Posted on: Sunday, April 15, 2001
List of hula halau entered in the Merrie Monarch
Here is a list of the halau entered in the Merrie Monarch Festival hula competition (kumu hula listed in parentheses): • O'AHU
Halau Hula Olana (Howard and Olana Ai), 'Aiea; wahine division.
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Halau Hula 'O Kilihune (Al Barcarse), Kane'ohe; kane division.
Halau Kealakapawa (Michael Canopin), Honolulu; wahine division.
Pukaikapuaokalani (Ellen Castillo), Waimanalo; wahine division.
Halau Na Mamo O Ka'ala (Noelani Chang), Wai'anae; kane division.
Halau O Na Pua Kukui (Ed Collier), Honolulu; kane and wahine divisions.
Keolalaulani Halau 'Olapa O Laka (Aloha Dalire), Kane'ohe; kane and wahine divisions.
Halau Hula O Hokulani (Hokulani DeRego), Waipahu; wahine division.
Halau Mohala 'Ilima (Mapuana de Silva), Kailua; wahine division.
Halau Ke Kia'i A O Hula (Kapi'olani Ha'o), Honolulu; kane division.
Men of Halau Kahulaliwai (Blaine Ki'a), Kailua; kane division.
Ka Pa Nani O Lilinoe (Lilinoe Lindsey), 'Aiea; wahine division.
Halau Hula O Kawaili'ula (Chinky Mahoe), Kailua; kane and wahine divisions.
Hula Halau O Kamuela (Paleka Mattos and Kunewa Mook), Honolulu; wahine division.
Ka Pa Hula O Kamehameha (Holoua Stender), Honolulu; kane and wahine divisions. • HAWAI'I
Halau O Ka Ua Kani Lehua (Johnny Lum Ho), Hilo; kane and wahine divisions.
Halau O Ke Anuenue (Glenn Vasconcellos), Hilo; wahine division. • KAUA'I Na Hula O Kaohikukapulani (Kapu Kinimaka-Alquiza), Hanapepe; wahine division. • MOLOKA'I
Moana's Hula Halau of Moloka'i (Moana and Raquel Dudoit), Kaunakakai; wahine division. • MAINLAND
Halau Ho'ola Ka Mana O Hawai'i (Keli'i Chang), Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, Texas; kane and wahine divisions.
Keali'i O Nalani (Keali'i O Nalani), Los Angeles; wahine division.
Halau I Ka Wekiu (Karl Veto Baker and Michael Nalanakila Casupang), Honolulu; wahine division.
The dancers have rehearsed for months in preparation for the festival. Here they work through their ancient-form hula kahiko. The halau, also including 12 women, has worked for about 10 months to raise money to participate in the festival.
