8 Sunday, April 1, 2018 Hawaii Tribune-Herald
2018 Merrie Monarch Festival
the past two Miss Aloha Hulas.
They’ll bring wahine and kane to
Merrie Monarch for the first time,
plus a Miss Aloha Hula candidate.
Others returning who won
hula hardware last year include:
• Kawaili‘ula, under the direction
of kumu hula Chinky Mahoe,
last year’s kane overall winners,
who’ll bring wahine and kane.
• Halau I Ka Wekiu, under
the direction of co-kumu
hula Karl Veto Baker and
Michael Lanakila Casupang,
the kane ‘auana winners.
• Halau Ka Lei Mokihana o
Leina‘ala, under the direction of
kumu hula Leina‘ala Pavao Jardin.
• Halau Mohala ‘Ilima,
under the direction of kumu
hula Mapuana de Silva.
• Halau Na Lei Kaumaka O
Uka, under the direction of kumu
hula Mapua Greig Nakasone.
• Halau Hula Ka Lehua
Tuahine, under the direction of
Ka‘ilihiwa Vaughan-Darval.
• Halau Hula O
Kauhionamauna, under the
direction of kumu hula Theresa
Kauhionamauna Ramento Tehiva.
• Hula Halau ‘O Kamuela,
under the direction of
Kau‘ionalani Kamana‘o
and Kunewa Mook.
• Ke Kai O Kahiki,
under the direction of kumu
hula La‘akea Perry.
• Kawai‘ulaokala,
under the direction of
Keli‘iho‘omalu Puchalski.
• Halau
Kekuaokala‘au‘ala‘iliahi, under
the direction of co-kumu hula
Haunani and ‘Iliahi Paredes.
Also creating a buzz are the
returns of 2016’s biggest winners,
overall and kane overall
champions Halau Na Mamo O
Pu‘uanahulu, under the direction
kumu hula Sonny Ching and
Lopaka Igarta-De Vera, and Hilo’s
Halau O Ka Ua Kani Lehua,
under the direction of kumu
hula Johnny Lum Ho, who took
the 2016 wahine overall title.
Two other Big Island halau,
Hula Halau O Kou Lima
Nani ‘E under the direction
of kumu hula Iwalani Kalima,
and Halau Manaola, under the
direction of Nani Lim Yap,
are bringing wahine and Miss
Aloha Hula candidates.
Hilo’s Halau Hula ‘O
Kahikilaulani, under the direction
of Nahokuokalani Gaspang, last
year’s kane kahiko runners-up
who took home trophies five years
running, are taking a break from
competition this year. They are
scheduled to perform at 2 p.m.
today in the festival’s Ho‘olaule‘a.
Email John Burnett at jburnett@
hawaiitribune-herald.com.
Festival From page 6
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The Merrie Monarch Hawaiian Arts and Crafts
Fair will be held Wednesday through Saturday at
Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium.
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