Clean sweep at Merrie Monarch for Kauai halau
Halau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leina‘ala, under the direction of kumu hula Leina‘ala Pavao Jardin, made it a clean sweep Saturday night at the 59th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival.
The halau from Kalaheo, Kauai took first place in wahine hula kahiko (ancient hula), wahine hula ‘auana (modern hula), and wahine overall — and also claimed the Lokalia Montgomery Perpetual Trophy as the overall winner. In fact, the top three overall halau in the group hula competition were all wahine.
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The results from the Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium in Hilo are as follows:
Overall Winner
1. Halau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leina‘ala, kumu hula Leina‘ala Pavao Jardin, 1218 points
2. Ka La ‘Onohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e, na kumu hula Tracie and Keawe Lopes, 1211 points (tie-breaker 1693 points)
3. Hula Halau ‘O Kamuela, na kumu hula Kunewa Mook and Kau‘ionalani Kamana‘o, 1211 points (tie-breaker 1691 points)
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1. Halau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leina‘ala, kumu hula Leina‘ala Pavao Jardin, 1218 points
2. Ka La ‘Onohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e, na kumu hula Tracie and Keawe Lopes, 1211 points (tie-breaker 1693 points)
3. Hula Halau ‘O Kamuela, na kumu hula Kunewa Mook and Kau‘ionalani Kamana‘o, 1211 points (tie-breaker 1691 points)
Kane Overall
1. Halau Kekuaokala‘au‘ala‘iliahi, na kumu hula Haunani and ‘Iliahi Parades, 1198 points
2. Halau Hi‘iakainamakalehua, na kumu hula Robert Ke‘ano Ka‘upu IV and Lono Padilla, 1160 points
3. Kawaili‘ula, kumu hula Chinky Mahoe, 1143 points
Wahine Hula Kahiko
1. Halau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leina‘ala, kumu hula Leina‘ala Pavao Jardin, 607 points
2. Halau Kekuaokala‘au‘ala‘iliahi, na kumu hula Haunani and ‘Iliahi Parades, 604 points
3. Hula Halau ‘O Kamuela, na kumu hula Kunewa Mook and Kau‘ionalani Kamana‘o, 602 points
4. Ka La ‘Onohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e, na kumu hula Tracie and Keawe Lopes, 601 points
5. Halau Hi‘iakainamakalehua, na kumu hula Robert Ke‘ano Ka‘upu IV and Lono Padilla, 596 points
Wahine Hula ‘Auana
1. Ka Lei Mokihana O Leina‘ala, kumu hula Leina‘ala Pavao Jardin, 611 points
2. Ka La ‘Onohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e, na kumu hula Tracie and Keawe Lopes, 610 points
3. Hula Halau ‘O Kamuela, na kumu hula Kunewa Mook and Kau‘ionalani Kamana‘o, 609 points
4. Halau Hi‘iakainamakalehua, na kumu hula Robert Ke‘ano Ka‘upu IV and Lono Padilla, 606 points
5. Hula Ka Lehua Tuahine, kumu hula Ka‘ilihiwa Vaughan-Darval, 603 points
Kane Hula Kahiko
1. Halau Kekuaokala‘au‘ala‘iliahi, na kumu hula Haunani and ‘Iliahi Parades, 597 points
2. Halau Hi‘iakainamakalehua, na kumu hula Robert Ke‘ano Ka‘upu IV and Lono Padilla, 571 points
3. Halau Na Mamo O Pu‘uanahula, na kumu hula William Kahakuleilehua Haunu‘u “Sonny” Ching and Lopaka Igarta-De Vera, 564 points
4. Kawai‘ulaokala, kumu hula Keli‘iho‘omalu Puchalski, 551 points
Kane Hula ‘Auana
1. Halau Kekuaokala‘au‘ala‘iliahi, na kumu hula Haunani and ‘Iliahi Parades, 601 points
2. Kawaili‘ula, kumu hula Chinky Mahoe, 593 points
3. Halau Hi‘iakainamakalehua, na kumu hula Robert Ke‘ano Ka‘upu IV and Lono Padilla, 589 points
4. Halau Na Mamo O Pu‘uanahula, na kumu hula William Kahakuleilehua Haunu‘u “Sonny” Ching and Lopaka Igarta-De Vera, 576 points
See Monday’s edition of the Tribune-Herald for a full story on the 2022 Merrie Monarch Festival hula competition.
