Get ready: Merrie Monarch Hoike tickets on sale Tuesday

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Tickets for the non-competitive Hoike at the Merrie Monarch Festival will go on sale Tuesday, March 15.

They’ll be available for sale in-person only at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium in Hilo.

Hoike will be held on April 20. A total of 2,000 tickets for $5 each will be sold.

Normally, the event is free. However, organizers decided to sell tickets this year because of COVID protocols. There are no ticket sales for the competitive portion of the Merrie Monarch Festival.

Here is further information related to the Hoike ticket sales:

One person can purchase a maximum of 10 tickets.
Cash only, no credit cards or checks.
No reservations, tickets are sold first-come-first served.
All sales final.
Proof of vaccination and ID are required to enter the stadium. The festival is not accepting negative test results.
Masks are required at all times in the stadium, except when eating and drinking.
People are seated in groups of two.
There is a 3-foot buffer between the groups of seated individuals.