Merrie Monarch Festival. Photo from Sig Zane designs In 2011 I was honored to be invited to participate in an Artistic Collaboration between a hui of contemporary kapa makers and Halau O Kekuhi. Over 25 kapa artists equipped the halau to be dressed in Hawaiian kapa garments of pa’u and malo for a hula presentation at the Merrie Monarch Ho’ike. The Wednesday night Ho`ike event is a non-competitive evening of hula and performances from around the pacific. Traditional Hawaiian