Merry Monarch Hula Festival Hilo Hawaii

[madeinhawaii]

hawaiian's (meaning citizens of hawaii) come in all skin tones and ethnic origins from around the world.

[aquamaori]

Is that an african dude doing hula?? must say he's good!!!

[svennia]

which year is this?

[iLiMA808xx]

this kahiko was MEEEEEEAN!!

:D good job fellahz!

[bemad2]

I'm so gonna watch one of these festivals in person :) wouldn't mind getting some personal lessons either ;) haha very well done!! I find guys quite sexy doing this kind of stuff despite the costumes i think they're hot!!!

[naniwaikoloa]

Good kane kahiko is pretty hard to beat. Mahalo for posting. I was there in person, and I have the DVD, but it's still great fun to watch a quick shot here on YouTube. Mahalo nui loa!!

[maliaio]

maka'i, maka'i, wonderful performance!!

[ilovelashes88]

māka'i is policeman. i think you meant maikaʻi... =)

[MeTooU2]

I LOVE CULTURE!!!!!

[kcook281]

These men whether Hawaiian or not have Hawaii in their hearts. I am part hawaiian. I unfortunately was not raised there but I love my heritage. Hawaii is my home, it's in my heart. Last time, some ignorant fool told us to go home and it's getting worse from what I hear. The Hawaiian people are known for their kindness but the animosity brewing between cultures when no one is pure blood anymore is just sad. Hawaiian people have every right to have their land back but at what cost?

[bristolstomp]

i am a haole who first encountered hula about 28 years ago. i would think you would like that people are putting this stuff up on youtube. who cares if he went to the festival live? whoever is touched by it is blessed.

[BrandedHalo]

...I know that 'haole' traditionally means 'outsider', but it is also a racial slur. I don't think that you want to be calling yourself a haole.

[bristolstomp]

actually i think haole really means "no breath"; its a racial slur in some minds that's true, but I love Hawaii too much to let that bother me. the truth is the missionaries from Boston DID steal most of the Islands and my mom's family was a part of that. I can understand the anger and I might feel the same way if I was a Hawaiian by birth.

[captainkeoni]

Pele o ke kai

[EvermoreRaven]

just to say.. these guys totally deserved the first place spot they got. This Hula was very good.

[KKS685]

Love from SAMOA.

[seijinumaru]

I saw a dance like this when I was in Maui...the girls always scream when they guys start grinding their hips. Though I have to admit, it is pretty hot.

[fatdanios]

Bloodlines and bickering aside~ I loved watching

these guys dance and sing (chant?) It was really cool!

[ipster11]

What BS! Dis malahini haole can grab it off a tv and post the junk copy on here and thats ok? atleast he could have freakin bought a ticket and gone to the festival!!!

[madeinhawaii]

what??? i guess you haven't watched some of my other videos and it's my artistic license to use tools of media as i see fit. kanaka maoli here born and raised; and so what if i didn't go to it; did u buy the dvd? did you come to hawaii? oh can you afford to live here? nah b salty; aloha =)

[lostanconfused]

i went to this , but it was in 2008

[Colleenginta12]

thay got this out io a tv

[namastehon]

embracing the culture is one thing, but bloodlines matter when the US government uses it to disenfranchise a native people from what used to be their legally recognized sovereign nation. Native Hawai'ians need to move from within and start working with those who support them to buy their lands back and secede. Too long they have been subjugated to the tourist-ization of their beautiful culture and left dependant on a fickle trickle....

[kalisons2]

the comments are supposed to be on the VIDEO..yikes...im not from the islands, but was married to a local and my kids are part hawaiian, or "hapa" and i really think the embracing of the culture comes from the inside.

[lani52]

The Hawaiian culture is being revitalized more than many people realize. The Hawaiian people are proud of their heritage. Hula preserves the language; the chants tell the stories of the past and keep the culture strong. Whether one is pure Hawaiian or not is a mute point. It's in their blood and it's in their heart and they're proud of that.

[livinlifefree]

I don't understand the big deal about the bloodlines. Yes, Hawaiians are 'thinning out', but does that make them any less Hawaiian as long as they stick to their heritage? I was in Hawaii on vacation and saw many hawaiians disregard their on culture, while I saw many others passionately embrace it. Besides, curt, rude language doesn't solve anything....

[midoism]

The Hawaiian bloodline is thinning but the culture will continue to be strong.

[flipakine]

you guys are all fuckin dumb as hell. only supremists give a fuck about bloodline and purity in the blood. it doesnt matter if their mixed or not. the only question is how well will they be able to hold on to culture and its past as the "bloodline" thins? i mean im half filipino n i hold to my culture just as a "pureblood" would. doesnt make me any less filipino as the next.

[midoism]

That's the point I was trying to make. Bloodline (or blood quantum) doesn't matter when it comes to preserving your culture.

[kidaloha]

read what was actually written and then tell me again who is dumb as hell?

[Ip0dT0uchHelper]

thats where ryan higa (nigahiga) lives

[Herc2770]

Hawiians r a dead race who cling or copy other polynesians.

Any 1 can call dem selves Hawiian des dayz.

An i neva hear a Hawiian call it by it s true name HAVAII not des white misinterpretation dei use evry day.

Dats how lost dei r

Not even considerd polynesian 2 da other islands.

[kahiwai]

You're an IDIOT!!!!! and so not worth the time to tell you just how stupid u really are.

[legosandvicks]

Congratulations on supporting the American bullshit about disappearing natives. Who's the colonized douchebag now? (In case you're stupid, which seems pretty likely, the answer is you.)

[Herc2770]

Hawaiins r rotting away blind 2 see dat pure bloods r rare.Ur dead only hawiians now r mixed or wannabe tourist.

Congratulations on supporting american...

Der r an american state...STUPID!

[legosandvicks]

The American state (like other colonial powers, see New Zealand gov in Aotearoa) wants Hawaiians to stop existing, wants to define us by "pure bloods," which is an idea that would have no purchase before American colonization.

But your dumb ass probably isn't going to be able to understand this.

[Herc2770]

New Zealand has more pure bloods den u"dinosaurs".Tourists and mixes know der place amoung da true sons of Aoteroa while any1 can claim right n ownership in Hawaii.

[legosandvicks]

Lol,

Yeah whatever, keep toeing the colonial line.

[Herc2770]

MATE.all u say is colonial dis+dat Coz ur getin bombed out line after line.

U hve realised dat im right and ur running out of things 2 say 2 surpport ur Xtinct race.Take it lik a man n bow out of polyneisia

[legosandvicks]

I keep talking about colonization cause I know what the fuck is going on and you're too stupid to think about shit past the most basic levels. So you go back to being a good little colonial and sucking down that fat race oriented load that London and Wellington have been feeding you. Keeping being ignorant, they like it that way.

[Herc2770]

Ur fraustration and fowl laugage jus shows how right i am.Hawaiians r a endangerd species.Dnt h8 Me/colonization coz ur people were 2 useless 2 save dem selves 4rm der own weakness.Dats wat separtes U 4rm other polynesians who didnt bend 2 da will of colonization.

[midoism]

What is the name of this mele hula? I learned this mele hula in my Hawaiian studies class at King Intermediate back in '93. That was so long ago I don't remember much of it.

[ririlx]

I had to learn it at DeSilva Elementary in Hilo as well. I have a video of myself...I'd like to play my pasty 68lb self right next to this video...

[Jennifernabors]

I love this..absolutely beautiful..hawaii..keep it tribal!

[kaulana94]

i wish they would put more of the festival on there!!!

[balofur]

Please save Hawaii from traffic and development. View youtube "Discover Kauai" you will laugh and then understand.

[DisneyRoxTheGeeks]

My aunty danced in this. Nice video.

Hi, we are from Hawaii but moved to Vegas. Can you please watch some of our videos of of my brother who is going to be on Criss Angel Mindfreak? I'd love to have some support from Hawaii. The videos are 'ONE KID MINDFREAK', 'ONE KID BAND', and 'ONE KID OPERA'. He will be on Season 3, the Underwater Car Escape episode. Thank you so much.

[LoveAllAround]

I share Love for Ancient Hawaii also... There's Deep Wisdom in the culture!"Ha" means Breath,"Wa" means Water,& "I" means I/infinity... Hawaii means Breath Water Force! "Aloha".... "Alo" = To Be and "Ha" Is the Breath...."Aloha" means to Be with the Breath! Ancient Hawaii has so much Universal Truth In it. They were Natural Manifestors...They Called to the Gods/Goddesses WITHIN to Create Their Dream. May we Awaken to the True Source That We Are. VibrateLovedotcom Waves of Aloha, Orinaiya

[NachosFairy]

I'm in love with Hawai'i the land, the wildlife, the people, the culture, the history, the art. I've been in love with Hawai'i since I was 5. I'm 26 now. I would like to become a Hawai'ian. I would love to have some Hawai'ian babies. Hawai'ian people are so beautiful...

[biggiekay]

when using "Hawai'i" in an English context...like in "Hawaiian"...you drop the 'okina, but u leave it in virtually all other situations

[NachosFairy]

I live so far away from Hawai'i, so this was really a treat to get to see. Thank you for sharing!

[maliikapu]

Well this was one year ago around this time I remember this one I was there for that... Maika'i maika'i maika'i very nicely done

[duvache]

The happenin' time to be in the town of Hilo, Big Island~HAWAI'I. I loved the parties that would be next door at the 7 Seas and all the Hawaiian musicians would be jammin' and so many beautiful hula girls from all the islands, even Cali...all in one place at one time! Da guys hula is cool too. Lots of mana (Hawaiian spiritual energy) is flowin' during these special moments.

[kaiulani02]

I LOVE THIS CONGRATZ GUYS

[NaniMontse]

Do you know what is the name of this Kahiko?

Thank you

[alohacaitlin]

This brings back memories, i haven't seen any merry monarch in years.  My mum is from there and we havent been back in about 7 years

[No1Saint]

Great stuff people, as a Maori it warms my heart to see other Pacific Island nations revelling in their own unique traditions.

Nga Mihi - ataahua

[MitsiMits]

Kia Ora Kare:)

[lolitanc]

SPEECHLESS

Lolita, NC

[SFbigcelt]

this halau give s me chicken skin! awesome!

[Redpine]

This is Halau Ka Pa Hula O Ka Lei Lehua, Kumu Hula Snowbird Puananiopaoakalani Bento, Honolulu, O'ahu, HI.

[taleit]

it's so cool to see hawaiian dancers in their palu! a very rare thing in this world.... i was privelleged to study hawaiian dance traditions and the traditional costumes that are worn by men and women...

[KtownTita]

i remember watchin dis on tv! i was chee-hoo'in mai head off ^_^

[XiaBia808]

Snowbird's halau is AWESOME!

[lovahhh]

i loved this dance i'm glad they won