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  • Festival is from March 27 to April 2
  • Hula competition is from March 31 to April 2

The Advertiser's Wanda A. Adams is in Hilo for this year's 42nd Annual Merrie Monarch Festival, which began on Sunday and will run through Saturday. Read her daily reports from the festival here online.

PHOTO GALLERIES
 • 'Auana photo gallery
 • Kahiko photo gallery
 • Miss Aloha Hula photo gallery - 'Auana
 • Miss Aloha Hula photo gallery - Kahiko

MERRIE MONARCH DIARY
 • Day Four:
Notes from the stands
 • Day Three:
A Merrie Monarch first
 • Day Two:
Memorable moments
 • Water, water everywhere
 •  Day One:
Halau put finishing touches on performances

GROUP COMPETITION
 •  Gallant efforts lift Merrie Monarch Festival
 •  Hana hou, Hilo hula! They all love the festival
 •  Merrie Monarch Festival results
 •  Cazimero celebrates return to Merrie Monarch with overall title

MISS ALOHA HULA
 •  To evoke her soft side, dance came from heart
 •  Miss Aloha Hula results

MERRIE MONARCH 2005
 • Miss Aloha Hula candidates, halau
 •  On their Merrie way
 •  Snowbird Bento returns to Merrie Monarch
 •  Manu Boyd brings 'Aloha 'Oe' to fest
Miss Hula Aloha 2005

Maile Emily Kau'ilaniona'uopuae- hi'ipoioleanuenueokeola Francisco was named Miss Aloha Hula last night at the Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo. It was the third year in a row that Honolulu kumu hula Sonny Ching's Halau Na Mamo O Pu'uanuhulu captured the trophy for solo performance.

Rebecca Breyer • The Honolulu Advertiser

Merrie Monarch Festival 2005