Merrie Monarch Festival commences with hoolaulea

Sammye Kuualoha Young’s Halau Na Lei Hiwahiwa O Kuualoha performs Sunday afternoon during the Hoolaulea of the 2016 Merrie Monarch Festival at Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium in Hilo. HOLLYN JOHNSON/Tribune-Herald Sammye Kuualoha Young’s Halau Na Lei Hiwahiwa O Kuualoha performs Sunday