Hawaii Tribune-Herald

The overall winner at the 59th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival hula competition is from Kauai, but the halau has roots in Hilo.

Nearly four years after the 2018 Kilauea eruption destroyed the campus of the Kua O Ka La New Century Public Charter School, it has rebuilt its programs and improved classrooms at the Nani Mau Gardens and in Nanawale through the concerted efforts of staff, students, and members of the community.

Halau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leina‘ala, under the direction of kumu hula Leina‘ala Pavao Jardin, made it a clean sweep Saturday night at the 59th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival.

A long-awaited senior center in Hilo will begin construction before the fall.

A Taiwanese research institute has plans to build a small satellite receiver array in Ka‘u to search for elusive signals from space.

A group of Kailua-Kona homeowners says a loophole in the county vacation rental law is allowing illegal short-term rentals to flourish in what once were quiet neighborhoods.

A required course in Filipino history, culture and identity could be coming to all Hawaii public high schools, according to a resolution passed earlier this month by the state Legislature.

On Friday night, 18 hula halau presented 24 performances of hula kahiko, or ancient hula — 17 by wahine groups and seven by kane groups.

On Friday night, 18 hula halau presented 24 performances of hula kahiko, or ancient hula — 17 by wahine groups and seven by kane groups.