HILO – The big story in the 2015 Merrie Monarch Festival hula competition was the triumphant return of Kumu Hula Robert Uluwehi Cazimero after a decade away from the contest. Cazimero’s Halau Nā Kamalei o Lililehua was the overall winner.

FULL RESULTS

Wahine Kahiko

• 5th – 587 pts – Hālau Ka Liko Pua O Kalaniākea, Kumu Hula Kapua Dalire-Moe
• 4th – 587 pts – Hālau Nā Mamo O Puʻuanahulu, Nā Kumu Hula William Kahakuleilehua “Sonny” Ching & Lōpaka Igarta-De Vera
• 3rd – 589 pts – Ka Lā ʻŌnohi Mai O Haʻehaʻe, Nā Kumu Hula Tracie & Keawe Lopes
• 2nd – 596 pts – Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka, Kumu Hula Nāpua Greig
• 1st – 603 pts – Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela, Nā Kumu Hula Kauʻionālani Kamanaʻo & Kunewa Mook

Kane Kahiko

• 5th – 594 pts – Hālau Nā Mamo O Puʻuanahulu, Nā Kumu Hula William Kahakuleilehua “Sonny” Ching & Lōpaka Igarta-De Vera
• 3rd – Kawailiʻulā, Kumu Hula Chinky Māhoe
• 3rd – Hālau Hula ʻO Kahikilaulani, Kumu Hula Nāhōkūokalani Gaspang
• 2nd – 600 pts – Nā Kamalei o Lililehua, Kumu Hula Robert Uluwehi Cazimero
• 1st – 600 pts – Ka Leo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka Lā, Kumu Hula Kaleo Trinidad

Wahine Auana

• 5th – 588 pts – Ka Lā ʻŌnohi Mai O Haʻehaʻe, Nā Kumu Hula Tracie & Keawe Lopes
• 4th – 589 pts – Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela, Nā Kumu Hula Kauʻionālani Kamanaʻo & Kunewa Mook
• 3rd – 590 pts – Hālau Nā Mamo O Puʻuanahulu, Nā Kumu Hula William Kahakuleilehua “Sonny” Ching & Lōpaka Igarta-De Vera
• 2nd – 591 pts – Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka, Kumu Hula Nāpua Greig
• 1st – 600 pts – Hālau Hula Ka Lehua Tuahine, Kumu Hula Kaʻilihiwa Vaughan-Darval

Kane Auana

• 4th – 597 pts – Hālau Nā Mamo O Puʻuanahulu, Nā Kumu Hula William Kahakuleilehua “Sonny” Ching & Lōpaka Igarta-De Vera
• 3rd – 601 pts – Ka Leo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka Lā, Kumu Hula Kaleo Trinidad
• 2nd – 602 pts – Hālau Hula ʻO Kahikilaulani, Kumu Hula Nāhōkūokalani Gaspang
• 1st – 610 pts – Nā Kamalei o Lililehua, Kumu Hula Robert Uluwehi Cazimero

Wahine Overall

• 3rd – Hālau Hula Ka Lehua Tuahine, Kumu Hula Kaʻilihiwa Vaughan-Darval
• 2nd – Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka, Kumu Hula Nāpua Greig
• 1st – Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela, Nā Kumu Hula Kauʻionālani Kamanaʻo & Kunewa Mook

Kane Overall

• 3rd – Ka Leo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka Lā, Kumu Hula Kaleo Trinidad
• 2nd – Hālau Hula ʻO Kahikilaulani, Kumu Hula Nāhōkūokalani Gaspang
• 1st – Nā Kamalei o Lililehua, Kumu Hula Robert Uluwehi Cazimero

Overall Winner

• Nā Kamalei o Lililehua, Kumu Hula Robert Uluwehi Cazimero