EVERYBODY READY? Ka Pa Hula O Ka Lei Lehua, from Nanakuli, visited Kilauea yesterday as the group prepared for the 44th annual Merrie Monarch Festival. Festivities officially begin today with the Miss Aloha Hula competition at 6 p.m. on KITV.
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