Merrie Monarch Festival
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| Merrie Monarch Festival | |
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| Dates |
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| Location(s) | Edith Kanakaʻole Multi-Purpose Stadium at Hoʻolulu Park, Hilo, Hawaii |
| Years active | 1964–present |
| Founders | Helen Hale, Gene Wilhelm, George Naʻope |
| Website | www |
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.[1] Many hālau hula (schools), including some from the U.S. mainland[2] and some international performers,[3] 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.[4]
Merrie Monarch week begins Easter Sunday every year.[5] The competitive hula events end the week, and occur on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday;[5] 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.[6]
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.[7]
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.[1] 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.[1] 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."[1] 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.[8]
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.[9] 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.[9] Along with George Naʻope and Gene Wilhelm, Hale organized the first Merrie Monarch Festival in 1964.[9] 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.”[9]
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.[10]
By 1968, the festival had waned in popularity.[9] Dottie Thompson took over the festival as executive director, and transformed it into a private community organization.[9] Thompson "wanted to move the festival more toward a Hawaiian theme," a goal that was accomplished by centering the festival events around hula.[9] In 1971 Thompson and Naʻope introduced a hula competition.[9] Nine wahine (female) hālau entered the competition in its first year, and in 1976 the festival opened the competition to kāne (male) hālau.[9]
Today, the Merrie Monarch Festival is an annual week–long event culminating in three days of prestigious hula competition.[11] It is now a non–profit organization registered with the State of Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.[4] Proceeds from the festival support educational scholarships, workshops, seminars, symposiums and the continuation of the event itself.[4]
Festival activities
The Merrie Monarch Festival occurs annually in the spring. It runs from Easter Sunday morning to Saturday evening.[3]
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.[12] 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.[3] 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,[13] 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.[3]
Hula competition
The festivities culminate in the annual competitions held at the Edith Kanakaʻole Multipurpose Stadium in Hoʻolulu Park.[3] Dancers perform individually and in groups, with seven minutes allowed for each performance.[14]
Miss Aloha Hula
Thursday night is the first competition event. Individual female dancers compete for the title of Miss Aloha Hula.[3] Each dancer performs in both traditional (hula kahiko) and modern (hula ʻauana) forms of hula, as well as chant (oli) during their kahiko performance.[3]
Miss Aloha Hula is hula's top solo wahine, or women's, honor.[15] Originally known as Miss Hula, the title was later changed to Miss Aloha Hula.[15] Aloha Dalire, a kumu hula and hula dancer, won the first Miss Aloha Hula under her maiden name, Aloha Wong, in 1971.[15][16]
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.[17] Friday night features hālau performing ancient style hula.[3]
Group hula ʻauana
Saturday night features hālau performing modern style hula. Awards are also announced on Saturday night.[3]
Judging criteria
During their performances hālau and individuals are judged in a variety of categories. First, there is the entrance (kaʻi).[18] 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.[18] Finally there is the exit off stage (hoʻi).[18] 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.”[14] The festival identifies four goals related to Hawaiian culture, quoted from their website:
- Perpetuating the traditional culture of the Hawaiian people;
- Developing and augmenting a living knowledge of Hawaiian arts and crafts through workshops, demonstrations, exhibitions and performances of the highest quality and authenticity;
- Reaching those who might not otherwise have the opportunity to participate;
- 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.” [4]
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.[19] 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.[20]
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.[21]
Nā Hiwahiwa O Hawaiʻi 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.[22]
Participants, winners, and judges
Miss Aloha Hula
Key:
- 1st Place
- 2nd Place
- 3rd Place
- 4th Place
- 5th Place
1970s
| Hālau | Kumu | 1979 | 1978 | 1977 | 1976 | 1975 | 1974 | 1973 | 1972 | 1971 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hālau Hula O Pukaikapuaokalani | Ellen Castillo | — | Pualani Chang | — | ||||||
| Hālau ʻO Kahealani | — | Aulani Newalu | — | |||||||
| ʻIlima Hula Studio | — | Ululani Duenas | Leimomi Maria | — | ||||||
| Johnny Lum Ho Hula Studio | Johnny Lum Ho | — | Dee Dee Aipolani** | — | ||||||
| Kaleo ʻO Nani Loa Studio | — | Cheryl Nalani Guernesy | — | |||||||
| Keolalaulani Hālau ʻŌlapa O Laka | — | Regina Makaikai Igarashi | — | Aloha Wong | ||||||
| Louise Kaleiki Hula Studio | — | Kalani Kalawa | — | |||||||
| Pāʻū O Hiʻiaka | Jody Imehana Mitchell | — | ||||||||
| Piilani Watkins Hula Studio | — | Dee Dee Aipolani | — | |||||||
1980s
| Hālau | Kumu | 1989 | 1988 | 1987 | 1986 | 1985 | 1984 | 1983 | 1982 | 1981 | 1980 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hālau Hula ʻO Kahikilaulani | Nāhōkūokalani Gaspang | — | Sheldeen Kaleimomi Kaleohano | — | |||||||
| Hālau O Ka Ua Kanilehua | Johnny Lum Ho | — | Lisa Kuʻuipo Doi | — | Geola Pua | Dayna Kanani Oda | Brenda Alidon | Kaula Kamahele | |||
| Hauʻoli Hula Hālau | — | Twyla Ululani Mendez | — | ||||||||
| Hālau O Nā Maoli Pua | Piʻilani Smith | — | |||||||||
| The Ladies of Keʻala O Ka Lauwaʻe | — | Leimomi Nuuhiwa | Healani Youn | — | |||||||
1990s
| Hālau | Kumu | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hālau Hula Olana | Howard & Olana Ai | — | Kapiʻolani Lanchenko | — | Natalie Noelani Ai | ||||||
| Hālau Hula ʻO Hokulani | Hokulani De Rego | Leinani Kahikilaulani De Rego | — | ||||||||
| Hālau Hula ʻO Kahikilaulani | Rae Kahiki Fonseca | Misty Mahealani ʻAina* | — | ||||||||
| Hālau Hula ʻO Ka Ua Kāhune | — | Tami Kamaile Nakamura | — | ||||||||
| Hālau Ka Ua Kilihune | Al Makahinu Barcarse | Cyd Laʻie Anahiwa Gaspar | — | ||||||||
| Hālau Ka Waikahe Lani Malie | Kumu Hula Blaine Kamalani Kia | Caroline Rose Kawaemakaleha Julian | — | ||||||||
| Hālau Kealiʻi O Nalani | Kealiʻi Ceballos | Meleokaʻukaʻulele Hiraiwa | — | ||||||||
| Hālau Kealakapawa | Michael Kaʻilipunohu Canopin | Lisa Lei Makaonaona Wuest | Alexandra Makaonaona Obra | — | |||||||
| Hālau Mōhala ʻIlima | Māpuana de Silva | Dawn Napuaʻala Abrams | — | Kehaulani Enos | — | Liz Madrona | — | ||||
| Hālau O Ka Ua Kanilehua | Johnny Lum Ho | — | Pauliann Kaleonani Kekela | — | Napua Greig | — | |||||
| Hālau ʻO Ke Ānuenue | Glenn Kelena Vasconcellos | Kelly Lee Kaheanani Wehrsig | — | Karla Kanoelehua Kahawaiolaʻa | — | ||||||
| Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela | Kunewa Mook & Kauʻionālani Kamanaʻo | — | Joselyn Leialoha Robins | — | |||||||
| Ka Pā Hula O Kauanoe O Waʻahila | Mae Ulalia Long Loebenstein | — | Allison Kailihiwa Kahaʻipiʻilani Vaughan | — | Maelia Lani Kahanuola Loebenstein | — | |||||
| Kealiʻikaapunihonua Keʻena Aʻo Hula | — | Kuʻukamalani Ho | — | ||||||||
| Keolalaulani Hālau ʻŌlapa O Laka | Aloha Dalire | Keolalaulani Dalire | Kealohapauʻole Hoʻomana* | — | Kauimaiokalaniākea Dalire | Kapualokeokalaniākea Dalire | — | ||||
| Moana's Hula Halau | Moana Dudoit & Raquel Dudoit | JaimeLyn Kahanakekukuiokalani Pele | — | ||||||||
| Nā Lei O Kaholoku | — | Rebecca Kahikilani Kay | — | ||||||||
| Nā Wai ʻEhā O Puna | O'Brian Eselu & Thaddius Wilson | — | Lokalia Kahele | — | Tracie Kaʻonohilani Farias | — | Tracie Kaʻonohilani Farias | — | |||
2000s
| Hālau | Kumu | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 |
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| Hālau Hoʻola Ka Mana O Hawaiʻi | Frank Keliʻi Chang | — | Anelaokalani Leon-Guerrero | — | Kaylee Kapuananiikekai-hawanawana Weyker | Jacklyn Kapuamakamae Abella | |||||
| Hālau Hula ʻO Hōkūlani | Hōkūlani & Larry De Rego | — | Leonani Nāhoʻoikaika | — | Brooke Kealahou Takara | — | |||||
| Hālau Hula ʻO Kahikilaulani | Rae Kahiki Fonseca | — | Gabrielle Kamalamalamaonalani Yamashita | — | |||||||
| Hālau Hula ʻO Napunaheleonapua | Rich Pedrina | — | Laura Keʻalaonaona Imai | Laura Keʻalaonaona Imai | — | ||||||
| Hālau Hula O Pukaikapuaokalani | Ellen Castillo | — | Naomi Piʻilanihoʻo-mālamala-maokalani Klein | — | Kamealoha Elaban-Hall | Kiara Kuʻupualikolehua Cariaga | |||||
| Hālau Hula Olana | Howard & Olana Ai | Malia Ann Kaleihiwahiwa-onamakua Marks | Ellyse Uʻilani Urabe | Malia Ann Marks | Moanikeʻala Nabarro | — | Kellilynn Kanoelani Cockett Smith | Shelsea Lilia Makanoe Lindsey Ai | Shelsea Lilia Makanoe Lindsey Ai | Noelle Kamealiʻimailani Shiroma | Lauren Leialoha Kanaʻe* |
| Hālau I Ka Wēkiu | Karl Veto Baker & Michael Casupang | Kiara Masayo Kalehuaikauanoe Wheeler | — | Kaʻenaaloha-okauʻikau-kehakeha Aoe Hopkins* | — | Bianca Keopuolani Rapu Leitel | Kaʻenaaloha-okauʻikau-kehakeha Aoe Hopkins | — | |||
| Hālau Ka Ua Kilihune | Al Makahinu Barcarse | — | Cyd Laʻie Gasper | — | |||||||
| Hālau Ka Liko Pua O Kalaniākea | Kapua Dalire-Moe | Nicole Kehaulani Aki Taniguchi | — | ||||||||
| Hālau Ka Waikahe Lani Malie | Blaine Kamalani Kia | — | Tamra Leilani Porter | Kuʻuleialoha Manya Chun | |||||||
| Hālau Ke Kiaʻi A O Hula | Kapiʻolani Haʻo | — | Stephanie Makalapua Lum Yee | Shanena Kuʻuipookalani Lino | — | Sheena Makalihaliha Lino | Shanena Kuʻuipookalani Lino | Makahilahila Lino | Kuʻuipoʻokalani Lino | ||
| Hālau Kealakapawa | Michael Kaʻilipunohu Canopin | — | Wendee Hualani Lim | — | |||||||
| Hālau Kealiʻi O Nālani | Kealiʻi Ceballos | — | Leilanipuakou Rojas | Leilani Rojas | — | Kaʻimilani Lamorena | — | Hoku Koga | Meleokaʻukaʻulele Hiraiwa | Gillian Akeakamai Odani | |
| Hālau Keʻalaokamaile | Kealiʻi Reichel | Cherissa Henoheanāpua-ikawaokele Kāne* | — | ||||||||
| Hālau Mōhala ʻIlima | Māpuana de Silva | — | Kapalaʻiula de Silva | Erica Kauʻionalani Awana | Kapalaiʻula Kamakaleiakawainui de Silva | Maya Kawailanaokeawaiki Saffery | Natasha Lokelani Lopez* | Mealiʻi Kapiko | Gwendolen Minoʻaka Demesillo | Kahikina de Silva | Mikiʻala Lidstone |
| Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka | Nāpua Greig | — | Ipolei Kaowili | — | Makalani Hanau I Ka Manawa Ua Kipalale Mai Kuahiwi Sarai Pukuna Himsa Franco-Francis | Jennifer Oramanuitaumaiterai Brault* | Trina Lee Kawailehua Perkins | — | |||
| Hālau Nā Mamo O Kaʻala | Tiare Noelani Chang | Ashley Kananioalapaʻi Artis | Janelle Emalia Pōhainaniokauanoe Chang | — | Dawn ʻAnelalani Lleces | Erika Kanani Kealoha | — | ||||
| Hālau Nā Mamo O Puʻuanahulu | William Kahakuleilehua Haunuʻu Sonny Ching/Lōpaka Igarta-DeVera | Kaholo Kahikipiʻilani Pānui | Julie ʻIlikea Afong | — | Maile Emily Kauʻilani-onāpuaehiʻi-poiokeānuenue-okeola Francisco | Natasha Mahealani Akau* | Jennifer Kehaulani Oyama* | — | |||
| Hālau O Ka Hanu Lehua | Carlson Kamaka Kukona III | Gerilyn Snow Emata | — | Mieko Mahealani Treaster | — | ||||||
| Hālau O Ka Ua Kanilehua | Johnny Lum Ho | — | Chrissy Noelani Kama | Kasie Puahala Kaleohano | Natasha Kamalamalama-okalailoko-kapuʻuwaime-hanaokekeiki-punahele Oda | — | |||||
| Halau O Ke ʻAʻaliʻi Ku Makani | Manu Boyd | — | Bianca Uaʻimaikalani Meheula | — | Kaiwipunikauikawekiu Punihei Anthony | — | |||||
| Hālau O Ke Ānuenue | Glenn Kelena Vasconcellos | — | Sharay Uemura | Rashanti Kiana ʻAʻaliʻi Kaʻawaloa | Jadelyn Mokihana Kalaukoa | — | Jennifer Kehaulani Wehrsig | ||||
| Hālau O Lilinoe | Sissy Kaio & Lilinoe Kaio | — | Edyann Heʻaliʻionālani Stanley-Gore | — | |||||||
| Hālau O Nā Pua Kukui | Ed Collier | — | Aisha Kilikina Kanoelani Valmoja | — | Devynne Ellysse Kum Ung Leihokumainalani Sue | — | Darmaine Noriko Hokulani Taba | — | |||
| Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela | Kunewa Mook & Kauʻionālani Kamanaʻo | C'ari Mae Kawailehua Kealoha | Aureana Kamaliʻioʻiwalani Tseu | Aureana Kamaliʻioʻiwalani Tseu | Sharde Kamalamalamaonalani Mersberg | Jasmine Helena Orlando | — | Melanie Lehua Kim | Malia Ann Kawailanamalie Petersen* | — | Tehani Kealamailani Gonzado |
| Hula Hālau ʻO Lilinoe | Sissy Lilinoe Kaio | — | Faye Lei Uʻi Brigoli | — | Nicole Kaʻaleʻa Riveira | — | |||||
| Hula Halau O Moana | Moana & Raquel Dudoit | — | Joy Chiemi Kaholomoana Espiritu | — | |||||||
| Hula Hālau Nā Lei O Kaholokū | — | Bernice Alohanamakana-maikalanimai Davis-Lim | — | ||||||||
| Ka Leo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka La | Kumu Hula Kaleo Trinidad | — | Tatiana Kawehiokalani Miu Lan Tseu | Jeri-Lynn Kealolahilahi Koko | — | ||||||
| Ka Lā ʻŌnohi Mai O Haʻehaʻe | Tracie & Keawe Lopes | Maria Kaʻiulani Kanehailua | — | ||||||||
| Ka Pā Hula O Ka Lei Lehua | Snowbird Puananiopaoakalani Bento | — | Bianca Kulia Kaleinani Costa | Cherish Kahikahiwaokalani Kama | — | ||||||
| Ka Pā Hula O Kamehameha | Holoua Stender | — | Hiʻileiokalani Costa | Malia Hiʻiakaikawenaokeao Stender | Snowbird Puananiopaoakalani Bento* | — | |||||
| Ka Pā Hula O Kauanoe O Waʻahila | Maelia Loebenstein-Carter | — | Keonilei Kuʻuwehiokalā Kaniaupio Fairbanks* | Carly Makanani Ah Sing | — | Laura Leialiʻiokalani-hekilimakani-lunaonapali Manoʻi* | — | ||||
| Kanoʻeau Dance Academy | Keʻala Kukona | — | Cialyn Thara Kawahineikuliakauʻi Broclic Kukona-Pacheco | Cialyn Thara Kawahineikuliakauʻi Broclic Kukona-Pacheco | — | ||||||
| Kawailiʻulā | Chinky Māhoe | — | Vonn Hanaloia Gerona | ||||||||
| Ke Kai O Kahiki | Laʻakea Perry & O'Brian Eselu | — | Kristy Ann Kuʻuipouʻiokalani Perez-Kaiwi | — | Nicole Eleanor Moani Taylor Schmidt | — | Erica Lauren Duran | ||||
| Kealiʻikaʻapunihonua Keʻena Aʻo Hula | Leimomi Ho | — | Lehuanani Young | — | |||||||
| Keolalaulani Hālau ʻŌlapa O Laka | Aloha Dalire | Pōhaikauʻilani Ann Nuʻuhiwa | Kalimakuhilani Akemi Kalāmanamana Suganuma* | Jhameel Lewalani Sachiko Duarte | — | Pohaikauʻilani Ann Nuʻuhiwa | — | Lauren Teani Kahiwahiwa Buchner | Leiʻoheloʻulaokalaniopele K. K. Hewett | — | Mavis Aliʻimanukai Kanei |
| Nani Ola Hawaiian Dance Company | Kanani Pharr-Cadaoas | — | Melanie Makaonaona Kakaio | — | |||||||
| Nā Hula O Kaohikukapulani | Kapu Kinimaka Alquiza | Kristi Keahiapele Celebrado | — | Amanda Puamohala Weinstein | — | Jona Makaonaona Scott | — | Kara Leionani Chow* | — | Eileen Maihiokalani Estenzo | — |
| Nā Punua O Kauaʻi | Wallace & Shanna Punua | — | Keiʻalohionalani Katherine Punua | ||||||||
| Puamana Hula Studio | Puluelo Park | — | Malia Koʻiʻulaokawaolehua Bird | — | |||||||
| Pukalani Hula Hale | Nina Maxwell & Hiʻilei Maxwell-Juan | — | Anne Matsumoto | — | Miki Kamalei Tokunaga | ||||||
2010s
| Hālau | Kumu | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Hawaiian Arts | Mark Kealiʻi Hoʻomalu | — | Jazzlyn Kawailani Y.P. Kaleohano | — | |||||||
| Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua | Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV & Lono Padilla | Taizha Keakealani Hughes-Kaluhiokalani* | Nicole Mailenani Yuen | Kelina Kiyoko Keʻanoʻilehua Tiffany Eldredge | Kayli Kaʻiulani Carr | Abby Claire Haliʻahauola Resulta | Tiana Makanao-kealiʻimakamae Kuni | — | |||
| Hālau Hula ʻO Kahikilaulani | Nāhōkūokalani Gaspang | Kiana Kaheanani Costa | — | Hōkūlani Kaiola McKeague | — | Ashlyn Aulani Tavares | |||||
| Hālau Hula Ka Lehua Tuahine | Kaʻilihiwa Vaughan-Darval | Mami Kapiʻinaakalā Erica Ogiwara | — | ||||||||
| Hālau Hula O Pukaikapuaokalani | Ellen Castillo | — | Deizsa Kealohielike-mekalaikeawakea Moniz | ||||||||
| Hālau Hula Olana | Howard & Olana Ai, and Shelsea Ai Apana | Breann Kamakaokalani Sachiko Brewer | — | Alyssa Marie Kuʻulaniopuʻu Mitsuko Akiyama | Alyssa Marie Kuʻulaniopuʻu Mitsuko Akiyama | — | Jazmine Janee Kauʻionālani Albalos | — | |||
| Hālau I Ka Wēkiu | Karl Veto Baker & Michael Casupang | — | Shenaniah Kuʻuleiʻawapuhi-melemelenaanuhea Romias | — | Whitney Piʻilani Baldwin Schneider-Furuya | Sarah Kamaleialohai-kapolionāmākua Noyle | Ronnie Nanea Esuko Oda | — | |||
| Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leināʻala | Leināʻala Pavao Jardin | — | Amanda Hiwalei Aliser | Brylyn Noelani ʻAiwohi* | Jayna Marie Kauʻiokalanimālie Shaffer | Nicole Nalani Ishibashi | — | Jayna Kauʻiokalanimālie Shaffer | — | ||
| Hālau Ka Liko Pua O Kalaniākea | Kapua Dalire-Moe | Tasha Kauluwehiokalani Ah Quin-Soren | Shayla Makanoe Mie Thompson | Leilani Nicole Wilson | Ashley Kilioulaninuiamamao-hoʻopiʻiwahinekapualoke-okalaniakea Lai | — | Desire Likeloanani O Makuahine DeSilva | Chantelle Lindsey Kauʻinohea Suʻa | — | ||
| Hālau Kealiʻi O Nālani | Kealiʻi Ceballos | — | Kanani Yamashita-Iida | Lekili Tanaka | |||||||
| Hālau Keʻalaokamaile | Kealiʻi Reichel | — | Tori Hulali Canha | Oralani Koa* | |||||||
| Hālau Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahi | Haunani & ʻIliahi Paredes | Kaʻimilani Marie Corpuz | Meagan Puanani Guerrero | Leimakamae Maura Kea | Christie Mariko Keahonui Kimura | Kelsey Marie Kuʻulei Miliama Haina Galago | Kamalani Kaleimomi Kahalepoli Kawaʻa | Sloane Makana West | Tiana-Lynn Nālani Manuel | — | |
| Hālau Manaola | Nani Lim Yap | — | Asialynn Genoa Kalihilihiʻulaonā-lehuaʻohōpoe Yap | — | |||||||
| Hālau Mōhala ʻIlima | Māpuana de Silva | — | Sarah Kapuahelani Sterling | Elizabeth Pualani Steele | Rebecca Lilinoekekapa-hauomaunakea Sterling | Makanani Akiona | Christina Mahinakauahiahi Gamayo | ||||
| Hālau Nā Lei Hiwahiwa ʻO Kuʻualoha | Sammye Kuʻualoha Young | — | Melia Kauʻikeonalani Carmen Taganas | — | |||||||
| Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka | Nāpua Greig | — | Shalia Kapuauʻionālani Kikuyo Kamakaokalani | Miriam Anuhea Kamakanaokealoha Hokoana Arakawa | Kamie-Lei Kāhealani Yoshiko Fujiwara | ʻĀnela Uʻilani Ruth Fusano Tanigawa | Hulali Kaʻimiʻāina Ciera De Lima | Manalani Mili Hokoana English* | — | Manalani Mili Hokoana English | Jade Kealani Snow |
| Hālau Nā Mamo O Puʻuanahulu | William Kahakuleilehua Haunuʻu Sonny Ching/Lōpaka Igarta-DeVera | Shirell Kuʻupuamakamae Holokai Paro | Kinohi Kealohilani Mirafuentes | — | Brandi Nālani Morales | Pualani Armstrong | Amber Kanoelani Rosenberg | — | Ashlynne Kahoapilianakupuna Jingao | ||
| Hālau O Ka Hanu Lehua | Carlson Kamaka Kukona III | Kalena Kawohikūkapulani Young Hoʻopiʻi | — | Leila Noelani Kuʻuleimomi Rodrigues | — | ||||||
| Hālau O Ka Ua Kanilehua | Johnny Lum Ho | — | Alana Maureen Kaʻanoʻanookalani Paiva | — | Kayshlyn Keauliʻimailani Victoria De Sa | — | Kayshlyn Keauliʻimailani Victoria De Sa | — | Taysha-Lei Kapuauʻioka-lehuamamomaeʻole De Sa | ||
| Hālau O Ke Ānuenue | Glenn Kelena Vasconcellos | — | Kelsey Kauluwehiokauanoe Iyo | — | Stephanie Puakea Whitehall | — | |||||
| Hālau O Lilinoe | Sissy Kaio & Lilinoe Kaio | — | Maile Ualani Haili Stant | ||||||||
| Hālau O Nā Pua Kukui | Ed Collier | — | Jaimie Elizabeth Kapuauʻionālani Kennedy | Jaimie Elizabeth Kapuauʻionālani Kennedy | — | ||||||
| Hālau O Poʻohala | Krisella Leilani Gabriele Beamer Solomon | — | Leiomālama Tamasese Solomon | — | |||||||
| Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela | Kunewa Mook & Kauʻionālani Kamanaʻo | Alyssa Ayumi Kaʻimilani Dolbeare | Paoakalani Ashley Montgomery | Julyen Machiko Kaloke Kaluna | ʻAulani Kameaʻiʻomakamae Latorre-Holt | Jasmine Kaleihiwa Dunlap* | Asia Leolani Haʻaheoʻoluaipo Makaʻawaʻawa | Jasmine Kaleihiwa Dunlap | Shaunté Carolyn Leialoha Nobriga | Chelsea Kēhaulani Tacub | Māhealani Mika Hirao-Solem |
| Hula Hālau O Kou Lima Nani | Iwalani Kalima | — | Joelle Nohealani Kalima | — | |||||||
| Ka Lā ʻŌnohi Mai O Haʻehaʻe | Tracie & Keawe Lopes | Lindsey Kahiehielaunaʻole Miwa Ching | Ecstasy Jetta Laverne Kamakalikolehua Ligon* | Ariana Kaʻanoʻikehaikūlōʻihia Kaliliokū Akaka | Ecstasy Jetta Laverne Kamakalikolehua Ligon | Noelani Dudoit | Keʻalohilani Tara Eliga Serrao* | Chalei Malianapuaonahala Puʻulei McKee | Brandi Puʻuwainani Hart | Maria Kaʻiulani Kanehailua | Mahina Macfarlane |
| Ka Leo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka Lā | Kaleo Trinidad | — | Tifeni Gene Ann Kanoe Elvenia | — | Summer Malamaisaua Kawailana Manuma | Tiana Makanao-kealiʻimakamae Kuni | Delys Hulalimaikalanimai Kanemura Recca | ||||
| Ka Pā Hula O Ka Lei Lehua | Snowbird Puananiopaoakalani Bento | — | Jessica Keʻalohilani Barut | Shawna Pihanakalani Kwai Nun Kapana | Puanani Ashley Reis-Moniz* | — | |||||
| Ka Pā Hula O Kauanoe O Waʻahila | Maelia Loebenstein Carter | — | Ashlyn Kahelelani Maʻa | — | ʻAnoʻileʻa Huali Clemente | Keahiahi Sharon Long* | ʻĀnela Marie Kawehikulaonālani Evans | — | |||
| Kawailiʻulā | Chinky Māhoe | Maile Yurika Garrett | Maile Yurika Garrett | Chelei Kameleonālani Kahalewai | — | ||||||
| Keʻena Aʻo Hula | Leimomi Ho | Kealohilani Gardner Kealiʻikaʻapunihonua | — | Tiffany Kulani DeSilva | — | ||||||
| Keolalaulani Hālau ʻŌlapa O Laka | Aloha Dalire & Keola Dalire | — | Tiana Kehaulani Arrocena Soares | Ashley Kilioulaninuiamamao-hoʻopiʻiwahinekapualoke-okalaniakea Lai | — | Brittainy Catherine ʻIolani Suʻa | |||||
| Moana's Hula Hālau | Raquel Dudoit & Valerie Dudoit-Temahaga | — | Ceriann Akemi Moana Espiritu | Larriley Kehaulani Kaleonahe Kekahuna Rawlins | — | ||||||
| Nā Pua Me Kealoha | Sissy Kaio & Lilinoe McCormack | — | Jessica Hiʻiakaikalikoʻokeʻaʻaliʻi Osorio | — | Maile Ualani Haili Stant | ||||||
| Pukalani Hula Hale | Hiʻilei Maxwell-Juan | — | Ashley Leināʻala Juan | — | |||||||
2020s
| Hālau | Kumu | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua | Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV & Lono Padilla | Lilia Asayo Mccabe Takahashi | — | Marina Laʻakea Choi | — |
| Hālau Hula ʻO Nāpunaheleonāpua | Rich Pedrina | — | Kaleikaumaka Destiny Kaimanaimolii Bartolome Cruz | ||
| Hālau Hula Ka Lehua Tuahine | Kaʻilihiwa Vaughan-Darval | Kayla Sachi Celades | Tayla-Nohealeimamo Kamaehukauikapono Taʻuhere Vaughan-Darval | — | |
| Hālau I Ka Wēkiu | Karl Veto Baker & Michael Casupang | Līhau ʻĪmaikalani Ichinose | — | ||
| Hālau Ka Lehua Pua Kamaehu | Kasie Puahala Kaleohano & Brandi Nohelani Barrett | Chianti Kamailekaluhea Motta | Tehani Kaleohoneonālani Barrett | — | |
| Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leināʻala | Leināʻala Pavao Jardin | Heleolanimaināmakaohāʻena Hailee Jo Yokotake | Breeze Ann Kalehuaonālani Vidinha Pavao | — | |
| Hālau Ka Liko Pua O Kalaniākea | Kapua Dalire-Moe | — | Jazmine Nohealani Adams-Clarke | Manaia Kawaipua-makanakauʻikawēkiume-kanoeuʻiokeolamaikalaniākea Dalire-Moe | Ashley Kilioulaninuiamamao-hoopiiwahinekapualoke-okalaniakea Lai |
| Hālau Kalaʻakeakauikawēkiu | Kenneth Dean Alohapumehanaokalā Victor | — | Pōlaʻa Kalaniʻelima Yim | Shyla Hehāliʻaalohapūlamakeolalani Victor | — |
| Hālau Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahi | Haunani & ʻIliahi Paredes | Amedée Kauakohemālamalama Conley-Kapoi | Karlee Pōhaikealoha Rita Chong Kee | Kyleigh Hōkūao Manuel-Sagon | — |
| Hālau Lilia Makanoe | Shelsea Lilia Ai | Keʻala Kaleinanihoʻopulakaumakamauloa Cabison-Kahoʻonei | — | Renee Maile Eveliga Kaikaina Tataipu | — |
| Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka | Nāpua Greig Silva | Shayla Angeline Kamalei Ballesteros | Pōhaikealoha Olikolani Artates | — | |
| Hālau Nā Mamo O Puʻuanahulu | William Kahakuleilehua Haunuʻu Sonny Ching/Lōpaka Igarta-DeVera | Caly Ann Kamōʻīwahineokaimana Ragonton Domingo | Meleana Kamalani Mirafuentes* | — | |
| Hālau O Ka Hanu Lehua | Carlson Kamaka Kukona III | — | Jill-Lyan Makanaokalani Mae-Ling Mamizuka | Riann Nālani Michiko Fujihara | Cierra Mei-Ling Hauʻolimaikalani Pagaduan Chow |
| Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela | Kunewa Mook & Kauʻionālani Kamanaʻo | Nāhakuʻelua ʻĀpuakēhau Kekauoha | Jeʻani-Jade Kalamaolaikapohakea Pavao | Auliʻionāpualokekūonaona Jon-Marie Hisayo Faurot | — |
| Ka Lā ʻŌnohi Mai O Haʻehaʻe | Tracie & Keawe Lopes | Kaʻōnohikaumakaakeawe Kananiokeakua Holokai Lopes* | Agnes Renee Leihiwahiwai-kapolionāmakua Thronas Brown | Piʻikea Kekīhenelehuawewehiikekauʻōnohi Lopes* | Rosemary Kaʻimilei Keamoai-Strickland |
| Kawaiʻulaokalā | Keliʻihoʻomalu Puchalski | — | Hiʻilei Lanikauakapukapuokeānuenue Puchalski | Crishelle Kaleiohōkū Young | |
| Kawailiʻulā | Chinky Māhoe | — | Moanikeʻala Fiafia Irene Silva | Moanikeʻala Fiafia Irene Silva | |
| Ke Kai O Kahiki | Laʻakea Perry | — | Makaʻala Kahikinaokalālani Victoria Perry* | ||
| Keolalaulani Hālau ʻŌlapa O Laka | Keola Dalire | — | Eva Rose Keaoʻōpuaikalaʻi Espinoza | — | |
| Nā Pualei O Likolehua | Niuliʻi Heine Kapālama | Kamalupawehi Abad | — | ||
| Pua Aliʻi ʻIlima | Vicky Holt Takamine & Jeff Takamine | Nicole Mei Lan Kaleihiwaokealiʻiokaloa Takamine | — | ||
Notes:
- * denotes Winner of the Hawaiian Language Award
- ** denotes winner that was later disqualified because she was too young
Hālau
Hālau may participate in the Wahine or Kāne divisions, or both. For each division, they must perform a group kahiko and ʻauana.
- Color key
Competed in Wahine & Miss Aloha Hula | Competed in Kāne & Miss Aloha Hula | Competed in Wahine & Kāne & Miss Aloha Hula | Competed in Wahine | Competed in Kāne | Competed in Wahine & Kāne | Competed in Miss Aloha Hula |
# = Nth Place Wahine # = Nth Place Kāne O = Overall K = Kahiko A = ʻAuana M = Miss Aloha Hula
| Hālau | Kumu | Location | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Hawaiian Arts | Mark Kealiʻi Hoʻomalu | Oakland, CA | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Beamer-Solomon Hālau O Poʻohala | Hulali Solomon-Covington | Kohala, Hawaiʻi | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Hālau ʻO Lilinoe | Sissy Kaio & Lilinoe Kaio | Carson, California | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua | Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV & Lono Padilla | Kalihi Kai, Oʻahu | 1O 1K 2A | 1A 1A | 5K 4A 2O 2K 3A 3M | 1K 3O 2K | 3A 1M | 1K 3M | 1O 1K 1M | 3K 1M | 2M | — | |||||||
| Hālau Hula ʻO Hōkūlani | Hōkūlani & Larry De Rego | Waipahu, Oʻahu | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Hālau Hula ʻO Kahikilaulani | Nāhōkūokalani Gaspang | Hilo, Hawaiʻi | — | — | 1A | — | 2K | 1K 2A | 3K** 2A | 2A | 4A 3O 4K 3A | — | — | ||||||
| Hālau Hula ʻO Nāpunaheleonāpua | Rich Pedrina | Kāneʻohe, Oʻahu & Hilo, Hawaiʻi | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Hālau Hula Ka Lehua Tuahine | Kaʻilihiwa Vaughan-Darval* | Mānoa, Oʻahu | 4K 5A | 3K 5A | 5A | — | 1A | — | |||||||||||
| Hālau Hula Kauluokalā | Uluwehi Guerrero | Kahului, Maui | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Hālau Hula Ke ʻOlu Makani O Mauna Loa | Meleana Manuel | Kīlauea Volcano, Hawaiʻi | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Hālau Hula Lani Ola | Puanani Jung | Laguna Hills, CA | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Hālau Hula Nā Pua Uʻi O Hawaiʻi | Etua Lopes | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Hālau Hula O Kaleimomi | Sheldeen Kaleimomi Haleamau* | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Hālau Hula O Kauhionāmauna | Theresa Kauhionāmauna Ramento Tehiva | Waipahu, Oʻahu | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Hālau Hula O Keola-Aliʻiokekai | Iola Balubar | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Hālau Hula O Pukaikapuaokalani | Ellen Castillo | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Hālau Hula Olana | Howard & Olana Ai, and Shelsea Ai Apana | Puʻuloa, Oʻahu | — | 5A | 5K | ||||||||||||||
| Hālau I Ka Wēkiu | Karl Veto Baker & Michael Casupang | Pauoa, Oʻahu | — | 5A 4O 3K 3A | 4A | 5A 4K 4A | 1A | — | 5K 4K | 2A 5M | 1O 1K 1A | — | |||||||
| Hālau Ka Lehua Pua Kamaehu | Kasie Puahala Kaleohano & Brandi Nohelani Barrett | Hilo, Hawaiʻi | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leināʻala | Leināʻala Pavao Jardin | Kalāheo, Kauaʻi | 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 | — | |||||
| Hālau Ka Liko Pua O Kalaniākea | Kapua Dalire-Moe* | Kāneʻohe, Oʻahu | 3O 2O 2K 2A 2M | 5K | — | ||||||||||||||
| Hālau Kalaʻakeakauikawēkiu | Kenneth Dean Alohapumehanaokalā Victor | Kona, Hawaiʻi | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Hālau Kawaihoa | Greg Lontayao | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Hālau Ke Kiaʻi A ʻO Hula | Kapiʻolani Haʻo | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Hālau Kealiʻi O Nālani | Kealiʻi Ceballos | Los Angeles, CA | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Hālau Keʻalaokamaile | Kealiʻi Reichel | — | 1O 1K 1M | 1O 1K 1A | 1M | — ku | |||||||||||||
| Hālau Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahi | Haunani & ʻIliahi 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 | — | ||||||||
| Hālau Keolakapuokalani | Drake Keolakapu Dudoit Delaforcé | Āliamanu & Nānākuli, Oʻahu | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Hālau Kiawekūpono O Ka Ua | Ulukoa Duhaylonsod | Honokai Hale, Pukaua, Honouliuli, Oʻahu | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Hālau Lilia Makanoe | Shelsea Lilia Ai | ʻAiea, Oʻahu | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Hālau Manaola | Nani Lim Yap | Kohala, Hawaiʻi | — | 4M | 2K | — | |||||||||||||
| Hālau Mōhala ʻIlima | Māpuana de Silva | Kaʻohao, Oʻahu | 5K** 3A | — | 3K | 4K | 4K | 2A | 4K 3M | 1O 1K 3A | 1A 1M | ||||||||
| Hālau Nā Kamalei O Līlīlehua | Robert Uluwehionāpuaikawēkiuokalani Cazimero | Honolulu, Oʻahu | — | 1O 2K 1A | — | ||||||||||||||
| Hālau Nā Lei Hiwahiwa ʻO Kuʻualoha | Sammye Kuʻualoha Young | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka | Nāpua Greig | Waiohuli, Maui | 5K** | — | 1O 1O 2K 1A 1M | 5K 5M | 2K 2A 5M | 2O 2K 3A | 1M | — | |||||||||
| Hālau Nā Mamo O Kaʻala | Tiare Noelani Chang | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Hālau Nā Mamo O Puʻuanahulu | William Kahakuleilehua Haunuʻu Sonny Ching/Lōpaka Igarta-DeVera | Kapahulu, Oʻahu | 2O 2K 1A 5M | 2O 2O 2K 3A 2O 2K 3A 3M | 3K 4A | — | 2K 3K 2A 4M | 3K 3A | — | 1O 4K 5A 1O 3K 1A | 4K 3A 5K 4A | 3O 3K 3A 4M | — | 1O 1K 1A | 1K 1A | ||||
| Hālau Nā Pua ʻO Waiolama | Emery Liʻiliʻiokalani Aceret | Hilo, Hawaiʻi | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Hālau O Ka Hanu Lehua | Carlson Kamaka Kukona III | Waikapū, Maui | 4A | — | |||||||||||||||
| Hālau O Ka Ua Kanilehua | Johnny Lum Ho | Hilo, Hawaiʻi | — | — | 1O 1K 1A 5M | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Hālau O Ke Ānuenue | Glenn Kelena Vasconcellos | Hilo, Hawaiʻi | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Hālau o ke ʻAʻaliʻi Kū Makani | Manuʻaikohana Boyd | — | 1O 1K | — | |||||||||||||||
| Hālau O Nā Pua Kukui | Ed Collier | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Healani's Hula Hālau & Music Academy | Beverly Healani Sun Lan Apana Muraoka | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela | Kunewa Mook & Kauʻionālani Kamanaʻo | Kalihi & Waimānalo, Oʻahu | 3O 3O 1K 4A 3M | 4K | 3O 3K 3A 2M | — | 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, Hawaiʻi | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| ʻIlima Hula Studio | Lani-Girl Kaleiki-Ahlo | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Ka Lā ʻŌnohi Mai O Haʻehaʻe | Tracie* & Keawe Lopes | Puʻahuʻula, Koʻolaupoko, Oʻahu | 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 | — | |||||
| Ka Leo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka Lā | Kaleo Trinidad | Honolulu, Oʻahu | — | 3O 4K 2A | — | 1O 1K | 1O 1K 1A | — | 1K 3A | 1O 2K 1A | 1A | — | |||||||
| Ka Pā Hula O Ka Lei Lehua | Snowbird Puananiopaoakalani Bento | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Ka Pā Hula O Kauanoe O Waʻahila | Maelia Loebenstein Carter* | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Ka Pā Nani ʻO Lilinoe | Lilinoe Lindsey | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Kawaiʻulaokalā | Keliʻihoʻomalu Puchalski | Kalaepōhaku, Oʻahu | 4K | 4K | 4K 3A | 4K | — | ||||||||||||
| Kawailiʻulā | Chinky Māhoe | Kailua & Mānoa, Oʻahu | — | 3O 2A | 1O 1O 1K 1A | 2O 2K 4A | 5M | 1O 1K 3M | 4K 4A | 3K** | 1K | 1O 1K 1A | |||||||
| Ke Kai O Kahiki | Laʻakea Perry | Waiʻanae, Oʻahu | — | 4A 3M | 3K | 2K 3A | 3K | — | 1O 1K | 1O 1K 1A | 1O 1K | ||||||||
| Keʻena Aʻo Hula | Leimomi Ho | Pālolo, Oʻahu | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Keʻala ʻO Kamailelauliʻiliʻi | H. Kamaile Hamada | Federal Way, WA | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Keolalaulani Hālau ʻŌlapa O Laka | Aloha Dalire* & Keola Dalire* | Heʻeia, Kāneʻohe, Oʻahu | — | — | — | 2M | 1A | 1M | |||||||||||
| Moana's Hula Hālau | Raquel Dudoit & Valerie Dudoit-Teaga | Kaunakakai, Molokaʻi | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Nā Hula O Kaohikukapulani | Kapu Kinimaka Alquiza | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Nā Lei O Kaholokū | Leialoha Lim Amina & Nani Lim Yap | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Nā Mea Hula O Kahikinaokalālani | Karla Kealiʻihoʻomalu-Akiona | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Nā Pua Me Kealoha | Sissy Kaio & Lilinoe McCormack | Carson, California | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Nā Pualei O Likolehua | Niuliʻi Heine | Kalihi, Oʻahu | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Nani Ola Hawaiian Dance Company | Kanani Pharr-Cadaoas | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Pua Aliʻi ʻIlima | Vicky Hanakaʻulaniokamāmalu Holt Takamine & Jeff Kānekaiwilani Takamine | Honolulu, Oʻahu | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Pukalani Hula Hale | Hiʻilei Maxwell-Juan | Pukalani & Kahului, Maui | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Notes:
- * denotes Former Miss Aloha Hula Winner
- ** denotes a tie
Judges
| Judge | Years | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kealiʻi 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 Kanakaʻole Zane | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nani Lim Yap | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nathan Napoka | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Noenoelani Zuttermeister Lewis | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pat Namaka Bacon | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Piʻilani Lua | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pualani Kanakaʻole Kanahele | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rachel Lahela Kaʻaihue | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vicky Holt Takamine | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wayne Chang | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| William Kahakuleilehua Haunuʻu "Sonny" Ching | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
In popular culture
Jasmin Iolani Hakes' 2023 book Hula: A Novel, which won Honolulu magazine's award for Book of the Year About Hawaii, revolves around the Merrie Monarch competition.[24][25]
See also
References
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- ^ a b "Merrie Monarch Festival | Kalena.com". www.kalena.com. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
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- ^ "George Na'ope – Masters of Traditional Arts". www.mastersoftraditionalarts.org. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
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- ^ "Royal Court will make appearances throughout Merrie Monarch Festival". West Hawaii Today. March 29, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
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- ^ Wu, Nina (August 6, 2014). "Aloha Dalire, first Miss Aloha Hula, dies at age 64". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
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- ^ Andrew Gomes (May 3, 1998). "Merrie Monarch Festival shuns a bigger budget". Retrieved September 28, 2015.
- ^ "Merrie Monarch telecast moves to KFVE in 2010". Honolulu Advertiser. October 1, 2009. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
- ^ "Merrie Monarch Festival".
- ^ "イベント概要 | Nahiwa2016". Nahiwa2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ^ "Merrie Monarch Festival Hula Competition". Kalena.com.
- ^ Wallace, Don (2024). "Honolulu Book Awards". Honolulu magazine. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
- ^ Cruz, Catherine (June 4, 2024). "Honolulu Magazine celebrates Hawaiʻi authors rising on national stage". Hawaii Public Radio. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
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