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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Monday, April 19, 2004

Complete festival results

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Complete results of the Merrie Monarch Festival hula competition, with halau name, kumu hula and number of points.

Wahine kahiko (old-style)

  1. Na Lei O Kaholoku, Nani Lim Yap and Leialoha Amina, Kohala; 609 points.
  2. Hula Halau O Kamuela, Kau'i Kamana'o and Kunewa Mook, Waimanalo/Kalihi; 598 points.
  3. Halau Hula O Hokulani, Hokulani De Rego, Waipahu; 595 points.
  4. Halau Na Mamo O Pu'uanahulu, William Sonny Ching, Honolulu; 591.5 points.
  5. Halau Hula Olana, Howard and Olana Ai, Pu'uloa; 591 points.

Wahine 'auana (modern)

  • Hula Halau O Kamuela, Kau'i Kamana'o and Kunewa Mook, Waimanalo/Kalihi; 610 points.
  • Na Lei O Kaholoku, Nani Lim Yap and Leialoha Amina, Kohala; 603 points.
  • Halau O Ke 'A'ali'i Ku Makani, Manu Boyd, Kane'ohe; 597 points.
  • Halau Mohala 'Ilima, Mapuana de Silva, Ka'ohau; 596 points.
  • Halau Hula Olana, Howard and Olana Ai, Pu'uloa; 595 points.

Wahine overall

  1. Na Lei O Kaholoku, Nani Lim Yap and Leialoha Amina, Kohala; 1,212 points.
  2. Hula Halau O Kamuela, Kau'i Kamanao and Kunewa Mook, Waimanalo/Kalihi; 1,208 points.
  3. Halau Na Mamo O Pu'uanahulu, William Sonny Ching, Honolulu; 1,186 points.

Kane kahiko

  1. Ke Kai O Kahiki, O'Brian Eselu, 'Aiea; 599 points.
  2. Halau Na Mamo O Pu'uanahulu, William Sonny Ching, Honolulu; 597.5 points.
  3. Ka Leo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka La, Kaleo Trinidad, Honolulu; 591 points.
  4. Halau Ke'ali'i 'O Nalani, Keali'i Ceballos, Los Angeles; 588 points.

Kane 'auana

  1. Halau I Ka Wekiu, Karl Veto Baker and Michael Casupang, Honolulu; 607 points.
  2. Halau Na Mamo O Pu'uanahulu, William Sonny Ching; 603.5 points.
  3. Ke Kai O Kahiki, O'Brian Eselu, 'Aiea; 592 points.
  4. Ka Leo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka La, Kaleo Trinidad, Honolulu; 588 points.

Kane overall

  1. Halau Na Mamo O Pu'uanahulu, William Sonny Ching, Honolulu; 1,201 points.
  2. Ke Kai O Kahiki, O'Brian Eselu, 'Aiea; 1,191 points.
  3. Halau I Ka Wakiu, Karl Veto Baker and Michael Casupang, Honolulu; 1,186 points.

Overall winner

  • Na Lei O Kaholoku, Nani Lim Yap and Leialoha Amina, Kohala; 1,212 points.

Miss Aloha Hula 2004 Natasha Mahealani Akau

Deborah Booker • The Honolulu Advertiser

Miss Aloha Hula 2004
  1. Natasha Mahealani Akau: 1,149 points.
  2. 1st Runner-up: Kellilynn Kanoelani Cockett Smith, Halau Hula Olana. 1,105 points.
  3. 2nd Runner-up: Natasha Lokelani Lopez, Halau Mohala 'Ilima, 1,104 points.
  4. 3rd Runner-up: Bianca Keopuolani Rapu Leitel, Halau I Ka Wekiu, 1,099 points.
  5. 4th Runner-up: Nicole Moani Taylor, Ke Kai O Kahiki, 1,089 points.

Hawaiian Language Award

  • Three-way tie became a two-way winning tie by means of a tie-breaker vote computation — Natasha Lokelani Lopez of Halau Mohala 'Ilima and Natasha Mahealani Akau of Halau Na Mamo 'O Pu'uanahulu, each with 47 points, 65 tie-breaker points.

Correction: The name of Natasha Lokelani Lopez' halau, Halau Mohala 'Ilima, was misspelled in a previous version of this listing.