King Kamehameha hula
winners announced

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Star-Bulletin staff

Here are the winners of the 29th Annual King Kamehameha Hula Competition, held last weekend at the Blaisdell Center.

Individual Chant

First: Keolalaulani Dalire, Keolalaulani Halau 'Olapa O Laka; kumu hula Aloha Dalire (Kaneohe)
Second: Tara Lani Tom, Ka Hale I 'O Kahala; kumu hula Leimomi I. Maldonado (Honolulu)
Third: Kahikina de Silva, Halau Mohala 'Ilima; kumu hula Mapuana de Silva (Kailua)

Male Kahiko

First: Halau Keali'i O Nalani, kumu hula Keali'i Ceballos (Los Angeles)
Second: Halau I Ka Wekiu, na kumu hula Michael Casupang and Karl Veto Baker (Honolulu)
Third: Keali'ika'apunihonua Ke'ena A'o Hula, kumu hula Leimomi Ho (Honolulu)

Female Kahiko

First: Halau Na Lei Kaumaka O Uka, kumu hula Napua Greig (Pukalani, Maui)
Second: Halau Keali'i O Nalani
Third: Halau Ke'alaokamaile, kumu hula Keali'i Reichel (Wailuku, Maui)
Fourth (tie): Ka Pa Lehua, Na kumu hula Lehua Hulihe'e and Doreen Doo (Honolulu); Halau Mohala 'Ilima
Fifth (tie): Keolalaulani Halau 'Olapa O Laka; Na Pualei O Likolehua, kumu hula Leina'ala Heine (Honolulu)

Combined Kahiko

First: Halau Ke'alaokamaile
Second: Halau Keali'i O Nalani
Third: Halau I Ka Wekiu

Hawaiian Language Kahiko

Na Pualei O Likolehua

Male 'Auana

First: Keali'ika'apunihonua Ke'ena A'o Hula
Second (tie): Halau Keali'i O Nalani; Halau Na Wainohia, kumu hula Tony Conjugacion (Honolulu)
Third: Ka Pa Hula O Ka Lani, kumu hula Kalani Akana (Honolulu)

Female 'Auana

First (tie): Halau Ke'alaokamaile; Halau O Ke 'A'ali'i Ku Makani, kumu hula Manu Boyd (Kaneohe); Keolalaulani Halau 'Olapa O Laka (Oahu, California, Japan)
Second: Halau O Ka Manu Hula Le'a, kumu hula Kayoko Hendy (Tokyo)
Third: Na Pualei O Likolehua
Fourth: Keali'ika'apunihonua Ke'ena A'o Hula
Fifth (tie): Halau Na Lei Kaumaka O Uka; Halau I Ka Wekiu

Combined 'Auana

First: Keali'ika'apunihonua Ke'ena A'o Hula
Second: Halau Keali'i O Nalani
Third: Halau Ke'alaokamaile

Kupuna Wahine 'Auana

First: Keolalaulani Halau 'Olapa O Laka (Oahu, California, Japan)
Second: Hula Halau Kahula O Hawai'i, kumu hula Kyoko Kubokawa (Tokyo)
Third (tie): Keali'ika'apunihonua Ke'ena A'o Hula; Ke Ali'i O Ka Malu, kumu hula Derek Kia'aina Nu'uhiwa (Waianae, Oahu, Tokyo)

Hawaiian Language 'Auana

Hu'i Park Hula Studio, kumu hula Kepo'omaikalani Park (Honolulu)

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