The Honolulu Advertiser's Wanda Adams is on the ground in Hilo, observing the festivities surrounding Merrie Monarch, and reporting and blogging from the hula festival.

Read Adams' blog at http://merriemonarch.honadvblogs.com. The Advertiser's stories about the Merrie Monarch, along with Adams' blog, video from Advertiser photographer Rebecca Breyer, and past years' coverage, can be found online at The Advertiser's Merrie Monarch page: http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/merriemonarch.