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Merrie Monarch results 2026: Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua takes overall hula title; Maui secures runner up spot
The kāne of Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua, under the direction of Kumu Robert Keano Kaʻupu IV won the overall title at the 63rd Annual Merrie Monarch Festival, in Hilo Hawaiʻi. In an interview at the end of the broadcast, Kaʻupu, who was at a loss of words, said he was in “shock,” but also “grateful and humbled.”
Merrie Monarch results 2025: Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela of Oʻahu wins; Maui dancers place
The wāhine of Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela under the direction of Kumu Kunewa Mook and Kauʻionālani Kamanaʻo won the overall title at the 62nd Annual Merrie Monarch Festival, in Hilo Hawaiʻi.
Merrie Monarch Festival 2023 Results: Oʻahu hālau wins overall; Maui hālau takes kāne title
Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e under the direction of Nā Kumu Hula Tracie & Keawe Lopes of Oʻahu took the overall title at the 60th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival, in Hilo Hawaiʻi.
From Maui, the seven men of Hālau Kekuaokalā‘au‘ala‘iliahi, under the direction of Nā Kumu Hula Haunani & ʻIliahi Paredes of Wailuku, took first place honors in the kāne kahiko and earned 4th place in the kāne ʻauana division. Their combined effort earned them the Overall Kāne title for the second year in a row.
From Maui, the seven men of Hālau Kekuaokalā‘au‘ala‘iliahi, under the direction of Nā Kumu Hula Haunani & ʻIliahi Paredes of Wailuku, took first place honors in the kāne kahiko and earned 4th place in the kāne ʻauana division. Their combined effort earned them the Overall Kāne title for the second year in a row.
Merrie Monarch Festival 2022 Results: Kauaʻi hālau wins overall; Maui sweeps kāne divisions
Hulō! to the Hālau from Kauaʻi! Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leinā‘ala took the overall title at the 59th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival. From Maui, the seven men of Hālau Kekuaokalā‘au‘ala‘iliahi, under the direction of Nā Kumu Hula Haunani & ʻIliahi Paredes of Wailuku, swept first place honors in both the kāne kahiko and kāne ʻauana divisions. The women of Kekuaokalā‘au‘ala‘iliahi earned second place honors in the wahine kahiko division.
Merrie Monarch Results 2019: Hula Hālau ‘O Kamuela Wins
Maui’s Hālau Kekuaokalā‘au‘ala‘iliahi placed third overall and third in the overall wahine categories. The hālau was led by nā kumu hula Haunani and ʻIliahi Paredes of Wailuku, Maui.
Merrie Monarch Results: Miss Aloha Hula 2019
The Miss Aloha Hula portion of the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival concluded last night with Taizha Keakealani Hughes-Kaluhiokalani taking the 2019 title.
Merrie Monarch 2018 Results: Maui’s Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka Wins Overall Title
Maui’s Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka under the direction of Kumu Nāpua Greig won the overall title in the 2018 Merrie Monarch hula competition held in Hilo Hawaiʻi
Merrie Monarch 2017 Results: Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e Wins Title
Complete results from the 2017 Merrie Monarch Hula competition in Hilo, Hawaii: Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e, under the direction of Nā Kumu Tracie & Keawe Lopes
Miss Aloha Hula 2017 Results: Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua Earns 2nd Consecutive Title
The title of Miss Aloha Hula 2017 goes to Kelina Kiyoko Ke‘ano‘ilehua Tiffany Eldredge of Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua, a student of Lono Padilla & Ke‘ano Ka‘upu.
Merrie Monarch Results 2016: Hālau Nā Mamo O Puʻuanahulu Wins Title
The 53rd Annual Merrie Monarch Hula Festival concluded early this morning, with Hālau Nā Mamo O Puʻuanahulu, under the direction of Nā Kumu Hula William Kahakuleilehua “Sonny” Ching and Lōpaka Igarta-De Vera taking the overall title.
2015 Miss Aloha Hula Results: Maui’s Tanigawa Earns Top 5 Finish
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.