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This year marks Halau Hula Lani Ola’s debut in the Merrie Monarch Festival, but kumu hula Puanani Jung’s roots go back to the prestigious hula competition’s beginning and further — back to King David Kalakaua, the Merrie Monarch himself. ADVERTISING

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