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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Monday, June 25, 2001

Results of 28th King Kamehameha Hula Festival

 •  Honolulu halau scores big at festival

Advertiser Staff

Following are the results of the competition (kumu hula are listed in parentheses):

CHANT

  1. Haunani Pascua, Ke 'Ala O Ka Maile, Kahului, Maui (Keali'i Reichel): 141 points.
  2. Henohea Kane, Ke 'Ala O Ka Maile: 138 points.
  3. Raymond Alejo, Halau Na Wainohia, Honolulu (Tony Conjugacion): 132 points.

MALE KAHIKO

  1. Halau Na Mamo O Pu'uanahulu, Honolulu (William "Sonny" Ching): 151 points.
  2. (tie) Halau I Ka W«kiu, Honolulu (Michael Casupang and Karl Veto Baker); and Ka Pa Hula Hawai'i, Honolulu (Kaha'i Topolinski):134 points.
  3. Ka Hale Hula O Pilialohaokalani O Hilo, Oxnard, Calif. (Pilialoha Christiansen): 129 points.

FEMALE KAHIKO

  1. Halau Na Mamo O Pu'uanahulu: 150 points.
  2. Hula Halau 'O Kamuela, Honolulu (Paleka Mattos): 146 points.
  3. Keolalaulani Halau Olapa O Laka, Kane'ohe, California and Japan (Aloha Dalire): 145 points.
  4. Halau O Ke 'A'ali'i Ku Makani, Kane'ohe (Manu Boyd): 141 points.
  5. Halau 'O Ku'uleinani, San Carlos, Calif. (Esther Correa and Renee Price): 138 points.

COMBINED KAHIKO

  1. Halau Na Mamo O Pu'uanahulu: 144 points.
  2. Halau I Ka W«kiu: 136 points.
  3. Kealakapawa, Honolulu (Michael Canopin): 135 points.

KAHIKO LANGUAGE AWARD

  1. (tie) Halau O Ke 'A'ali'i Ku Makani and Ka Pa Hula Hawai'i: 60 points.

MALE 'AUANA

  1. Halau Na Mamo O Pu'uanahulu: 144 points.
  2. Halau I Ka W«kiu: 143 points.
  3. Halau Na Wainohia: 124 points.

FEMALE 'AUANA

  1. Halau O Ke 'A'ali'i Ku Makani: 151 points.
  2. (tie) Halau Na Mamo O Pu'uanahulu and Keolalaulani Halau Olapa O Laka: 149 points.
  3. Hula Halau 'O Kamuela: 144 points.
  4. (tie) Hoaloha Hula Studio, Tokyo (Ayako Murata) and Hu'i Park Hula Studio, Honolulu (Kepo'omaikalani Park): 140 points.
  5. Halau Hula O Mehanaokala, Tokyo (Ku'uleinani Hashimoto): 134 points.

COMBINED 'AUANA

  1. Halau Na Mamo O Pu'uanahulu: 156 points.
  2. Halau I Ka W«kiu: 144 points.
  3. Keolalaulani Halau Olapa O Laka: 136 points.

KUPUNA WAHINE 'AUANA

  1. Halau Na Mamo O Pu'uanahulu: 143 points.
  2. Halau I Ka W«kiu: 141 points.
  3. Keolalaulani Halau Olapa O Laka: 134 points.
  4. Ke Ali'i O Ka Malu, Wai'anae and Japan (Derek Nu'uhiwa): 130 points.
  5. Ka Pa Hula O Ka Lani, Honolulu (Kalani Akana): 122 points.

HALAU LANGUAGE AWARD

  1. Hula Halau 'O Kamuela: 58 points