Video: King Kamehameha 15th Annual Merrie Monarch Hula Competition (1988)
Title
Video: King Kamehameha 15th Annual Merrie Monarch Hula Competition (1988)
Subject
Dance--Competitions
Hula (Dance)
Contributor
Keahi Allen (narration, competition producer); David H. Kalama, Jr. (producer); Robert Nawahine Mansfield (narration); Roland Yamamoto (director)
Rights
The State Council on Hawaiian Heritage. Post production KITV. © 1989 Kalama Productions, Inc. © 1988 Alphamedia Corporation
Language
English (spoken); Hawaiian (spoken, singing, chanting)
URL
Description
15th Annual King Kamehameha Hula Competition. Hawaiian chants and dances performed at the competition in honor of the first King of Hawaii, including historical/cultural context for each chant.
Video Content and Timecode:
Introduction. Video timecode: 00:00:16–00:02:17. Hula Kahiko: ancient dances of Hawaii. Introduction of judges: Pat Namaka Bacon, Edith McKinzie, and Kalena Silva. Video timecode: 00:02:17–00:02:57. Kahiko-Wāhine, 3rd Place. Video timecode: 00:02:58–00:08:19. Context of chant, followed by Kahiko-Wāhine, 2nd Place. Video timecode: 00:08:24–00:14:00. Context of chant, followed by Kahiko-Wāhine, 1st Place. Video timecode: 00:14:03–00:19:26. Context of chant, followed by Kahiko-Combined, 3rd place. Video timecode: 00:19:25–00:24:38. Context of chant, followed by Kahiko-Combined, 2nd Place. Video timecode: 00:24:40–00:30:31. Context of chant, followed by Kahiko-Combined, 1st Place. Video timecode: 00:30:33–00:33:16. Context of chant, followed by Kahiko-Kāne, 3rd Place. Video timecode: 00:33:17–00:37:22. Context of chant, followed by Kahiko-Kāne, 2nd Place. Video timecode: 00:37:24–00:40:44. Context of chant, followed by Kahiko-Kāne, 1st Place. Video timecode: 00:40:46–00:45:02. Context of chant, followed by Kahiko-Wāhine, very large group. Video timecode: 00:45:04–00:50:05. Chant from Cook Islands. Video timecode: 00:50:06–00:53:58. Context of chant, followed by ‘Oli chant. Video timecode: 00:54:00–00:57:27. Context of chant, followed by love chant. Video timecode: 00:57:30–01:01:23. Ukulele, singing and closing dance female. Video timecode: 01:01:31–01:07:50.
Localities: Merrie Monarch Festival, Hilo, Hawaii
Ephemera: Related materials may be available at Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections.
Restrictions: Per repository policy, this media item is intended to serve the purposes of personal study, research, education, and cultural exchange; it may not be monetized or used for commercial purposes. Authorization is to be obtained from the administrator at Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections prior to any public display, publication, quotation, or reproduction. No duplication. Copyright restrictions may apply. Known copyrights include: © 1994 TAK Communications, Inc.
Digital File: Digitization of this media item [2019] was supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) which was made possible through funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Metadata Source: Descriptive, Administrative and Technical Metadata: Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections Digital Media Archive (featured item; video tab; row 125)
Video Content and Timecode:
Introduction. Video timecode: 00:00:16–00:02:17. Hula Kahiko: ancient dances of Hawaii. Introduction of judges: Pat Namaka Bacon, Edith McKinzie, and Kalena Silva. Video timecode: 00:02:17–00:02:57. Kahiko-Wāhine, 3rd Place. Video timecode: 00:02:58–00:08:19. Context of chant, followed by Kahiko-Wāhine, 2nd Place. Video timecode: 00:08:24–00:14:00. Context of chant, followed by Kahiko-Wāhine, 1st Place. Video timecode: 00:14:03–00:19:26. Context of chant, followed by Kahiko-Combined, 3rd place. Video timecode: 00:19:25–00:24:38. Context of chant, followed by Kahiko-Combined, 2nd Place. Video timecode: 00:24:40–00:30:31. Context of chant, followed by Kahiko-Combined, 1st Place. Video timecode: 00:30:33–00:33:16. Context of chant, followed by Kahiko-Kāne, 3rd Place. Video timecode: 00:33:17–00:37:22. Context of chant, followed by Kahiko-Kāne, 2nd Place. Video timecode: 00:37:24–00:40:44. Context of chant, followed by Kahiko-Kāne, 1st Place. Video timecode: 00:40:46–00:45:02. Context of chant, followed by Kahiko-Wāhine, very large group. Video timecode: 00:45:04–00:50:05. Chant from Cook Islands. Video timecode: 00:50:06–00:53:58. Context of chant, followed by ‘Oli chant. Video timecode: 00:54:00–00:57:27. Context of chant, followed by love chant. Video timecode: 00:57:30–01:01:23. Ukulele, singing and closing dance female. Video timecode: 01:01:31–01:07:50.
Localities: Merrie Monarch Festival, Hilo, Hawaii
Ephemera: Related materials may be available at Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections.
Restrictions: Per repository policy, this media item is intended to serve the purposes of personal study, research, education, and cultural exchange; it may not be monetized or used for commercial purposes. Authorization is to be obtained from the administrator at Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections prior to any public display, publication, quotation, or reproduction. No duplication. Copyright restrictions may apply. Known copyrights include: © 1994 TAK Communications, Inc.
Digital File: Digitization of this media item [2019] was supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) which was made possible through funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Metadata Source: Descriptive, Administrative and Technical Metadata: Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections Digital Media Archive (featured item; video tab; row 125)
Original Format
VHS videotape
Date
1988
Citation
“Video: King Kamehameha 15th Annual Merrie Monarch Hula Competition (1988),” Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections, accessed November 17, 2025, https://ccdrcollections.omeka.net/items/show/945.