HILO – Kula-based halau Na Lei Kaumaka O Uka tied for first place in the women’s hula kahiko portion of the 44th annual Merrie Monarch Festival but ranked second after a tiebreaker.
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Kula-based halau Na Lei Kaumaka O Uka dance in the ’auana portion of the 44th annual Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo on Saturday. The halau, which has been competing in the Merrie Monarch Festival for four years, tied for first place in the women’s hula kahiko portion of the Merrie Monarch Festival but ranked second after a tiebreaker.
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