Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 3, Number 9, 1 September 1986 — Halau Hula Olana Sweeps Competitlon [ARTICLE]

Halau Hula Olana Sweeps Competitlon

Halau Hula Olana, under Kumu Huia Howard and Olana A'i. swept three of the four categories in the llth Annual Queen Lili'uokalani Keiki Hula Competition Aug. 15-16 at The Kamehameha Schools' Kekuhaupi'o Fieldhouse.

Sellout crowds of 3,000 eaen night were entertained by youngsters from 27 nalau, including one from Hayward, Calif., and five from the neighbor islands. Kahiko compeiition was held the first night with auwana on tap the next day. It was sponsored by the KalihiPalama Culture and Arts ine. with Executive Director Wendell Silva as coordinator andmasterof ceremonies. ceremonies.

In addition to their three first piaee finishes, Halau Hula Olana retired two of the perpetual trophies by virtue of winning in those categories for three consecutive years. The halau placed first in the hula auwana category for boys and gir!s and retired the hula kahiko trophy for boys. The other retired trophy eame in the hula auwana for girls.

Na Mamoalii O Kauiki from Hana, Maui, under Kumu Hula Namahana Kalama, prevented an Olana eleansweep by taking the title in the hula kahiko for girls. The Mary Kawena Pukui perpetuai trophy in the language category was won by Leiiani Keiki Hula Halau of Kapaa, Kauai. Leilani Bond is the kumu huia. Halau Mohaia Ilima of Kailua, Oahu, under Mapuana deSilva, was second and Pukalani Hula Hale of Maui (Kumu Hula Nina Maxwell) and Na Mamoalii O Kauiki were tied for third. Nine-year-oid Paka Kekoa. another Olana dancer, won the Master Keiki Hula title while the Miss Keiki Hula crown went to Lupe Funaki, 12, of Laie's Napuanani Onapali Onakoolau with Sunday Mariterangi as kumu hula. Complete results:

HULA KAHIKO (Boys) 1. Halau Hula Olana, Aiea (Howard and Olana A'i, kumu hula). 2. Napuanani Onapali Onakoolau, Laie (Sunday Manterangi, kumu hula). 3. Kaua Kilihune, Kaneohe (A1 Bacarse, kumu hula). 4. IolaBalubarPolynesian Dance Studio, Kahului, Maui (Iola Balubar, kumu hula). (Girls) 1. Na Mamoalii O Kauiki, Hana, Maui (Namahana Kalama, kumu hula). 2. Pukai Kapua O Kalani Hula Studio, Kailua, Oahu (Ellen Castillo, kumu hula). 3. Hu'i Park's Hula Studio, Punehhowl-Papakolea (Hu'i Park, kumu hula). 4. Aloha Pumehana O Hawaii Nei, Waipahu (Denise Ramento, kumu hula). 5. Kealii Kaapunihonua Ke'ana Ao Hula, Kaimuki (Leimomi Ho, kumu hula).

HULA AUWANA (Boys) 1. Halau Hula Olana. 2. Napuanani Onapali Onakoolau. 3. Kaua Kilihune. 4. Iola Balubar Polynesian Dance Studio. (Girls) 1. Halau Hula Olana. 2. Hu'i Park's Hula Studio. 3. Kawailiula, Kailua (Chinky Mahoe, kumu hula). 4. Pukalani Hula Hale. 5. Pukai Kapua O Kalani Hula Studio.

MASTER KEIKI HULA Winner— Paka Kekoa, 9, Halau Hula Olana. lst runnerup — Duane Kawaihikini Otani, 6, Pukalani. 2nd runnerup — Floyd Sonson Espinosa, 8, Leilani's Keiki Hula Halau, Kapaa, Kauai. 3rd runnerup — Sani Kahiona, 12, Kawailiula. 4th runnerup — Christopher Iokia Ramento, 9, Aloha Pumehana O Hawaii Nei. MISS KEIKI HULA Winner — Lupe Funaki, 12, Napuanani Onapali Onakoolau. lst runnerup — Krymsym Clark, 12, Halau Hula Olana. 2nd runnerup — Moani Louise Minn, 10, Na Mamoalii O Kauiki. 3rd runnerup — Keala Gonzales, Kawailiula. 4th runnerup — Debbie Uilani Kiyomi Antone, 10, Pukai Kapua O Kalani Hula Studio.