The Merrie Monarch Festival results

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For the third year running, the hula school led by Paleka Mattos, based in Kalihi and Waimanalo, won top women’s and overall honors at the Merrie Monarch Festival hula competition.

The competition, which has been the central attraction at the annual Hilo festival since 1971, took place Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Edith Kanaka‘ole Stadium.

The men of the Kailua school Halau Hula O Kawaili‘ula, absent from the competition for three years, returned to claim the top trophy in the kane division for its teacher, Chinky Mahoe.

Here are the complete results of festival competition:

OVERALL WINNER

Hula Halau O Kamuela (Paleka Leina‘ala Mattos and Kunewa Mook), Honolulu: 1,209 points

KANE OVERALL
1. Halau Hula ‘O Kawaili‘ula (Chinky Mahoe), Kailua: 1,145 points
2. Halau O Na Pua Kukui (Ed Collier), Honolulu: 1,128 points
3. Halau Ka Ua Kani Lehua (Johnny Lum Ho), Hilo: 1,126 points

WAHINE OVERALL
1. Hula Halau O Kamuela: 1,209 points
2. Halau Hula Olana (Howard and Olana Ai), ‘Aiea: 1,178 points (tiebreaker 1,603)
3. Keolalaulani Halau ‘Olapa ‘O Laka (Aloha Dalire), Kane‘ohe: 1,178 points (1,596 tiebreaker)

HULA KAHIKO
Kane
1. Halau Hula ‘O Kawaili‘ula: 571 points
2. Halau O Na Pua Kukui (Ed Collier), Honolulu: 567 points
3. Ka Pa Hula O Kamehameha (Holoua Stender), Honolulu: 559 points
4. Halau Ka Ua Kani Lehua (Johnny Lum Ho), Hilo: 539 points

Wahine
1. Hula Halau O Kamuela (Paleka Leina‘ala Mattos and Kunewa Mook): 599 points
2. Na Hula ‘O Kaohikukapulani (Kapu Kinimaka-Alquiza), Hanapepe: 591 points
3. Ka Pa Hula O Kamehameha: 577 points (tiebreaker 791)
4. Halau Hula Olana (Howard and Olana Ai), ‘Aiea: 577 points (tiebreaker 787)
5. Keolalaulani Halau ‘Olapa ‘O Laka (Aloha Dalire), Kane‘ohe: 577 points (781 tiebreaker)

HULA ‘AUANA
Kane
1. Halau Ka Ua Kani Lehua: 587 points
2. Halau Hula ‘O Kawaili‘ula: 574 points
3. Keolalaulani Halau ‘Olapa ‘O Laka: 563 points
4. Ka Pa Hula O Kamehameha: 561 points (778 tiebreaker)

Wahine
1. Hula Halau O Kamuela: 610 points
2. Halau Hula Olana: 601 points (tiebreaker 816)
3. Keolalaulani Halau ‘Olapa ‘O Laka: 601 points (tiebreaker 815)
4. Halau Ka Ua Kani Lehua: 597 points
5. Halau Hula ‘O Kawaili‘ula: 595 points

MISS ALOHA HULA
1. Natasha Oda, Halau Ka Ua Kani Lehua: 1,123 points
2. Snowbird Bento, Ka Pa Hula O Kamehameha: 1,122 points*
3. Kahikina de Silva, Halau Mohala ‘Ilima: 1,106 points
4. Noelle Shiroma, Halau Hula Olana: 1,092 points
5. Kamealoha Elaban-Hall, Puka‘ikapuaokalani, Waimanalo (Ellen Castillo): 1,023 points
* Hawaiian language award winner

Competing halau

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

Halau I Ka Wekiu (Karl Veto Baker and Michael Nalanakila Casupang), Honolulu; wahine division

Halau Ka Ua Kilihune (Al Barcarse), Kane'ohe; kane division

Halau Kealakapawa (Michael Canopin), Honolulu; wahine division

Puka'ikapuaokalani (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 division

Keali'i O Nalani (Keali'i Ceballos), Los Angeles; wahine division