30th Merrie Monarch Festival Hula ʻAuana and winners of the festival [1993]
Broadcast recording of the 1993 Merrie Monarch Festival ʻauana night. The festival takes place in the year of the 100th anniversary of the overthrow and includes hula honoring King Kalākaua and other aliʻi. The judges are Nālani Kanakaʻole, Thaddius Wilson, Kealoha Kalama, Pat Namaka Bacon, Noenoe Zuttermeister-Lewis, Robert Kalani, and Leilani Medez. Near the end of the festival the judges dance on stage. For the wāhine division the hālau and their mele are: Hālau Hula ʻO Lānaʻi Hale under the direction of Kumu Lehua Matsuoka and Lika Moon, Healani's Hula Hālau under the direction of Kumu Beverley Muraoka, Nā Hula Kaohikukapulani under the direction of Kumu Kapu Kinimaka Alquiza, Nā ʻŌpio ʻO Koʻolau under the direction of Kumu Michael and Kumu James Dela Cruz, Hui Hoʻoulu Aloha under the direction of Kumu Cy Bridges, mele: Nani Koleka; Pukalani Hula Hale under the direction of Kumu Nina and Hiʻilei Maxwell, Hālau ʻO Ke Ānuenue under the direction of Kumu Glenn Kelena Vasconcellos, Hālau Hula ʻo Kahikilaulani under the direction of Kumu Ray Fonseca, Kealiʻikaʻapunihonua Keʻena Aʻo Hula under the direction of Kumu Leimomi Ho, Hālau 'O Kawailiʻulā under the direction of Kumu Chinky Mahoe, Hula Hālau o Ka Ua Kani Lehua under the direction of Kumu Johnny Lum Ho, Moana's Hula Hālau under the direction of Kumu Moana Dudoit and Raquel Dudoit, Mōhala ʻIlima under the direction of Kumu Māpuana de Silva, Ka Pā Hula O Kauanoe O Waʻahila under the direction of Kumu Mae Ulalia Loebenstein, Lehua Dance Co. under the direction of Kumu Kaulana Kasparovitch, Kealiʻikaʻapunihonua Keʻena Aʻo Hula under the direction of Kumu Leimomi Ho, Hālau Hula Olana under the direction of Kumu Olana and Kumu Howard Aʻi, 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 Hula Hālau Nā Lei ʻO Kaholokū under the direction of Kumu Lani Lim Yam and Leialoha Amina. For the kāne division the hālau and their mele are: Hālau Hula O Nā Kiaʻi A Ke Aliʻi under the direction of Kumu Kahalepuna Richardson and Keoni Naki, Hālau Hula Olana under the direction of Kumu Olana and Kumu Howard Aʻi, Hālau Hula o Kukunaʻokalā under the direction of Kumu John Kaʻimikaua, Kealiʻikaʻapunihonua Keʻena Aʻo Hula under the direction of Kumu Leimomi Ho, Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela under the direction of Kumu Paleka Leinaʻala Mattos and Edward Kunewa Mook, Hui Hoʻoulu Aloha under the direction of Kumu Cy Bridges, Nā ʻŌpio ʻO Koʻolau Hula Hālau under the direction of Kumu Michael and Kumu James Dela Cruz, Hālau Ka Ua Kilihune under the direction of Kumu Al Makahinu Barcarse, Hālau Kawailiʻulā under the direction of Kumu Chinky Mahoe, Hālau Hula ʻO Kahikilaulani under the direction of Kumu Ray Fonseca, and Hālau Hula O Ka Ua Kani Lehua under the direction of Kumu Johnny Lum Ho. The winners of the 30th annual Merrie Monarch Festival in 1993 are announced by Kimo Kahoano and Paula Akana. 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: Hālau ʻO Kawailiʻulā under the direction of Kumu Chinky Mahoe In the category of hula kahiko, wāhine division: Fifth place: Hālau Hula Olana under the direction of Kumu Kumu Olana Aʻi and Kumu Howard Aʻi Fourth place: Keolalaulani Hālau ʻŌlapa O Laka under the direction of Kumu Aloha Dalire Third place: Nā Lei o Kaholokū under the direction of Kumu Nani Lim Yap and Kumu Leialoha Lim Amina Second place: Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela under the direction of Kumu Paleka Leinaʻala Mattos and Kumu Edward Kunewa Mook First place: Hālau o Ka Ua Kani Lehua under the direction of Kumu Johnny Lum Ho In the category of hula ʻauana, wāhine division: Fifth place: Kealiʻikaʻapunihonua Keʻena Aʻo Hula under the direction of Kumu Leimomi Ho Fourth place: tie with Ka Pā Hula o Kauanoe o Waʻahila under the direction of Kumu Mae Ulalia Long Loebenstein and Hālau Hula Olana under the direction of Kumu Kumu Olana Aʻi and Kumu Howard Aʻi Third place: tie with Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela under the direction of Kumu Paleka Leinaʻala Mattos and Kumu Edward Kunewa Mook and Keolalaulani Hālau ʻŌlapa O Laka under the direction of Kumu Aloha Dalire Second place: Hālau o Ka Ua Kani Lehua under the direction of Kumu Johnny Lum Ho First place: Nā Lei o Kaholokū under the direction of under the direction of Kumu Nani Lim Yap and Kumu Leialoha Lim Amina. In the category of hula ʻauana, kāne division: Third place: Hālau ʻO Kawailiʻulā under the direction of Kumu Chinky Mahoe Second place: Hālau Hula Olana under the direction of Kumu Kumu Olana Aʻi and Kumu Howard Aʻi First place: Hālau Hula ʻo Kahikilaulani under the direction of Kumu Ray Fonseca Overall winner, wāhine division: Third place Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela under the direction of Kumu Paleka Leinaʻala Mattos and Kumu Edward Kunewa Mook Second place: Nā Lei o Kaholokū under the direction of Kumu Nani Lim Yap and Kumu Leialoha Lim Amina First place Hālau o Ka Ua Kani Lehua under the direction of Kumu Johnny Lum Ho Overall winner, kāne division: Third place: Hula Halau O Ka Ua Kani Lehua under the direction of Johnny Lum Ho Second place: Hālau Hula ʻo Kahikilaulani under the direction of Kumu Ray Fonseca First place: Hālau ʻO Kawailiʻulā under the direction of Kumu Chinky Mahoe The Hawaii Visitors Bureau award and the Lokalia Montgomery Perpetual Trophy for highest combined points go to Hālau o Ka Ua Kani Lehua under the direction of Kumu Johnny Lum Ho. The Royal Court exits, wrapping up the festival.
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