Photos: Merrie Monarch Festival kicks off with Ho‘olaule‘a

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Dancers captivated the crowd at Sunday’s Ho‘olaule‘a at Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium. (TIM WRIGHT/Special to the Tribune-Herald)

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Dancers chant Sunday during the Merrie Monarch Festival Ho‘olaule‘a at Hilo’s Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium. (TIM WRIGHT/Special to the Tribune-Herald)

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Dancers impressed the crowd Sunday during the Merrie Monarch Festival Ho‘olaule‘a at Hilo’s Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium. (TIM WRIGHT/Special to the Tribune-Herald)