2025 Hula Competition Home

Congratulations to 2025 Miss Aloha Hula Jaedyn Janae Puahaulani Pavao of Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leināʻala and Overall Winner Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela (Wahine)!

Hawaii News Now and K5 will broadcast the 62nd Annual Merrie Monarch Festival (2025) competition in high definition from Thursday through Saturday, April 24-26, 2025. They will also provide FREE live streaming video of the competition each night at HawaiiNewsNow.com/MerrieMonarch and MerrieMonarch.com/2025-festival-live-stream-eng .

The TV broadcasts in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (the Hawaiian language) will be available via the Secondary Audio Program (SAP) feature on your television and FREE live streaming at MerrieMonarch.com/2025-festival-live-stream-olelo.

K5 Programming Schedule (posted on Gracenote TV Listings) as of April 14, 2025

Date	Time (HST) (subject to change)	Program
Monday, April 21, 2025	7:00 PM to 8:00 PM	Best of Merrie Monarch Festival 2024
Wednesday, April 23, 2025	7:00 PM to 9:00 PM	Backstage at the Merrie Monarch Festival 2025
Thursday, April 24, 2025	6:00 PM to 11:30 PM	The 2025 Merrie Monarch Festival: Miss Aloha Hula Competition
Friday, April 25, 2025	6:00 PM to 11:30 PM	The 2025 Merrie Monarch Festival: Hula Kahiko Competition
Saturday, April 26, 2025	6:00 PM to 1:00 AM	The 2025 Merrie Monarch Festival: Hula ʻAuana Competition & Awards Ceremony
NOTE: The three nights of hula competition will be re-televised on K5 but not streamed online.

K5 (KFVE) Viewing Options

Cable: Spectrum Channels 6 and 1006
Cable: Hawaiian Telcom Channels 6 and 1006
Satellite: Dish Network Channel 8
Over-the-Air (OTA) Digital Television [aka Rabbit Ears]:
Antenna Channel 13.2 (Oʻahu - Honolulu ; Big Island - Hilo ; Maui - Wailuku ; Kauaʻi - Lihue)
Antenna Channel 6-1 (Big Island - Kailua-Kona)

KHNL (Hawaii News Now) Viewing Options

Live Web Streaming in English: HawaiiNewsNow.com/MerrieMonarch
Over-the-top (OTT) Streaming: Roku, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire TV with the Hawaii News Now app (regional restrictions may apply)
Hawaii News Now Mobile App: Download from Google Play (Android) or the Apple App Store (iOS)

MerrieMonarch.com Viewing Options

Live Web Streaming in English: MerrieMonarch.com/2025-festival-live-stream-eng
Live Web Streaming in ʻŌlelo: MerrieMonarch.com/2025-festival-live-stream-olelo

Merrie Monarch Festival 2024 Links

Participating Hula Halau
Miss Aloha Hula Contestants
Judges
Hula Competition Results
Website: The Official Site of the Merrie Monarch Festival
Facebook: @themerriemonarchfestival - Merrie Monarch Festival (Official)
Instagram: @merriemonarchfestival - Merrie Monarch Festival (Official)
YouTube: @TheMerrieMonarchFestival - Merrie Monarch Festival Videos (Official)
KHNL Hawaii News Now: Merrie Monarch Festival
K5 on Facebook: @K5Hawaii
Honolulu Star-Advertiser: Merrie Monarch Festival
Hawaii Tribune-Herald: Merrie Monarch Festival
Google search results on Merrie Monarch 2025
Bing search results on Merrie Monarch 2025
Yahoo! search results on Merrie Monarch 2025