Alooooha from the beautiful isle of Rapa Nui, missing my home Hawaii and the lovely town of Hilo. Love and Aloha PIlialoha Tamure...
aloha this is faith and thomas kuloloia juan again from las vegas nevada so far awesome show we wrote earlier and forgort to say our aloha's to all our family on maui, we miss you guys and wish we were home to enjoy this special show with all of you. ahui hou malama ponoagain born mauian, transplanted to las vegas the 9th island but always hawaiian no matter where we are.
I got engaged to my now husband at last years Merrie Monarch and we were married in December. This is the first year ive missed Merrie Monarch in the last 6 years. Im watching this year from "Askabar,Iraq"...and im loving the competition especially the Maui Halau's..Aloha, Racine Richards.
Thank you to KITV.com for sharing this huge chunk of Aloha with the rest of the world by hosting the Merrie Monarch Festival LIVE! It is the next best thing to being there! Even though we really know that being there LIVE is next to nothing!!! Aloha from Santa Rosa, CA. -- Ernest Robles, Jr.
I am watching from Villa Park, Illinois, A suburb of Chicago.This is just awesome because my niece Is in Halau Hula Olana and is her first time To be in this competition.Patti Lynch
aloha kakou, i remember my first time dancing in the merrie monarch in 2001 and it was such a great experience for me.i loved it and i hope we can keep the hula alive and continue this wonderful tradition of the merrie monarch.i have enjoyed watching the merrie monarch and i'm watching in moreno valley,california on the internet. good luck to all the halaus that are competing this year.mahalo nui loa! kanani espinda
Aloha Kakou... We are 5,000 miles away from home watching the Merrie Monarch in our small dorm room at Gonzaga Univeristy. We miss home so much!!! Our names our Kaci Rosehill, Melody Sagario, TIyana Nakasone, and Marnie Kazarian. Mel danced last year for Halau Na Lei Kaumaka O Uka. Watching Merrie Monarch makes us miss our homes so much. We would just like to say how much we love our amazing beautiful home and our special culture. Mahalo Nui Loa for live streaming. You never understand how special Hawaii is until you are thousand miles away, FREEZING!!! We would like to say Aloha to our Ohana. A Hui Hou... From the Hawaiians at Gonzaga!!! PS - BEAUTIFUL DANCERS... PSS - FBI:"FROM BIG ISLAND!"
I am writing from Las Vegas I wish I was there this event makes me miss home more. I am originally form the island of Maui from Ka Olapa me Ko Laua Hula Halau. We as halau have made the journey to Hilo a couple of times to enjoy the Merrie Monarch in person I hope to be home to particiapate possibly in the 2011 Merrie Monarch festivities. You go everybody out there tonight I miss our Islands, oh yeah so does my brother thomas.Faith and Thomas Kuloloia Juan originally of Maui, Now of Las Vegas Nevada forever hawaiian
aloha kakou, i remember my first time dancing in the merrie monarch in 2001 and it was such a great experience for me.i loved it and i hope we can keep the hula alive and continue this wonderful tradition of the merrie monarch.i have enjoyed watching the merrie monarch and i'm watching in moreno valley,california on the internet. good luck to all the halaus that are competing this year.mahalo nui loa! kanani espinda
Aloha from Minneapolis, Minnesota! We watch parts of the data stream every year.Judy Pu'ukani Porter and Warren Walena Porter Halau Kaleiokapilialoha
ALOHA, RALF here watching from Germany, while my friend VAL is watching from Mokuleia. Enjoying the Festival together, even if we are 14.000 miles away from each other.Ralf Maass
Hi Everyone, My name is Dianne Di Pietro & I'm watching the live stream from Carmichael, California.My daughter & her family, the Crawfords, live in Kailua-Kona & she e-mailed me to watch it. Thank you; it's beautiful!!!
Aloha Paula, Kimo, Pua, and Manu,We always feel so lucky to be able to see and hear the wonderful Merrie Monarch Hula Festival from our Chicago home, and this year from Arizona. Mahalo Nui Nui for bringing these three special evenings to us. We appreciate the live streaming. Though we have never been in Hilo for the Merrie Monarch (hope to be there someday) we have been to the Edith Kanaka'ole Stadium - and feel like we are there tonight. Mahalo for all of the information, for the discussions of the dance, and for being so inclusive to all of us who appreciate the music and culture of Hawaii.Lanny and Phyllis Younger Chicago, Illinois (this week in Arizona)
I want to send a big mahalo to KITV for providing us the opportunity to "return home" through the Merrie Monarch live feed! I moved away several years ago but was fortunate enough to attend Merrie Monarch a couple of times before I left to cheer my sons and their halau on. I can almost smell the flowers and maile as I watch from my new home in Northern California. Go Kekoa and your hula brothers and sisters of Halau Ka Liko Pua O Kalaniakea! Mom is extremely proud of you~hugs & honi!A hui hou~ Dianne Hun Galt, CA
Aloha to My Ohana in Hilo and Honolulu Will barely stay up to watch it till the end tonight and tomorrow night for we are 3 hours ahead Mahalo Nadine Chung
Aloha from San Diego, signing in at 9 pm via my laptop usually my bedtime have waited all year to watch Merrie Monarch. Aloha to Kimo and Leilani. Hope to see you both next year. Love, Lena & John
Aloha kakou from St. Petersburg Florida. Last year I was in the stadium watching. Just not he same on the computer but better than not seeing it at all. I have on my new MM shirt so will pretend I am with you in my home town of Hilo.Will be up all night to watch. Mahalo for broadcasting the Merrie Monarch alohake Akua Yvonne McGreevy
Clark and John (his first time watching the Merrie Monarch) are enjoying immensely the pride of Hawai`i of Hula. The Spirit of KAwika KalAkaua must be very VERY pleased. The best to ALL nA Kumu Hula a me nA haumAna hula. I miss Hawai`i more than ever. Ku`u Aloha Palena`ole, Clark and John
Aloha im Tiara from San Francisco i dance at Keolalaulani Halau in san mateo,ca. I want to wish my halau good luck and to go out and give it their all.I cant wait to see their performance.I love you all. GOOD LUCK!!!Tiara:)
Aloha ~!Watching from Tennessee, and wishing I were there to smell the pua and the moana!Aloha ~ Kaloke
Aloha!! Watching you from Lynnwood Washington!!! Mahalo for the great coverage!!
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