(BIVN) – The final night of hula competition in the 2019 Merrie Monarch Festival was held Saturday night at the Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium in Hilo. Here are the winners:
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5.) – 574 points – Ka Lā ʻŌnohi Mai O Haʻehaʻe (kumu hula Tracie & Keawe Lopes)
4.) – 583 points – Hālau Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahi (Haunani & ʻIliahi Paredes)
3.) – 594 points – Hālau Mōhala ʻIlima (Mapuana de Silva)
2.) – 597 points – Hālau Nā Mamo O Puʻuanahulu (Lōpaka Igarta-De Vera, William Kahakuleilehua Haunuʻu “Sonny” Ching)
1.) – 602 points – Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela (Kunewa Mook, Kauʻionālani Kamanaʻo)
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4.) – 570 points – Kawaiʻulaokala (Keli‘iho‘omalu Puchalski)
3.) – 573 points – Hālau Nā Mamo O Puʻuanahulu (Lōpaka Igarta-De Vera, William Kahakuleilehua Haunuʻu “Sonny” Ching)
2.) – 590 points – Kawailiʻulā (Chinky Māhoe)
1.) – 592 points – Kaleo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka Lā (Kaleo Trinidad)
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5.) – 581 points – Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leināʻala (Leināʻala Pavao Jardin)
4.) – 583 points – Hālau I Ka Wēkiu (Karl Veto Baker, Michael Casupang)
3.) – 587 points – Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua (Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV, Lono Padilla)
2.) – 588 points – Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela (Kunewa Mook, Kauʻionālani Kamanaʻo)
1.) – 598 points – Hālau Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahi (Haunani & ʻIliahi Paredes)
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4.) – 570 points – Kawailiʻulā (Chinky Māhoe)
3.) – 571 points – Kawaiʻulaokalā (Keliʻihoʻomalu Puchalski)
2.) – 574 points – Hālau Nā Mamo O Puʻuanahulu (Lōpaka Igarta-De Vera, William Kahakuleilehua Haunuʻu “Sonny” Ching)
1.) – 598 points – Hālau Hula ʻO Kahikilaulani (Nāhōkūokalani Gaspang)
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3.) – 1172 points – Hālau Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahi (Haunani & ʻIliahi Paredes)
2.) – 1174 points – Hālau Nā Mamo O Puʻuanahulu (Lōpaka Igarta-De Vera, William Kahakuleilehua Haunuʻu “Sonny” Ching)
1.) – 1190 points – Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela (Kunewa Mook, Kauʻionālani Kamanaʻo)
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3.) – 1157 points – Hālau Hula ʻO Kahikilaulani (Nāhōkūokalani Gaspang)
2.) – 1160 points – Kawailiʻulā (Chinky Māhoe)
1.) – 1163 points – Kaleo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka Lā (Kaleo Trinidad)
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3.) – 1172 points – Hālau Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahi (Haunani & ʻIliahi Paredes)
2.) – 1174 points – Hālau Nā Mamo O Puʻuanahulu (Lōpaka Igarta-De Vera, William Kahakuleilehua Haunuʻu “Sonny” Ching)
1.) – 1190 points – Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela (Kunewa Mook, Kauʻionālani Kamanaʻo)
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STORY SUMMARY
HILO, Hawaiʻi - Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela under the direction of kumu hula Kunewa Mook and Kauʻionālani Kamanaʻo, took the top honors on the final night of competition.