(BIVN) – Here are the results and awards for the 2024 Merrie Monarch Festival held in Hilo, Hawaiʻi. Video clips from the official Merrie Monarch YouTube page have been included for the Wahine overall and Kāne overall winners. Full kahiko and ʻauana results below.
OVERALL WINNER
- 1ST PLACE
Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e
Nā Kumu Hula Tracie & Keawe Lopes - 2ND PLACE
Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leinā‘ala
Kumu Hula Leinā‘ala Pavao Jardin - 3RD PLACE
Hula Hālau ‘O Kamuela
Nā Kumu Hula Kunewa Mook & Kau‘ionālani Kamana‘o
WAHINE OVERALL 2024
1st PLACE: Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e, Nā Kumu Hula Tracie & Keawe Lopes
Merrie Monarch Festival via YouTube
2ND PLACE: Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leinā‘ala, Kumu Hula Leinā‘ala Pavao Jardin
Merrie Monarch Festival via YouTube
3RD PLACE: Hula Hālau ‘O Kamuela, Nā Kumu Hula Kunewa Mook & Kau‘ionālani Kamana‘o
Merrie Monarch Festival via YouTube
KĀNE OVERALL 2024
1ST PLACE: Hālau Hi‘iakaināmakalehua, Nā Kumu Hula Hula Robert Ke‘ano Ka‘upu IV & Lono Padilla
Merrie Monarch Festival via YouTube
2ND PLACE: Hālau Nā Mamo O Pu‘uanahulu, Nā Kumu Hula William Kahakuleilehua Haunu‘u “Sonny” Ching & Lōpaka Igarta-De Vera
Merrie Monarch Festival via YouTube
3RD PLACE: Hālau Kekuaokalā‘au‘ala‘iliahi, Nā Kumu Hula Haunani & ‘Iliahi Paredes
Merrie Monarch Festival via YouTube
WAHINE KAHIKO 2024
- 1ST PLACE
Hula Hālau ‘O Kamuela
Nā Kumu Hula Kunewa Mook & Kau‘ionālani Kamana‘o - 2ND PLACE
Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leinā‘ala
Kumu Hula Leinā‘ala Pavao Jardin - 3RD PLACE
Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e
Nā Kumu Hula Tracie & Keawe Lopes - 4TH PLACE
Hālau Hula Ka Lehua Tuahine
Kumu Hula Ka‘ilihiwa Vaughan-Darval - 5TH PLACE
Hālau Mōhala ‘Ilima
Kumu Hula Māpuana de Silva
KĀNE KAHIKO 2024
- 1ST PLACE
Hālau Hi‘iakaināmakalehua
Nā Kumu Hula Hula Robert Ke‘ano Ka‘upu IV & Lono Padilla - 2ND PLACE
Hālau Nā Mamo O Pu‘uanahulu
Nā Kumu Hula William Kahakuleilehua Haunu‘u “Sonny” Ching & Lōpaka Igarta-De Vera - 3RD PLACE
Hālau Kekuaokalā‘au‘ala‘iliahi
Nā Kumu Hula Haunani & ‘Iliahi Paredes - 4TH PLACE
Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e
Nā Kumu Hula Tracie & Keawe Lopes
WAHINE ʻAUANA 2024
- 1ST PLACE
Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e
Nā Kumu Hula Tracie & Keawe Lopes - 2ND PLACE
Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leināʻala
Kumu Leināʻala Pavao Jardin - 3RD PLACE
Hālau Mōhala ‘Ilima
Kumu Hula Māpuana de Silva - 4TH PLACE
Hula Hālau ‘O Kamuela
Nā Kumu Hula Kunewa Mook & Kau‘ionālani Kamana‘o - 5TH PLACE
Hālau Hula Ka Lehua Tuahine
Kumu Hula Ka‘ilihiwa Vaughan-Darval
KĀNE ʻAUANA 2024
- 1ST PLACE
Hālau Nā Mamo O Pu‘uanahulu
Nā Kumu Hula William Kahakuleilehua Haunu‘u “Sonny” Ching & Lōpaka Igarta-De Vera - 2ND PLACE
Hālau Hi‘iakaināmakalehua
Nā Kumu Hula Hula Robert Ke‘ano Ka‘upu IV & Lono Padilla - 3RD PLACE
Hālau Kekuaokalā‘au‘ala‘iliahi
Nā Kumu Hula Haunani & ‘Iliahi Paredes - 4TH PLACE
Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e
Nā Kumu Hula Tracie & Keawe Lopes
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STORY SUMMARY
HILO, Hawaiʻi - Three nights of hula competition at the Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium ended on Saturday night with an award ceremony after a night of hula ʻauana.