· 2023 · 50m

Ka Huakaʻi The Journey to Merrie Monarch

Ka Huakaʻi The Journey to Merrie Monarch poster
Director
Gerard Elmore
Cast
Kealohilani Gardner as Self Leimomi Ho as Self Taizha Hughes-Kaluhiokalani as Self Ke'ano Ka'upu as Self Tauarii Nahalea-Marama as Self Lono Padilla as Self
Synopsis

Every spring since 1971, the best hula hālau are invited to Hilo, Hawai‘i Island to perform in the most prestigious hula competition of its kind: the Merrie Monarch Festival. Follow the journeys of three hula practitioners—a teacher, a chanter, and a dancer—as they prepare to step onto the stage.

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