Hawaii Tribune-Herald Sunday, April 16, 2017 11 Lopes, Pi‘ilani Lua and Kalena Silva. Possible contenders among the wahine include Ka La ‘Onohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e under the direction of na kumu hula Tracie and Keawe Lopes, who placed third in ‘auana and fifth in kahiko last year, finishing runner-up in wahine overall to Halau Ka Ua O Kani Lehua, and Halau Manaola under the direction of kumu hula Nani Lim Yap, who surprised many by placing second in kahiko and third in wahile overall. Lim Yap, formerly co-kumu of Halau Na Lei O Kaholoku with sister, Leialoha Lim Amina, dominated the wahine group competition in the mid- 2000s, winning the wahine overall titles from 2004-06 and the wahine kahiko titles in 2004 and 2005. Unlike in past years, there are no halau from beyond Hawaii entered in this year’s competition. Most conspicuously absent is Academy of Hawaiian Arts. The Oakland, Calif., halau and its iconoclastic kumu hula, Mark Keali‘i Ho‘omalu, are always audience favorites, although his version of ancient chants sometimes ruffles the feathers of traditionalists. As always, this year’s celebration of hula will be partially defined by those who have passed in the prior year. Four individuals, in particular, will be remembered by those in attendance. Leiana Long Woodside, kumu hula, dancer and retired curator for Queen Emma Summer Palace, died Jan. 25, 2016, at 89. The Maui native was the sister of the late kumu hula Mae Ulalia Loebenstein and mother of kumu hula Hokulani Holt-Padilla and 1994 Miss Aloha Hula candidate Ulalia Woodside. Her grandson, Lono Padilla is co-kumu hula with Robert Ke‘ano Ka‘upu IV of Halau Hi‘iakainamakalehua, whose wahine are competing in this year’s Merrie Monarch, and her grandniece is kumu hula Maelia Loebenstein Carter. Hokulani DeRego, co-kumu hula with husband, Larry DeRego, of Halau Hula ‘O Hokulani, died July 1 at 57. Their halau graced the Merrie Monarch stage numerous times, most recently in 2014. She taught hula to thousands of students in Hawaii and beyond, in the continental U.S., Japan, New Zealand and Europe, and taught Hawaiiana in Hawaii’s public schools. Joan S. Lindsey, longtime kumu hula and Merrie Monarch judge, died Oct. 15 at 87, just two days after teaching her last hula class. “Aunty Joanie” was a dancer for Hawaii’s songbird, Lena Machado. She first studied hula under her aunt, Caroline Peters Tuck, continued her studies with Lena Guerrero and earned her ‘uniki from Lokalia Montgomery. She taught hula for 67 years, starting in 1949. Although invited many times to teach hula in Japan, she opted to teach exclusively in Hawaii. And Al Bacarse, kumu hula, dancer and teacher of Hawaiian Window From page 9 2017 Merrie Monarch Festival HOLLYN JOHNSON/Tribune-Herald Halau Na Mamo O Pu‘uanahulu perform their kahiko routine during the 2016 Merrie Monarch Festival. Perpetuating the Arts and Culture of Hawai‘i and the Pacific. Island Treasures. See WINDOW Page 13 Ho‘omaika‘i HOLLYN JOHNSON/Tribune-Herald The judges watch carefully during the 2016 Merrie Monarch Festival. to all Merrie Monarch participants! 164H Kilaom, eHhaawmaeihi a9 6A7v2e0nue 808-935 -4555
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