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Posted at 2:49 a.m., Sunday, April 23, 2006

Kohala halua Merrie Monarch overall winner

'Auana photo gallery

By Wanda A. Adams
Assistant Features Editor

HILO, Hawai'i — In their final year in competition "for a while," Kohala's Na Lei O Kaholoku was the overall point winner in the 43rd annual Merrie Monarch Hula Festival last night.

Judging was extremely close in almost all categories, with many contests decided by one point, or by means of a tie breaker.

Several relative newcomers to Merrie Monarch competition moved up in the standings this time, including Manu Boyd's Halau O Ke 'A'ali'i Ku Makani, Snowbird Bento's Ka Pa Hula O Ka Lei Lehua and Kaleo Trinidad's Ka Leo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka La.

Here are the results:

Note: Tie breaker points are extra points awarded by the judges that are used only in the case of a tie. Extremely close point totals resulted in tie breakers in six places.

OVERALL:

1.Na Lei O Kaholoku, Kohala, Hawai'i; 1194 points.

KANE KAHIKO:

1. Halau Hula 'O Kawailiula, Kailua, Oahu; kumu hula Chinky Mahoe; 589 points.

2. Ka Pa Hula O Ka Lei Lehua, Honolulu; kumu hula Snowbird Puananiopaoakalani Bento; 580 points.

3. Ka Leo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka La, Honolulu; kumu hula Kaleo Trinidad; 568 points.

4. Halau Ke Kia'i A O Hula, Honolulu; kumu hula Kapi'olani Ha'o; 552 points.

KANE AUANA:

1. Ka Leo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka La, Honolulu; kumu hula Kaleo Trinidad; 602 points.

2. Halau Hula 'O Kawailiula, Kailua, Oahu; kumu hula Chinky Mahoe; 585 points.

3. Halau O Na Pua Kukui; kumu hula Ed Collier; 574 points.

4. Ka Pa Hula O Ka Lei Lehua, Honolulu; kumu hula Snowbird Puananiopaoakalani Bento; 557 points.

KANE OVERALL:

1. Halau Hula 'O Kawailiula, Kailua, O'ahu; kumu hula Chinky Mahoe; 1174 points.

2. Ka Leo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka La, Honolulu; kumu hula Kaleo Trinidad; 1170 points.

3. Ka Pa Hula O Ka Lei Lehua, Honolulu; kumu hula Snowbird Puananiopaoakalani Bento; 1137 points.

WAHINE KAHIKO

1. Na Pualei O Likolehua, Honolulu; kumu hula Leina'ala Kalama-Heine; 597 points.

2. Halau Mohala 'Ilima, Ka'ohau, O'ahu; kumu hula Mapuana de Silva; 591 (tie breaker 830) points.

3. Na Lei O Kaholoku, Kohala, Hawai'i; Nani Lim Yap and Leialoha Lim Amina; 591 (tie breaker 827) points.

4. Hula Halau O Kamuela, Kalihi/Waimanalo; kumu hula Kau'ionalani Kamana'o and Kunewa Mook; 590 points (tie breaker 827) points.

5. Halau O Ke 'A'ali'i Ku Makani, Kane'ohe, O'ahu; kumu hula Manu Boyd; 590 (tie breaker 826) points.

WAHINE AUANA:

1. Ka Leo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka La, Honolulu; kumu hula Kaleo Trinidad; 605 points.

2. Na Lei O Kaholoku, Kohala, Hawai'i; Nani Lim Yap and Leialoha Lim Amina; 603 (tie breaker 845) points.

3. Hula Halau O Kamuela, Kalihi/Waimanalo; kumu hula Kau'ionalani Kamana'o and Kunewa Mook; 603 points (tie breaker 841) points.

4. Halau O Ke 'A'ali'i Ku Makani, Kane'ohe, O'ahu; kumu hula Manu Boyd; 600 points.

5. Halau Mohala 'Ilima, Ka'ohau, O'ahu; kumu hula Mapuana de Silva; 597 points.

WAHINE OVERALL:

1. Na Lei O Kaholoku, Kohala, Hawai'i; Nani Lim Yap and Leialoha Lim Amina; 1194 points.

2. Hula Halau O Kamuela, Kalihi/Waimanalo; kumu hula Kau'ionalani Kamana'o and Kunewa Mook; 1193 points.

3. Halau O Ke 'A'ali'i Ku Makani, Kane'ohe, O'ahu; kumu hula Manu Boyd; 1190 (tiebreaker 1662) points.

MISS ALOHA HULA WINNERS (From Thursday night)

1. Bernice Alohanamakanamaikalanimai Davis-Lim, Na Lei O Kaholoku, Kohala, Hawai'i; kumu hula Nani Lim Yap and Leialoha Lim Amina; 1164 points.

2. Makalani Hanau I Ka Manawa Ua Kipalale Mai Kuahiwi Sarai Pukuna Himsa Franco-Francis, Halau Na Lei Kaumaka O Uka, Kula, Maui; kumu hula Napua Greig and Kahulu Maluo-Huber; 1138 points.

3. Kapalai'ula Kamakaleiakawainui de Silva, Halau Mohala 'Ilima, Ka'ohau, O'ahu; kumu hula Mapuana de Silva; 1129 points.

4. Ka'enaalohaokau'ikaukehakeha Aoe Hopkins, Halau I Ka Wekiu, Honolulu; kumu hula Carl Veto Baker and Michael Nalanakila Casupang; 1128 points.

5. Tatiana Kawehiokalani Miu Lan Tseu, Ka Leo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka La, Kapalama, O'ahu; Kaleo Trinidad; 1122 points.

Office of Hawaiian Affairs Hawaiian Language Award: Ka'enaalohaokau'ikaukehakeha Aoe Hopkins, Halau I Ka Wekiu, Honolulu; kumu hula Carl Veto Baker and Michael Nalanakila Casupang.


Correction: The name of Na Pualei O Likolehua was misspelled in an earlier version of this story.