Entering Hālau
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Oʻahu Island
1. Hālau Hula Olana (Wahine) `Olana & Howard A`i Puʻuloa, Oʻahu 2. Hālau I Ka Wēkiu (Kāne & Wahine) Karl Veto Baker and Michael Casupang Pauoa, Oʻahu 3. Ka Pā Hula O Ka Lei Lehua (Kāne & Wahine) Snowbird Bento Honolulu, Oʻahu 4. Hālau O Ke ʻAʻaliʻi Kū Makani (Wahine) Manuʻaikohana Boyd Kānewai, Oʻahu 5. Ka Pā Hula ʻO Kauanoe ʻO Waʻahila (Wahine) Maelia Loebenstein Carter Kaimukī, Oʻahu 6. Hālau O Nā Pua Kukui (Kāne) Ed Collier, Kalihi, Oʻahu 7. Keolalaulani Hālau ʻŌlapa O Laka (Wahine) Aloha Dalire Heʻeia, Oʻahu and Hilo, Hawaiʻi 8. Hālau Ka Liko Pua O Kalaniākea (Kāne & Wahine) Kapua Dalire-Moe Kāneʻohe, Oʻahu 9. Hālau Hula ʻO Hōkūlani (Wahine) Hōkūlani and Larry De Rego Waipahu, Hawaiʻi 10. Hālau Mōhala ʻIlima (Wahine) Māpuana de Silva Kaʻōhao, Hawaiʻi 11. Hālau Nā Mamo O Kaʻala (Wahine) Tiare Noelani Kaʻāina Waiʻanae Oʻahu 12. ʻIlima Hula Studio (Wahine) Lani-Girl Kaleiki-Ahlo Waimānalo, Oʻahu 13. Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela (Wahine) Kauʻionalani Kamanaʻo and Kunewa Mook Kalihi & Waimānalo, Hawaiʻi 14. Ka Pā Nani ʻO Lilinoe (Wahine) Lilinoe Lindsey ʻAiea, Oʻahu 15. Ka Lā ʻŌnohi Mai O Haʻehaʻe (Wahine) Tracie and Keawe Lopes Kahauiki, Oʻahu 16. Kawailiʻula (Kāne & Wahine) Chinky Māhoe Kailua, Oʻahu 17. Ka Leo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka Lā (Kāne & Wahine) Kaleo Trinidad Honolulu, Oʻahu 18. Hālau Hula Ka Lehua Tuahine (Kāne & Wahine) Kaʻilihiwa Vaughn-Darval Mānoa, Oʻahu |
Maui Island
19. Hālau Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻaʻiliahi (Kāne) ʻIliahi and Haunani Paredes Wailuku, Maui Kauaʻi Island 20. Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leināʻala (Wahine) Leināʻala Pavao Jardin Kalāheo, Kauai Mainland
21. Hālau Kealiʻi O Nālani (Wahine) Kealiʻi Ceballos Los Angeles, Caifornia 22. Hālau Hula O Kaleimomi (Wahine) Sheldeen Kaleimomi Kaleohano Haleamau Las Vegas, Nevada 23. Academy of Hawaiian Arts (Kāne & Wahine) Mark Kealiʻi Hoʻomalu Oakland, California 2012 Festival Events
The week-long Merrie Monarch Festival runs from April 8-14, 2012.
Hoʻolauleʻa (celebration) 9:00 a.m., Sunday, April 8th at the Afook Chinen Civic Auditorium. Free admission to watch performances by our local hālau. Free Mid-day Entertainment Daily (Monday through Friday) entertainment at the Hawaiʻi Naniloa Volcanoes Resort (12 p.m.), and the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel (1 p.m.). Arts and Crafts Fair 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 11th through Friday, April 13th, and 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saturday, April 14th, at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium. An annual favorite, this free event features local artists and crafters. Hōʻike Performances 6:00 pm, Wednesday, April 11th at the Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium. A free exhibition night of hula, international performers, and music. Miss Aloha Hula 6:00 pm, Thursday, April 12th at the Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium. Individual competition for the title of Miss Aloha Hula with contestants performing Hula kahiko, hula ʻauana and oli (chanting). Group Hula Kahiko 6:00 pm, Friday, April 13th at the Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium. Hālau hula perform ancient style dances. Group Hula ʻAuana & Awards 6:00 pm, Saturday, April 14th at the Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium. Hālau hula perform modern style dances with an awards presentation for all group winners. Merrie Monarch Royal Parade 10:30 am, Saturday, April 14th. One of the festival's most entertaining and fun events for the entire family, the parade begins and ends at Pauahi St. and winds through downtown Hilo (Kilauea Ave. - Keawe St. - Waiānuenue Ave. - Kamehameha Ave.). |
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