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42nd Merri Monarch Hula Festival -2005 : Photos taken without flash (a requirement), therefore requiring higher ISO, which creates some mild graininess to larger prints as well as blurring of the action that I find actually adds to the images ;) Licence: I make no representations as to whether your specific use of the image requires a release. You must assume that responsibility. I can only tell you that I don't have a release that is transferable to you.

42nd Merri Monarch Hula Festival -2005

Photos taken without flash (a requirement), therefore requiring higher ISO, which creates some mild graininess to larger prints as well as blurring of the action that I find actually adds to the images ;) Licence: I make no representations as to whether your specific use of the image requires a release. You must assume that responsibil ...

Updated: Apr 25, 2008 9:17pm PST

44th Annual Merrie Monarch Hula Festival Hawaii -- Gallery One: Halau O Kekuhi : Hula April 11th 2007. -- Wednseday Night Ho`ike -- Halau O Kekuhi (Eight pages here) -- Kumu's (Teachers) Nalani Kanaka`ole & Pua Kanaka`0le Kanahele ***NOTE: All hula images here were taken without use of flash (required) and mostly hand-held at 800 ISO light speed-- therefore some of the photos contain a fair amount of pixel-grain and out-of-focusness when enlarged as big prints (20X30-inches). These photos still look great enlarged; even enhancing a painted quality. ALSO: Please see the four other Merrie Monarch galleries, Three from April 2007 and one gallery from 2005 Licence: I make no representations as to whether your specific use of the image requires a release. You must assume that responsibility. I can only tell you that I don't have a release that is transferable to you.

44th Annual Merrie Monarch Hula Festival Hawaii -- Gallery One: Halau O Kekuhi

Hula April 11th 2007. -- Wednseday Night Ho`ike -- Halau O Kekuhi (Eight pages here) -- Kumu's (Teachers) Nalani Kanaka`ole & Pua Kanaka`0le Kanahele ***NOTE: All hula images here were taken without use of flash (required) and mostly hand-held at 800 ISO light speed-- therefore some of the photos contain a fair amount of pixel-grain an ...

Updated: Mar 19, 2008 12:59am PST

44th Merrie Monarch Hula Festival Hilo Hawaii Night Hoiki-- -- Gallery Four -- Halau Na Mamo O Pu`uanahulu -- Sonny Ching : A wonderful peformance by this dance troupe and kumu Sonny Ching. * 4-pages with 51 images of this halau in this gallery. *** Note: Do to rules at the hula performances, camera flash was not allowed, therefore all the Merrie Monarch photos were taken with just stage lighting and at 800 ISO, which means some graininess and pixelation, and in some of the action shots a little blurring may appear in the larger prints like 20X30-inches. Though large prints still look great. Licence: I make no representations as to whether your specific use of the image requires a release. You must assume that responsibility. I can only tell you that I don't have a release that is transferable to you.

44th Merrie Monarch Hula Festival Hilo Hawaii Night Hoiki-- -- Gallery Four -- Halau Na Mamo O Pu`uanahulu -- Sonny Ching

A wonderful peformance by this dance troupe and kumu Sonny Ching. * 4-pages with 51 images of this halau in this gallery. *** Note: Do to rules at the hula performances, camera flash was not allowed, therefore all the Merrie Monarch photos were taken with just stage lighting and at 800 ISO, which means some graininess and pixelation ...

Updated: Apr 20, 2007 1:23am PST

44th Annual Merrie Monarch Hula Festival Hawaii: Gallery - Three { Te Wharekura Kuapapa Maori a Roheo Rakaumanga : From Aotearoa, or New Zealand: Haka (Fierce waring style) performance: Te Wharekura Kuapapa Maori a Roheo Rakaumanga - Lead by Dave Rawiri Thompson, these are world champions that won the Matatini Festival. Ten of these dancers were also featured in the wonderful movie 'Whale Rider'. *Nine-Pages here. This dance troupe were very vibrant and exciting to witness. I hope my photos help relay the stunningly expressive stories they shared with a packed house at the Edith Kanaka`ole Stadium in Hilo Hawaii Licence: I make no representations as to whether your specific use of the image requires a release. You must assume that responsibility. I can only tell you that I don't have a release that is transferable to you.

44th Annual Merrie Monarch Hula Festival Hawaii: Gallery - Three { Te Wharekura Kuapapa Maori a Roheo Rakaumanga

From Aotearoa, or New Zealand: Haka (Fierce waring style) performance: Te Wharekura Kuapapa Maori a Roheo Rakaumanga - Lead by Dave Rawiri Thompson, these are world champions that won the Matatini Festival. Ten of these dancers were also featured in the wonderful movie 'Whale Rider'. *Nine-Pages here. This dance troupe were very vib ...

Updated: Apr 19, 2007 2:34pm PST

44th Merrie Monarch Hula Festival Hilo Hawaii -- Gallery Two-- Halau Hula `o Mehanaokala from Tokyo Japan April 11, 2007 : This large hula troupe of 60 dancers, with their thrilling mix of Hawaiian and Tahitian dances put on quite a variety of costumes and were a lot of fun to watch. This halau is lead by kumu hula Kuuleinani Hashimoto. Hula is enormously popular in Japan. **10- pages of images. ***These photos will print nicely but keep in mind they were taken without a flash, as required, therefore most images contain a grainy or slightly pixelated look to them if blown up to large prints—but even then they look good. Licence: I make no representations as to whether your specific use of the image requires a release. You must assume that responsibility. I can only tell you that I don't have a release that is transferable to you.

44th Merrie Monarch Hula Festival Hilo Hawaii -- Gallery Two-- Halau Hula `o Mehanaokala from Tokyo Japan April 11, 2007

This large hula troupe of 60 dancers, with their thrilling mix of Hawaiian and Tahitian dances put on quite a variety of costumes and were a lot of fun to watch. This halau is lead by kumu hula Kuuleinani Hashimoto. Hula is enormously popular in Japan. **10- pages of images. ***These photos will print nicely but keep in mind they w ...

Updated: Apr 18, 2007 3:11pm PST