{"id":119930,"date":"2022-04-14T14:15:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T00:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiicompro.wpengine.com\/?p=119930"},"modified":"2023-07-20T16:31:32","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T02:31:32","slug":"how-to-watch-the-2022-merrie-monarch-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/how-to-watch-the-2022-merrie-monarch-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Watch the 2022 Merrie Monarch Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>It\u2019s less than a week away.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>What many consider to be the Olympics of <em>hula<\/em>, the 2022 Merrie Monarch Festival will be once again rounding up the best and most storied <em>hula halau <\/em>(hula schools) in the state for a week of nail-biting competition, wonderful performances and cultural parades.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BO2_7178-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BO2_7178-1-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BO2_7178-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BO2_7178-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BO2_7178-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BO2_7178-1-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BO2_7178-1.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Photo: Courtesy of the Merrie Monarch Festival\/Bruce Omori<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>While the festival is once again welcoming live audiences back for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, actually getting one of the 2,000 seats in the Edith Kanakaole Stadium\u2014located on the Big Island\u2014is incredibly difficult. People wait <em>all year <\/em>for the tickets to go live, and they sell out quickly. This year is especially difficult, if not impossible, to get a ticket to watch the event live as there will be no general tickets available, so seats can be reserved for the halau and festival sponsors.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The cultural crafts fair and parade however are still open to the public, and tickets only cost $5 for general admission. If you really want to catch the competitions live, don\u2019t fret, you can still watch the event unfold from the comfort of your own home.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>View the livestream of the 2022 Merrie Monarch Festival <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaiinewsnow.com\/merriemonarch\/\">here<\/a>, where you can watch the three major competitions on their respective dates and times.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BO4_0872.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BO4_0872-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-119934\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BO4_0872-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BO4_0872-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BO4_0872-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BO4_0872-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/BO4_0872.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Photo: Courtesy of the Merrie Monarch Festival\/Bruce Omoro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The <em>hoike<\/em> performances mark the beginning of the Merrie Monarch Festival competitions and starts on Wednesday, April 20th. On the 21st, the Miss Aloha Hula contest begins and is one of the most watched as it crowns a single <em>wahine <\/em>hula dancer as the year\u2019s Miss Aloha Hula. The hula <em>kahiko<\/em> performances begin on the 22nd and feature ancient styles of dance, while the more modern version of hula\u2014hula \u02bbauana\u2014is showcased on the 23rd. The awards ceremony will also be broadcasted on the 23rd and all events start at 6 p.m.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>If you\u2019re planning to watch a single night of competition\u2014or all four\u2014connect your livestream to your television, invite over some friends and make a night of it. The Merrie Monarch Festival is something to be celebrated\u2014it\u2019s a true showing of Hawaiian culture and arts, and is absolutely worth tuning in for.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><br><em>For more information on the 2022 Merrie Monarch Festival\u2019s schedule and events, visit its website <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriemonarch.com\/\"><em>here<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s less than a week away. 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