Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 34, Number 5, 1 May 2017 — MISS ALOHA HULA 2017 [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MISS ALOHA HULA 2017

Kelina Kiyoko Ke'ano'ilehua Tiffany Eldredge of Hōlau Hi'iakainamakalehua wowed Merrie Monarch judges with her solo Kahiko and 'Auana performances on the first night of competition. She took away the big title of the night - Miss Aloha Hula - as well as the Hawaiian Language Award from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs for excellence in 'ōlelo Hawai'i. Eldredge, a hula sister of last year's Miss Aloha Hula Kayli Ka'iulani Carr, captured the Miss Aloha Hula title by a scant 0.2 points after an unprecedented double-tie breaker with first runner up Julyen Maehiko Kaloke Kaluna of Hula Hālau '0 Kamuela. Eldredge is the second consecutive Miss Aloha Hula for Kumu Hula Robert Ke'ano Ka'upu IV and Lono Padilla. - Photo:Alice Silbanuz