The 59th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival hula competition wrapped up late Saturday night.
Eighteen hula halau presented 24 performances of hula kahiko, or ancient hula — 17 by wahine groups and seven by kane groups.
Among the performances were two by Big Island halau, Halau Hula Ke ‘Olu Makani O Mauna Loa of Volcano under the direction of kumu hula Meleana Manuel, and Halau Kala‘akeakauikawekiu of Kailua-Kona under the direction of kumu hula Kenneth Dean Alohapumehanaokala Victor.
Both halau competed in the wahine division.
The festivities — which include the results and awards ceremony — wrapped up later than West Hawaii Today’s print deadline, but results are posted on the newspaper’s website at www.westhwaiitoday.com.
In addition, a full wrap-up story about the “Olympics of Hula” will be published in Monday’s edition.