawaii's last reigning king, King David Kalakaua.
		Festivities begin with a Ho'ike on Wednesday March 30th, Miss Aloha Hula Competition Thursday, Hula Kahiko Friday and Hula Auana Saturday.
	hulamontana.com /merrymonarch.html (281 words)

	Jetsetters Whole Nnotes = The Merrie Monarch Festival at www.jetsettersmagazine.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Merrie Monarch (so-named in honor of Hawaii's fun-loving King David Kalakaua) is one of the most dynamic and exciting events held in the islands.
		And if you miss out on tickets (the Merrie Monarch is extremely popular), plan to watch it on television in your hotel room.
		A "Celebration of Cycling" festival is being prepared to give the visitors to the region some fun events to participate in during their stay.
	www.jetsettersmagazine.com /archive/jetezine/muse/note14.html (1973 words)

	Hula
		Fortunately, some of Hawaii's monarchs saw that hula was integral to a Hawaiian sense of pride and identity.
		From KITV4, a brief history of the Merrie Monarch Festival and the king for whom it is named.
		For the latest information on the Merrie Monarch Hula Competition held recently in Hilo on the Big island of Hawaii, be sure to visit H4's Hula Section.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /hawaii/about_destin/hula.html (816 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features
		Speaking of water, a confluence of protegees of the late Darrell Lupenui appeared at Merrie Monarch in this 10th year since the Waimapuna halau kumu died.
		But I've never come and competed with them at the Merrie Monarch and I felt that in order to be a part of them, I'd have to join them on the floor.
		The 35th Merrie Monarch Festival is scheduled for April 15 to 17, 1998.
	starbulletin.com /97/04/07/features/story1.html (1221 words)

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		Kicaput, a popular Yup'ik dance group that performs frequently at the Center, is headed to the Merrie Monarch Festival in Hawaii.
		Kicaput is the first Alaska Native dance group to be invited to perform at the Merrie Monarch Festival.
		The Merrie Monarch Festival was named after David Kalakaua, the last king of the Hawaiian Islands.
	www.alaskanative.net /362.asp (209 words)

	Merrie Monarch Festival 2004 - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		Merrie Monarch Festival 2004 - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		Natasha Mahealani Akau, 21, of Kaimuki, won the title of Miss Aloha Hula Thursday night as competition began at the 41st Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo.
		It was the second year in a row the winner came from Sonny Ching's Halau Na Mamo 'O Pu'uanahulu.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /current/il/merriemonarch04 (146 words)

	1999 MERRIE MONARCH FESTIVAL ~ Out-Of-Print
		This poster sized print was created to commemorate the 36th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival held in Hilo, Hawaii.
		Each year the Merrie Monarch Festival, sponsored by the Big Island Visitors Bureau produces a poster of a different design to commemorative that year’s festivities.
		A powerful rendering that serves to commemorate not only the 1999 Festival, but all of individuals near and far who recognize the Hula to be more than just a dance, but the expression of a culture.
	www.mandarin-books.com /showitem.html?type=local&id=15 (300 words)

	Navy Region Hawaii News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The 42nd Annual Merrie Monarch Royal court welcomed Cmdr. Logan Jones, commanding officer of USS Reuben James (FFG-57), and the ship’s crew March 31, to this year’s festival in Hilo on the Big Island of Hawai’i.
		In addition to the Royal Court, representatives from Merrie Monarch Festival and members of the Navy League of Hawai’i were on hand to greet the ship.
		When it comes to the Merrie Monarch Festival, it’s a great opportunity for Reuben James Sailors to learn and be a part of the Hawaiian culture and vice versa,” he added.
	www.hawaii.navy.mil /NewsPAO/NRHNews_display.asp?story_id=60 (638 words)

	Merrie Monarch Festival 2005 - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		Merrie Monarch Festival 2005 - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		Festival is from March 27 to April 2
		It was the third year in a row that Honolulu kumu hula Sonny Ching's Halau Na Mamo O Pu'uanuhulu captured the trophy for solo performance.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /current/il/merriemonarch05 (165 words)

	Hawaii Navy News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The king, queen and members of the royal court of the 36th annual Merrie Monarch Festival greeted the crew of the Perry-class frigate during a welcome ceremony at Hilo Harbor last Friday.
		The Merrie Monarch Festival, held annually since 1964 in Hilo, is a celebration of this ancient language.
		According to Dottie Thompson, who has chaired the Merrie Monarch Festival since 1969, the festival is dedicated to "the Merrie Monarch" King David Kalakaua, who reigned from 1874 until his death in 1891.
	www.hnn.navy.mil /archives/990416 (414 words)

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