Merrie Monarch Festival

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Dancer with ʻulīʻulī, in the men's hula kahiko competition at the 2003 Merrie Monarch Festival
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Hula Hālau O Kamuela under the direction of kumu hula Kauʻi Kamanaʻo and Kunewa Mook, overall winners of the 2019 Merrie Monarch Festival

The Merrie Monarch Festival is a week-long cultural festival that takes place annually in Hilo, Hawaii during the week after Easter. It honors King David Kalākaua, who was called the "Merrie Monarch" for his patronage of the arts and is credited with restoring many Hawaiian cultural traditions during his reign, including hula.<ref name="mmkalakaua">Template:Cite web</ref> Many hālau hula (schools), including some from the U.S. mainland<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and some international performers,<ref name="mmevents">Template:Cite web</ref> attend the festival each year to participate in exhibitions and competitions. The festival has received worldwide attention and is considered the most prestigious of all hula contests.<ref name="mmabout">Template:Cite web</ref>

Merrie Monarch week begins Easter Sunday every year.<ref name="KalenaHome">Template:Cite web</ref> The competitive hula events end the week, and occur on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday;<ref name=KalenaHome/> They are televised and live-streamed for free online by Hawaii News Now (formerly KHII-TV, KFVE/K5).

The 2020 Merrie Monarch festival was cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic concerns. The 2021 competition was held June 24–26, without a live audience, and was broadcast July 1–3 on KFVE.<ref name="Fujimori March 26">Fujimori, Leila. "Merrie Monarch Festival will be held in June with strict safety measures". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. March 26, 2021.</ref>

The 2025 Merrie Monarch hula competition began on Thursday night April 24 at 6:00pm HST, and was livestreamed free all three nights on the website of Hawaii News Now.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

History

The festival is dedicated to the memory of King David Kalākaua, the last king of the Kingdom of Hawaii, who reigned from 1874 until his death in 1891.<ref name="mmkalakaua" /> Kalākaua was “a patron of the arts, especially music and dance,” and is credited with reviving many endangered native Hawaiian traditions such as mythology, medicine, and chant.<ref name="mmkalakaua" /> He was also a strong supporter of the hula, a traditional form of dance. Many of these cultural practices "had been suppressed for many years under missionary teachings."<ref name="mmkalakaua" /> The festival is named after Kalākaua's nickname “Merrie Monarch” because he was known to always be happy, fun, and loving towards his people. The structure of the festival takes after Kalākaua's Silver Jubilee. This was a two-week celebration of Hawaiian culture on his 50th birthday (1886) at ʻIolani Palace on the island of Oʻahu.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The Merrie Monarch Festival began in 1963 when Helene Hale, then Executive Officer of Hawaii County, decided to create an event to increase tourism to the Island of Hawaii.<ref name="mmhistory">Template:Cite web</ref> The island had suffered from economic problems after the collapse of the sugar industry, and it was hoped that a festival would boost the depressed economy.<ref name="mmhistory" /> Along with George Naʻope and Gene Wilhelm, Hale organized the first Merrie Monarch Festival in 1964.<ref name="mmhistory" /> This festival “consisted of a King Kalākaua beard look–alike contest, a barbershop quartet contest, a relay race, a re–creation of King Kalākaua's coronation, and a Holoku Ball among other events.”<ref name="mmhistory" />

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Kumu hula Napua Greig (right, in red) and her hālau, Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka, backstage at the 2015 Merrie Monarch competition

George Naʻope was a well known Kumu Hula (teacher of Hawaiian dance) throughout the whole world. He studied hula from his great grandmother since he was three years old and established his own hula school, the George Naʻope Hula School, shortly after graduating high school. He taught hula in Japan, Guam, Australia, Germany, England, and both North and South America. His purpose in life was to preserve the Hawaiian culture, and he thought the festival was a perfect way of allowing the culture live on.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

By 1968, the festival had waned in popularity.<ref name="mmhistory" /> Dottie Thompson took over the festival as executive director, and transformed it into a private community organization.<ref name="mmhistory" /> Thompson "wanted to move the festival more toward a Hawaiian theme," a goal that was accomplished by centering the festival events around hula.<ref name="mmhistory" /> In 1971 Thompson and NaTemplate:Okinaope introduced a hula competition.<ref name="mmhistory" /> Nine wahine (female) hālau entered the competition in its first year, and in 1976 the festival opened the competition to kāne (male) hālau.<ref name="mmhistory" />

Today, the Merrie Monarch Festival is an annual week–long event culminating in three days of prestigious hula competition.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It is now a non–profit organization registered with the State of Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.<ref name="mmabout" /> Proceeds from the festival support educational scholarships, workshops, seminars, symposiums and the continuation of the event itself.<ref name="mmabout" />

Festival activities

The Merrie Monarch Festival occurs annually in the spring. It runs from Easter Sunday morning to Saturday evening.<ref name="mmevents" />

The Royal Court

For the festival, a Royal Court is created to represent King David Kalākaua and Queen Kapiʻolani and their family. The Royal Court is coordinated by Uʻilani Peralto and Luana Kawelu, who each year search for a male and female to portray the king and queen. Peralto says, “the selection committee looks to find two individuals who exemplify maturity, humility, and pride in the Hawaiian culture.” The court consists of 22 members total, typically represented by the friends and family of the chosen king and queen. The rest of the royal court includes a counselor, kahu (caretaker), ladies-in-waiting, kahili bearers, chanters, and pu kane (conch shell blowers). Each person in the royal court is educated about their roles and Kalākaua's mission. These people who make up the Royal Court represent more than just Hawaiian history, but the Hawaiian spirit that continuously flows throughout the islands.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The procession of the Royal Court precedes and ends each night of the Merrie Monarch hula competition, and they sit in state during the performances.

Non-competition events

The first four days of the festival consist of free, non–competition events. These include performances by local and international halau at many venues around Hilo, as well as an arts and crafts fair.<ref name="mmevents" /> The Wednesday Ho'ike Night Free exhibition at the Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium is very popular, and often features international hālau from other Pacific islands and Japan,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and native or indigenous dancers and dances from locations such as Alaska and New Zealand. A final non–competition event, the Merrie Monarch Parade, takes place on Saturday morning.<ref name="mmevents" />

Hula competition

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Competitor in the Miss Aloha Hula competition dancing her hula 'auana segment at the 2003 Merrie Monarch festival

The festivities culminate in the annual competitions held at the Edith Kanakaʻole Multipurpose Stadium in Hoʻolulu Park.<ref name="mmevents" /> Dancers perform individually and in groups, with seven minutes allowed for each performance.<ref name="k5history">Template:Cite web</ref>

Miss Aloha Hula

Thursday night is the first competition event. Individual female dancers compete for the title of Miss Aloha Hula.<ref name="mmevents" /> Each dancer performs in both traditional (hula kahiko) and modern (hula ʻauana) forms of hula, as well as chant (oli) during their kahiko performance.<ref name="mmevents" />

Miss Aloha Hula is hula's top solo wahine, or women's, honor.<ref name=whtoday>Template:Cite news</ref> Originally known as Miss Hula, the title was later changed to Miss Aloha Hula.<ref name=whtoday/> Aloha Dalire, a kumu hula and hula dancer, won the first Miss Aloha Hula under her maiden name, Aloha Wong, in 1971.<ref name=whtoday/><ref name=hsa>Template:Cite news</ref>

The Miss Aloha Hula competition began in 1971. Each hālau may submit one contestant who is 18 to 25 years old and unmarried. Each contestant performs a hula kahiko and hula 'auana. For kahiko, they must perform an oli, ka'i, mele, and ho'i in the 7 minute time limit. No microphones are used for the oli and minimal makeup is applied. They are also judged on their costuming and leis.

Group hula kahiko

There are two divisions of group competition, the male (kāne) division and the female (wahine) division.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Friday night features hālau performing ancient style hula.<ref name="mmevents" />

Group hula ʻauana

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Dancers in the men's hula 'auana competition at the 2003 Merrie Monarch Festival

Saturday night features hālau performing modern style hula. Awards are also announced on Saturday night.<ref name="mmevents" />

Judging criteria

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A solo dancer practices for the Miss Aloha Hula kahiko competition on the stage of the Edith Kanakaole Stadium (2019)

During their performances hālau and individuals are judged in a variety of categories. First, there is the entrance (kaʻi).<ref name="k5judge">Template:Cite web</ref> During their chant (oli) and dance (hula), judges look for interpretation of the song being performed, expression of the hula, chant, or song, posture, precision, hand gestures, feet and body movement, grooming, and authenticity of costume and adornments.<ref name="k5judge" /> Finally there is the exit off stage (hoʻi).<ref name="k5judge" /> Performers are scored on each aspect of the performance.

Cultural impact

Many believe that the Merrie Monarch Festival “brought about a renaissance of Hawaiian culture.”<ref name="k5history" /> The festival identifies four goals related to Hawaiian culture, quoted from their website:

  1. Perpetuating the traditional culture of the Hawaiian people;
  2. Developing and augmenting a living knowledge of Hawaiian arts and crafts through workshops, demonstrations, exhibitions and performances of the highest quality and authenticity;
  3. Reaching those who might not otherwise have the opportunity to participate;
  4. Enriching the future lives of all of Hawaii's children

The festival claims that through it, “thousands of people in Hawaii and throughout the world are learning about the history and culture of Hawaii.” The Merrie Monarch Festival “has received worldwide recognition for its historic and cultural significance.” <ref name="mmabout" />

Television coverage and web livestream

The festival was first broadcast on local TV in 1981, when KITV brought the festival to homes across Hawaii. Coverage began as taped and edited highlight segments and eventually went live.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> KITV broadcast the festival for 29 years; in 2009, Luana Kawelu, who had recently taken over the job of president of the Merrie Monarch Festival, signed a deal with competitor KFVE to broadcast the festival in 2010 and beyond.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The hula competition is livestreamed for free all three nights on the website of Hawaii News Now, so that persons not living in Hawaii may enjoy it.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Nā Hiwahiwa O HawaiTemplate:Okinai festival, Japan

For some hālau, the festival does not end after the competition is over. Those who place in the competition are then invited to attend the Nā Hiwahiwa Festival in Tokyo, Japan. This festival includes Merrie Monarch Festival winners and Nā Hōku Hanohano winners. This festival is a celebration of the Hawaiian dancers and singers who received award-winning recognition in these competitions. Japan is one of the biggest supporters in the world of hula and the Hawaiian culture. Japanese hula schools do not compete in the Merrie Monarch Festival, but most of the schools travel to Hilo every year to support the hula hālau and experience the festivities Merrie Monarch has to offer.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Participants, winners, and judges

Miss Aloha Hula

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Hālau HiTemplate:Okinaiakaināmakalehua Robert KeTemplate:Okinaano KaTemplate:Okinaupu IV & Lono Padilla Lilia Asayo Mccabe Takahashi colspan="1"Template:N/A Marina LaTemplate:Okinaakea Choi colspan="1"Template:N/A
Hālau Hula Template:OkinaO Nāpunaheleonāpua Rich Pedrina  colspan="3"Template:N/A Kaleikaumaka Destiny Kaimanaimolii Bartolome Cruz
Hālau Hula Ka Lehua Tuahine KaTemplate:Okinailihiwa Vaughan-Darval Kayla Sachi Celades Tayla-Nohealeimamo Kamaehukauikapono TaTemplate:Okinauhere Vaughan-Darval colspan="2"Template:N/A
Hālau I Ka Wēkiu Karl Veto Baker & Michael Casupang Līhau Template:OkinaĪmaikalani Ichinose colspan="3"Template:N/A
Hālau Ka Lehua Pua Kamaehu Kasie Puahala Kaleohano & Brandi Nohelani Barrett Chianti Kamailekaluhea Motta Tehani Kaleohoneonālani Barrett colspan="2"Template:N/A
Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana O LeināTemplate:Okinaala LeināTemplate:Okinaala Pavao Jardin HeleolanimaināmakaohāTemplate:Okinaena Hailee Jo Yokotake Breeze Ann Kalehuaonālani Vidinha Pavao colspan="2"Template:N/A
Hālau Ka Liko Pua O Kalaniākea Kapua Dalire-Moe colspan="1"Template:N/A Jazmine Nohealani Adams-Clarke Manaia Kawaipua-makanakauTemplate:Okinaikawēkiume-kanoeuTemplate:Okinaiokeolamaikalaniākea Dalire-Moe Ashley Kilioulaninuiamamao-hoopiiwahinekapualoke-okalaniakea Lai
Hālau KalaTemplate:Okinaakeakauikawēkiu Kenneth Dean Alohapumehanaokalā Victor colspan="1"Template:N/A PōlaTemplate:Okinaa KalaniTemplate:Okinaelima Yim Shyla HehāliTemplate:Okinaaalohapūlamakeolalani Victor colspan="1"Template:N/A
Hālau KekuaokalāTemplate:OkinaauTemplate:OkinaalaTemplate:Okinailiahi Haunani & Template:OkinaIliahi Paredes Amedée Kauakohemālamalama Conley-Kapoi Karlee Pōhaikealoha Rita Chong Kee Kyleigh Hōkūao Manuel-Sagon colspan="1"Template:N/A
Hālau Lilia Makanoe Shelsea Lilia Ai KeTemplate:Okinaala KaleinanihoTemplate:Okinaopulakaumakamauloa Cabison-KahoTemplate:Okinaonei colspan="1"Template:N/A Renee Maile Eveliga Kaikaina Tataipu colspan="1"Template:N/A
Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka Nāpua Greig Silva Shayla Angeline Kamalei Ballesteros Pōhaikealoha Olikolani Artates colspan="2"Template:N/A
Hālau Nā Mamo O PuTemplate:Okinauanahulu William Kahakuleilehua HaunuTemplate:Okinau Sonny Ching/Lōpaka Igarta-DeVera Caly Ann KamōTemplate:Okinaīwahineokaimana Ragonton Domingo Meleana Kamalani Mirafuentes* colspan="2"Template:N/A
Hālau O Ka Hanu Lehua Carlson Kamaka Kukona III colspan="1"Template:N/A Jill-Lyan Makanaokalani Mae-Ling Mamizuka Riann Nālani Michiko Fujihara Cierra Mei-Ling HauTemplate:Okinaolimaikalani Pagaduan Chow
Hula Hālau Template:OkinaO Kamuela Kunewa Mook & KauTemplate:Okinaionālani KamanaTemplate:Okinao NāhakuTemplate:Okinaelua Template:OkinaĀpuakēhau Kekauoha JeTemplate:Okinaani-Jade Kalamaolaikapohakea Pavao AuliTemplate:Okinaionāpualokekūonaona Jon-Marie Hisayo Faurot colspan="1"Template:N/A
Ka Lā Template:OkinaŌnohi Mai O HaTemplate:OkinaehaTemplate:Okinae Tracie & Keawe Lopes KaTemplate:Okinaōnohikaumakaakeawe Kananiokeakua Holokai Lopes* Agnes Renee Leihiwahiwai-kapolionāmakua Thronas Brown PiTemplate:Okinaikea KekīhenelehuawewehiikekauTemplate:Okinaōnohi Lopes* Rosemary KaTemplate:Okinaimilei Keamoai-Strickland
KawaiTemplate:Okinaulaokalā KeliTemplate:OkinaihoTemplate:Okinaomalu Puchalski  colspan="2"Template:N/A HiTemplate:Okinailei Lanikauakapukapuokeānuenue Puchalski Crishelle Kaleiohōkū Young
KawailiTemplate:Okinaulā Chinky Māhoe colspan="2"Template:N/A MoanikeTemplate:Okinaala Fiafia Irene Silva MoanikeTemplate:Okinaala Fiafia Irene Silva
Ke Kai O Kahiki LaTemplate:Okinaakea Perry colspan="3"Template:N/A MakaTemplate:Okinaala Kahikinaokalālani Victoria Perry*
Keolalaulani Hālau Template:OkinaŌlapa O Laka Keola Dalire colspan="1"Template:N/A Eva Rose KeaoTemplate:OkinaōpuaikalaTemplate:Okinai Espinoza colspan="2"Template:N/A
Nā Pualei O Likolehua NiuliTemplate:Okinai Heine Kapālama Kamalupawehi Abad colspan="3"Template:N/A
Pua AliTemplate:Okinai Template:OkinaIlima Vicky Holt Takamine & Jeff Takamine Nicole Mei Lan KaleihiwaokealiTemplate:Okinaiokaloa Takamine colspan="3"Template:N/A

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  • * denotes Winner of the Hawaiian Language Award
  • ** denotes winner that was later disqualified because she was too young

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Hālau

Hālau may participate in the Wahine or Kāne divisions, or both. For each division, they must perform a group kahiko and Template:Okinaauana.

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Hālau Kumu Location 2024 2023 2022 2021 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Academy of Hawaiian Arts Mark KealiTemplate:Okinai HoTemplate:Okinaomalu Oakland, CA colspan="6"Template:N/A colspan="3"Template:N/A
Beamer-Solomon Hālau O PoTemplate:Okinaohala Hulali Solomon-Covington Kohala, HawaiTemplate:Okinai colspan="4"Template:N/A colspan="4"Template:N/A colspan="3"Template:N/A colspan="2"Template:N/A
Hālau Template:OkinaO Lilinoe Sissy Kaio & Lilinoe Kaio Carson, California colspan="4"Template:N/A colspan="8"Template:N/A
Hālau HiTemplate:Okinaiakaināmakalehua Robert KeTemplate:Okinaano KaTemplate:Okinaupu IV & Lono Padilla Kalihi Kai, OTemplate:Okinaahu 1O 1K 2A 1A 1A 5K 4A 2O 2K 3A 3M 1K 3O 2K 3A 1M 1K 3M 1O 1K 1M 3K 1M 2M colspan="6"Template:N/A
Hālau Hula Template:OkinaO Hōkūlani Hōkūlani & Larry De Rego Waipahu, OTemplate:Okinaahu colspan="9"Template:N/A colspan="1"Template:N/A colspan="1"Template:N/A
Hālau Hula Template:OkinaO Kahikilaulani Nāhōkūokalani Gaspang Hilo, HawaiTemplate:Okinai colspan="1"Template:N/A colspan="2"Template:N/A 1A colspan="1"Template:N/A 2K 1K 2A 3K** 2A 2A 4A 3O 4K 3A colspan="1"Template:N/A colspan="1"Template:N/A
Hālau Hula Template:OkinaO Nāpunaheleonāpua Rich Pedrina KāneTemplate:Okinaohe, OTemplate:Okinaahu & Hilo, HawaiTemplate:Okinai colspan="3"Template:N/A colspan="1"Template:N/A colspan="7"Template:N/A
Hālau Hula Ka Lehua Tuahine KaTemplate:Okinailihiwa Vaughan-Darval* Mānoa, OTemplate:Okinaahu 4K 5A 3K 5A 5A colspan="1"Template:N/A 1A colspan="4"Template:N/A
Hālau Hula Kauluokalā Uluwehi Guerrero Kahului, Maui colspan="14"Template:N/A
Hālau Hula Ke Template:OkinaOlu Makani O Mauna Loa Meleana Manuel Kīlauea Volcano, HawaiTemplate:Okinai colspan="2"Template:N/A colspan="12"Template:N/A
Hālau Hula Lani Ola Puanani Jung Laguna Hills, CA colspan="2"Template:N/A colspan="5"Template:N/A colspan="6"Template:N/A
Hālau Hula Nā Pua UTemplate:Okinai O HawaiTemplate:Okinai Etua Lopes colspan="10"Template:N/A colspan="5"Template:N/A
Hālau Hula O Kaleimomi Sheldeen Kaleimomi Haleamau* colspan="11"Template:N/A colspan="1"Template:N/A colspan="1"Template:N/A
Hālau Hula O Kauhionāmauna Theresa Kauhionāmauna Ramento Tehiva Waipahu, OTemplate:Okinaahu colspan="1"Template:N/A colspan="3"Template:N/A colspan="9"Template:N/A
Hālau Hula O Keola-AliTemplate:Okinaiokekai Iola Balubar colspan="15"Template:N/A
Hālau Hula O Pukaikapuaokalani Ellen Castillo colspan="13"Template:N/A
Hālau Hula Olana Howard & Olana Ai, and Shelsea Ai Apana PuTemplate:Okinauloa, OTemplate:Okinaahu colspan="3"Template:N/A 5A 5K
Hālau I Ka Wēkiu Karl Veto Baker & Michael Casupang Pauoa, OTemplate:Okinaahu colspan="2"Template:N/A 5A 4O 3K 3A 4A 5A 4K 4A 1A colspan="2"Template:N/A 5K 4K 2A 5M 1O 1K 1A colspan="1"Template:N/A
Hālau Ka Lehua Pua Kamaehu Kasie Puahala Kaleohano & Brandi Nohelani Barrett Hilo, HawaiTemplate:Okinai colspan="14"Template:N/A
Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana O LeināTemplate:Okinaala LeināTemplate:Okinaala Pavao Jardin Kalāheo, KauaTemplate:Okinai 2O 2O 2K 2A 4M 3O 3O 5K 2A 2M 1O 1O 1K 1A 4O 5K 3A 5A 3K 2A 3K 4M 2M 4M 4A 5M 3K colspan="4"Template:N/A
Hālau Ka Liko Pua O Kalaniākea Kapua Dalire-Moe* KāneTemplate:Okinaohe, OTemplate:Okinaahu 3O 2O 2K 2A 2M 5K colspan="2"Template:N/A
Hālau KalaTemplate:Okinaakeakauikawēkiu Kenneth Dean Alohapumehanaokalā Victor Kona, HawaiTemplate:Okinai colspan="1"Template:N/A colspan="11"Template:N/A
Hālau Kawaihoa Greg Lontayao colspan="15"Template:N/A
Hālau Ke KiaTemplate:Okinai A Template:OkinaO Hula KapiTemplate:Okinaolani HaTemplate:Okinao colspan="9"Template:N/A colspan="1"Template:N/A
Hālau KealiTemplate:Okinai O Nālani KealiTemplate:Okinai Ceballos Los Angeles, CA colspan="5"Template:N/A colspan="1"Template:N/A colspan="2"Template:N/A
Hālau KeTemplate:Okinaalaokamaile KealiTemplate:Okinai Reichel colspan="12"Template:N/A 1O 1K 1M 1O 1K 1A 1M colspan="1"Template:N/A ku
Hālau KekuaokalāTemplate:OkinaauTemplate:OkinaalaTemplate:Okinailiahi Haunani & Template:OkinaIliahi Paredes Wailuku, Maui 3O 3K 3A 2M 1O 1K 4A 2K 1O 1K 1A 2O 1O 3K 1A 2O 2A 3O 3O 4K 1A 3M 2K 2A 4A 2K 4A 2M colspan="4"Template:N/A
Hālau Keolakapuokalani Drake Keolakapu Dudoit Delaforcé Āliamanu & Nānākuli, OTemplate:Okinaahu colspan="11"Template:N/A
Hālau Kiawekūpono O Ka Ua Ulukoa Duhaylonsod Honokai Hale, Pukaua, Honouliuli, OTemplate:Okinaahu colspan="1"Template:N/A colspan="14"Template:N/A
Hālau Lilia Makanoe Shelsea Lilia Ai Template:OkinaAiea, OTemplate:Okinaahu colspan="13"Template:N/A
Hālau Manaola Nani Lim Yap Kohala, HawaiTemplate:Okinai colspan="5"Template:N/A 4M 2K colspan="8"Template:N/A
Hālau Mōhala Template:OkinaIlima Māpuana de Silva KaTemplate:Okinaohao, OTemplate:Okinaahu 5K** 3A colspan="1"Template:N/A 3K 4K 4K 2A 4K 3M 1O 1K 3A 1A 1M
Hālau Nā Kamalei O Līlīlehua Robert Uluwehionāpuaikawēkiuokalani Cazimero Honolulu, OTemplate:Okinaahu colspan="8"Template:N/A 1O 2K 1A colspan="7"Template:N/A
Hālau Nā Lei Hiwahiwa Template:OkinaO KuTemplate:Okinaualoha Sammye KuTemplate:Okinaualoha Young colspan="9"Template:N/A colspan="6"Template:N/A
Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka Nāpua Greig Waiohuli, Maui 5K** colspan="3"Template:N/A 1O 1O 2K 1A 1M 5K 5M 2K 2A 5M 2O 2K 3A 1M colspan="1"Template:N/A
Hālau Nā Mamo O KaTemplate:Okinaala Tiare Noelani Chang colspan="11"Template:N/A colspan="1"Template:N/A
Hālau Nā Mamo O PuTemplate:Okinauanahulu William Kahakuleilehua HaunuTemplate:Okinau Sonny Ching/Lōpaka Igarta-DeVera Kapahulu, OTemplate:Okinaahu 2O 2K 1A 5M 2O 2O 2K 3A 2O 2K 3A 3M 3K 4A colspan="1"Template:N/A 2K 3K 2A 4M 3K 3A colspan="1"Template:N/A 1O 4K 5A 1O 3K 1A 4K 3A 5K 4A 3O 3K 3A 4M colspan="3"Template:N/A 1O 1K 1A 1K 1A
Hālau Nā Pua Template:OkinaO Waiolama Emery LiTemplate:OkinailiTemplate:Okinaiokalani Aceret Hilo, HawaiTemplate:Okinai colspan="8"Template:N/A colspan="3"Template:N/A colspan="3"Template:N/A
Hālau O Ka Hanu Lehua Carlson Kamaka Kukona III Waikapū, Maui 4A colspan="6"Template:N/A
Hālau O Ka Ua Kanilehua Johnny Lum Ho Hilo, HawaiTemplate:Okinai colspan="5"Template:N/A colspan="1"Template:N/A 1O 1K 1A 5M colspan="2"Template:N/A colspan="2"Template:N/A colspan="2"Template:N/A
Hālau O Ke Ānuenue Glenn Kelena Vasconcellos Hilo, HawaiTemplate:Okinai colspan="8"Template:N/A colspan="1"Template:N/A colspan="1"Template:N/A colspan="1"Template:N/A
Hālau o ke Template:OkinaATemplate:OkinaaliTemplate:Okinai Kū Makani ManuTemplate:Okinaaikohana Boyd colspan="11"Template:N/A 1O 1K colspan="3"Template:N/A
Hālau O Nā Pua Kukui Ed Collier colspan="10"Template:N/A colspan="3"Template:N/A
Healani's Hula Hālau & Music Academy Beverly Healani Sun Lan Apana Muraoka colspan="10"Template:N/A colspan="5"Template:N/A
Hula Hālau Template:OkinaO Kamuela Kunewa Mook & KauTemplate:Okinaionālani KamanaTemplate:Okinao Kalihi & Waimānalo, OTemplate:Okinaahu 3O 3O 1K 4A 3M 4K 3O 3K 3A 2M colspan="1"Template:N/A 1O 1K 2A 5M 5K 3A 2M 4A 4M 1O 1K 4A 1M 3O 3K 1A 2O 2K 2A 3M 1A 1M 1A 1K 1A
Hula Hālau O Kou Lima Nani Iwalani Kalima Keaukaha, HawaiTemplate:Okinai colspan="6"Template:N/A colspan="9"Template:N/A
Template:OkinaIlima Hula Studio Lani-Girl Kaleiki-Ahlo colspan="11"Template:N/A colspan="4"Template:N/A
Ka Lā Template:OkinaŌnohi Mai O HaTemplate:OkinaehaTemplate:Okinae Tracie* & Keawe Lopes PuTemplate:OkinaahuTemplate:Okinaula, KoTemplate:Okinaolaupoko, OTemplate:Okinaahu 1O 1O 3K 1A 4K 4A 1M 1O 1O 1K 4A 3K 1M 2O 4K 2A 1M 4O 3O 4K 4A 1M 5K 2M 2M 1O 1O 2K 1A 5K 3A 3M 3K 5A 3M 1O 1K 1A 1M 4K 4A 4M colspan="1"Template:N/A
Ka Leo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka Lā Kaleo Trinidad Honolulu, OTemplate:Okinaahu colspan="1"Template:N/A 3O 4K 2A colspan="2"Template:N/A 1O 1K 1O 1K 1A colspan="2"Template:N/A 1K 3A 1O 2K 1A 1A colspan="1"Template:N/A
Ka Pā Hula O Ka Lei Lehua Snowbird Puananiopaoakalani Bento colspan="6"Template:N/A colspan="3"Template:N/A colspan="2"Template:N/A
Ka Pā Hula O Kauanoe O WaTemplate:Okinaahila Maelia Loebenstein Carter* colspan="6"Template:N/A colspan="3"Template:N/A colspan="2"Template:N/A
Ka Pā Nani Template:OkinaO Lilinoe Lilinoe Lindsey colspan="11"Template:N/A colspan="4"Template:N/A
KawaiTemplate:Okinaulaokalā KeliTemplate:OkinaihoTemplate:Okinaomalu Puchalski Kalaepōhaku, OTemplate:Okinaahu 4K 4K 4K 3A 4K colspan="9"Template:N/A
KawailiTemplate:Okinaulā Chinky Māhoe Kailua & Mānoa, OTemplate:Okinaahu colspan="2"Template:N/A 3O 2A 1O 1O 1K 1A 2O 2K 4A 5M 1O 1K 3M 4K 4A 3K** 1K 1O 1K 1A
Ke Kai O Kahiki LaTemplate:Okinaakea Perry WaiTemplate:Okinaanae, OTemplate:Okinaahu colspan="2"Template:N/A 4A 3M 3K 2K 3A 3K colspan="1"Template:N/A 1O 1K 1O 1K 1A 1O 1K
KeTemplate:Okinaena ATemplate:Okinao Hula Leimomi Ho Pālolo, OTemplate:Okinaahu colspan="4"Template:N/A colspan="3"Template:N/A colspan="1"Template:N/A colspan="5"Template:N/A
KeTemplate:Okinaala Template:OkinaO KamailelauliTemplate:OkinailiTemplate:Okinai H. Kamaile Hamada Federal Way, WA colspan="1"Template:N/A colspan="3"Template:N/A colspan="10"Template:N/A
Keolalaulani Hālau Template:OkinaŌlapa O Laka Aloha Dalire* & Keola Dalire* HeTemplate:Okinaeia, KāneTemplate:Okinaohe, OTemplate:Okinaahu colspan="1"Template:N/A colspan="1"Template:N/A colspan="1"Template:N/A 2M 1A 1M
Moana's Hula Hālau Raquel Dudoit & Valerie Dudoit-Teaga Kaunakakai, MolokaTemplate:Okinai colspan="7"Template:N/A colspan="7"Template:N/A
Nā Hula O Kaohikukapulani Kapu Kinimaka Alquiza colspan="12"Template:N/A colspan="1"Template:N/A colspan="1"Template:N/A
Nā Lei O Kaholokū Leialoha Lim Amina & Nani Lim Yap colspan="14"Template:N/A colspan="1"Template:N/A
Nā Mea Hula O Kahikinaokalālani Karla KealiTemplate:OkinaihoTemplate:Okinaomalu-Akiona colspan="15"Template:N/A
Nā Pua Me Kealoha Sissy Kaio & Lilinoe McCormack Carson, California colspan="7"Template:N/A colspan="1"Template:N/A colspan="1"Template:N/A colspan="2"Template:N/A
Nā Pualei O Likolehua NiuliTemplate:Okinai Heine Kalihi, OTemplate:Okinaahu colspan="6"Template:N/A colspan="5"Template:N/A colspan="2"Template:N/A
Nani Ola Hawaiian Dance Company Kanani Pharr-Cadaoas colspan="15"Template:N/A
Pua AliTemplate:Okinai Template:OkinaIlima Vicky HanakaTemplate:Okinaulaniokamāmalu Holt Takamine & Jeff Kānekaiwilani Takamine Honolulu, OTemplate:Okinaahu colspan="15"Template:N/A
Pukalani Hula Hale HiTemplate:Okinailei Maxwell-Juan Pukalani & Kahului, Maui colspan="6"Template:N/A colspan="8"Template:N/A

Notes:

  • * denotes Former Miss Aloha Hula Winner
  • ** denotes a tie

Judges

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Ainsley Halemanu 5
Alicia Keawekane Smith 4
Cy Bridges 7
Ed Collier 3
Etua Lopes 4
Hōkūlani Holt Padilla 2
Holoua Stender 1
Joan S. Lindsey 5
Kalena Silva 8
Karl Veto Baker 1
Kawaikapuokalani Hewett 3
KealiTemplate:Okinai Reichel 6
Kehaulani Kekua 1
Keith Awai 1
Kimo Alama Keaulana 1
Leiana Woodside 1
Leimomi Ho 1
Mae Kamāmalu Klein 6
Maelia Loebenstein Carter 4
Nālani KanakaTemplate:Okinaole Zane 13
Nani Lim Yap 4
Nathan Napoka 3
Noenoelani Zuttermeister Lewis 10
Pat Namaka Bacon 2
PiTemplate:Okinailani Lua 5
Pualani KanakaTemplate:Okinaole Kanahele 1
Rachel Lahela KaTemplate:Okinaaihue 3
Vicky Holt Takamine 5
Wayne Chang 2
William Kahakuleilehua HaunuTemplate:Okinau "Sonny" Ching 2

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See also

References

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