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The Royal Hawaiian Band is the oldest and only full-time municipal band in the United States. At present a body of the City & County of Honolulu, the Royal Hawaiian Band has been entertaining Honolulu residents and visitors since its inception in 1836 by Kamehameha III. During the monarchy it was nominally a military band.
Dorothy Mae Elizabeth Soares Thompson (May 16, 1921 – March 19, 2010), widely known as Auntie Dottie, was an American festival organizer, who is credited with co-founding and developing the Merrie Monarch Festival. [1] The Merrie Monarch Festival, which is held in Hilo, is Hawaii's premier hula event. [1]
Musician, composer, member of the Royal Hawaiian Band; agent of Her Majesty Liliuokalani [109] Elizabeth Kahau Kauanui Alohikea: 1885–1939 2008 Singer with the Royal Hawaiian Band, wife of Alfred Alohikea. She sang under the name "Lizzie Alohikea". She retired from the RHB on Aug. 31, 1937 [110] [111] Anuhea Audrey Brown: 1922–2011 2008
Nov. 30—For Merrie Monarch Festival fans hoping to score tickets to the 2024 hula competition in Hilo, Friday is the all-important "postmark day." For Merrie Monarch Festival fans hoping to ...
Mar. 31—Hawaiian Electric has urged all Hawaii-island customers to conserve energy through the month of April to avoid rolling blackouts while large generators are offline. Hawaiian Electric has ...
CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / 2005 Aaron Mahi plays bass for the Glee Club during a Royal Hawaiian Band concert at the Kapiolani Park Bandstand. 1 /3 CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / 2005 Aaron Mahi plays bass for ...
Merrie Monarch week begins Easter Sunday every year. [5] The competitive hula events end the week, and occur on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday; [5] They are televised and live-streamed for free online by Hawaii News Now (formerly KHII-TV, KFVE/K5). The 2020 Merrie Monarch festival was cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic concerns.
The song later became Hawaii's anthem and state song "Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī" (Hawaii's Own). Kalākaua appointed him as head of the Royal Hawaiian Band, a position he held for 43 years. He formed a close collaboration with Liliʻuokalani, and wrote the music to many of her songs. Berger became a historian for traditional Hawaiian music of his day. [50]