#merrie monarch 2015

The women of Maui’s Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka came in 2nd place in the wāhine kahiko, wāhine ʻauana, and overall wahine divisions at the 52nd Annual Merrie Monarch Hula Festival in Hilo, Hawaiʻi.

Jasmine Kaleihiwa Dunlap of Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela under the direction of nā kumu hula Kauʻionālani Kamanaʻo and Kunewa Mook, took the title after honoring Hiʻiaka, the youngest sister of Pele, in both her kahiko and ʻauana performances.