Ka Huakai: The Journey to Merrie Monarch (2020)
46 min
Every spring since 1971, the best hula hālau are invited to Hilo, Hawai‘i Island to perform in the most prestigious hula competition of its kind: the Merrie Monarch Festival. Follow the journeys of three hula practitioners—a teacher, a chanter, and a dancer—as they prepare to step onto the stage.
- Release date
- April 19, 2023
- Country of origin
- Not yet available
- Music
- Johnny Helm
Cast
- Kealohilani Gardner as Self
- Leimomi Ho as Self
- Taizha Hughes-Kaluhiokalani as Self
- Ke'ano Ka'upu as Self
- Tauarii Nahalea-Marama as Self
- Lono Padilla as Self
- Kaleo Trinidad as Self
- Kamalani Ho Wehrsig as Self
Crew
- Gerard Elmore · Director
- Shaneika Aguilar · Producer
- Joe Bock · Producer
- Matthew Dekneef · Producer
- Gerard Elmore · Producer
- Johnny Helm · Composer
- Shaneika Aguilar · Cinematographer
- Gerard Elmore · Cinematographer
- Kyle Kosaki · Cinematographer
- Nick Stone · Editor