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
- Haunani Pascua, Ke 'Ala O Ka Maile, Kahului, Maui (Keali'i Reichel): 141 points.
- Henohea Kane, Ke 'Ala O Ka Maile: 138 points.
- Raymond Alejo, Halau Na Wainohia, Honolulu (Tony Conjugacion): 132 points.
MALE KAHIKO
- Halau Na Mamo O Pu'uanahulu, Honolulu (William "Sonny" Ching): 151 points.
- (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.
- Ka Hale Hula O Pilialohaokalani O Hilo, Oxnard, Calif. (Pilialoha Christiansen): 129 points.
FEMALE KAHIKO
- Halau Na Mamo O Pu'uanahulu: 150 points.
- Hula Halau 'O Kamuela, Honolulu (Paleka Mattos): 146 points.
- Keolalaulani Halau Olapa O Laka, Kane'ohe, California and Japan (Aloha Dalire): 145 points.
- Halau O Ke 'A'ali'i Ku Makani, Kane'ohe (Manu Boyd): 141 points.
- Halau 'O Ku'uleinani, San Carlos, Calif. (Esther Correa and Renee Price): 138 points.
COMBINED KAHIKO
- Halau Na Mamo O Pu'uanahulu: 144 points.
- Halau I Ka W«kiu: 136 points.
- Kealakapawa, Honolulu (Michael Canopin): 135 points.
KAHIKO LANGUAGE AWARD
- (tie) Halau O Ke 'A'ali'i Ku Makani and Ka Pa Hula Hawai'i: 60 points.
MALE 'AUANA
- Halau Na Mamo O Pu'uanahulu: 144 points.
- Halau I Ka W«kiu: 143 points.
- Halau Na Wainohia: 124 points.
FEMALE 'AUANA
- Halau O Ke 'A'ali'i Ku Makani: 151 points.
- (tie) Halau Na Mamo O Pu'uanahulu and Keolalaulani Halau Olapa O Laka: 149 points.
- Hula Halau 'O Kamuela: 144 points.
- (tie) Hoaloha Hula Studio, Tokyo (Ayako Murata) and Hu'i Park Hula Studio, Honolulu (Kepo'omaikalani Park): 140 points.
- Halau Hula O Mehanaokala, Tokyo (Ku'uleinani Hashimoto): 134 points.
COMBINED 'AUANA
- Halau Na Mamo O Pu'uanahulu: 156 points.
- Halau I Ka W«kiu: 144 points.
- Keolalaulani Halau Olapa O Laka: 136 points.
KUPUNA WAHINE 'AUANA
- Halau Na Mamo O Pu'uanahulu: 143 points.
- Halau I Ka W«kiu: 141 points.
- Keolalaulani Halau Olapa O Laka: 134 points.
- Ke Ali'i O Ka Malu, Wai'anae and Japan (Derek Nu'uhiwa): 130 points.
- Ka Pa Hula O Ka Lani, Honolulu (Kalani Akana): 122 points.
HALAU LANGUAGE AWARD
- Hula Halau 'O Kamuela: 58 points