Merrie Monarch Festival

29th Merrie Monarch Festival Hula ʻAuana; and the winners part 1 [1992]

The broadcast recording of the 29th annual Merrie Monarch Festival hula ʻauana night. Hosted by Kimo Kahoano and Paula Akana, the 1992 program's lineup for the wahine division includes performances by: Nā ʻOpio ʻO Koʻolau Hula Hālau under the direction of Kumu Michael dela Cruz and Kumu James dela Cruz, Nā Huapala ʻO Hawaiʻi Hālau ʻO Haʻalelea under the direction of Kumu Raylene Haʻalelea Lancaster, Hula Hālau O Lilinoe under the direction of Kumu Sissy Kaio, Moana's Hula Hālau under the direction of Kumu Moana Dudoit, Hālau o Ka Ua Kani Lehua under the direction of Kumu Johnny Lum Ho, Hālau Hula ʻO Lanaʻi Hale under the direction of Kumu Lehua Matsuoka and Kumu Lika Moon, Hālau Hula ʻo Kahikilaulani under the direction of Kumu Ray Fonseca, Hālau O Ke Ānuenue under the direction of Kumu Glenn Kelena Vasconcellos, Healani's Hula Hālau under the direction of Kumu Beverly Muraoka, Hālau Hula Olana under the direction of Kumu Olana Aʻi and Kumu Howard Aʻi, Hālau Mōhala ʻIlima under the direction of Kumu Māpuana de Silva, Nā Hula O Kaohikukapulani under the direction of Kumu Kapu Kinimaka-Alquiza, Pukalani Hula Hale under the direction of Kumu Nina Maxwell and Kumu Hiʻilei Maxwell, Lehua Dance Co. under the direction of Kumu Kaulana Kasparovitch, Kealiʻikaʻapunihonua Keʻena Aʻo Hula under the direction of Kumu Leimomi Ho, Pukaʻikapuaokalani Hula Hālau under the direction of Kumu Ellen Castillo, Keolalaulani Hālau ʻŌlapa O Laka under the direction of Kumu Aloha Dalire, Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela under the direction of Kumu Paleka Leinaʻala Mattos and Kumu Edward Kunewa Mook, and Nā Lei o Kaholokū under the direction of under the direction of Kumu Nani Lim Yap and Kumu Leialoha Lim Amina. The 1992 program's lineup for the kāne division includes performances by: Nā Hula O Kaohikukapulani under the direction of Kumu Kapu Kinimaka-Alquiza, Kealiʻikaʻapunihonua Keʻena Aʻo Hula under the direction of Kumu Leimomi Ho, Nā Wai Ehā o Puna under the direction of Kumu Kihanuilulumoku Thaddius Wilson [Thaddeus Wilson] and Kumu OʻBrian Eselu [OʻBrien Eselu], Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela under the direction of Kumu Paleka Leinaʻala Mattos and Kumu Edward Kunewa Mook, Hālau Hula ʻo Kahikilaulani under the direction of Kumu Ray Fonseca, Nā Pua Me Kealoha under the direction of Kumu Sissy Kaio, Nā ʻOpio ʻO Koʻolau Hula Hālau under the direction of Kumu Michael dela Cruz and Kumu James dela Cruz, Hālau Ka Ua Kilihune under the direction of Kumu Al Makahinu Barcarse, and Hālau o Ka Ua Kani Lehua under the direction of Kumu Johnny Lum Ho. Next the winners are announced. In the hula kahiko, wahine division: Fifth place: Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela under the direction of Kumu Paleka Leinaʻala Mattos and Kumu Edward Kunewa Mook Fourth place: Hālau o Ka Ua Kani Lehua under the direction of Kumu Johnny Lum Ho Third place: Hālau Hula ʻo Kahikilaulani under the direction of Kumu Ray Fonseca Second place: Keolalaulani Halau Olapa ʻO Laka under the direction of Kumu Aloha Dalire First place: Nā Lei o Kaholokū under the direction of Kumu Nani Lim Yap and Kumu Leialoha Lim Amina In the hula kahiko, kāne division: Third place: Hālau o Ka Ua Kani Lehua under the direction of Kumu Johnny Lum Ho Second place: Hālau Hula ʻo Kahikilaulani under the direction of Kumu Ray Fonseca First place: Nā Wai Ehā o Puna under the direction of Kumu Kihanuilulumoku Thaddius Wilson [Thaddeus Wilson] and Kumu O'Brian Eselu [O'Brien Eselu] In the hula 'auana, wahine division: Fifth place: Hālau Mōhala ʻIlima under the direction of Kumu Māpuana de Silva Fourth place: Hālau Hula ʻo Kahikilaulani under the direction of Kumu Ray Fonseca Third place: Keolalaulani Hālau ʻŌlapa O Laka under the direction of Kumu Aloha Dalire Second place: Nā Lei o Kaholokū under the direction of Kumu Nani Lim Yap and Kumu Leialoha Lim Amina First place: Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela under the direction of Kumu Paleka Leina'ala Mattos and Kumu Edward Kunewa Mook In the hula 'auana, kāne division: Third place: Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela under the direction of Kumu Paleka Leina'ala Mattos and Kumu Edward Kunewa Mook Second place: Hālau o Ka Ua Kani Lehua under the direction of Kumu Johnny Lum Ho First place: Nā Wai Ehā o Puna under the direction of Kumu Kihanuilulumoku Thaddius Wilson [Thaddeus Wilson] and Kumu O'Brian Eselu [O'Brien Eselu] Musicians Ainsley Halemanu, Leilani Sharpe Mendez, Violet Pahu Lilikoʻi, and Peter Asing perform in memory of Kumu Ehulani Lum, Kumu Frank [Palani] Kahala, and musician Kekua Fernandes.

Languages: English

Genres

  • Documentary

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