The 10th Annual Moku O Keawe International Hula Festival took place November 11 – 14 at Hilton Waikoloa Village. In addition to highlevel competition among participating hālau from Japan, Hawai`i, and elsewhere, the Festival included workshops on hula, how to make traditional gourd rattles, cultural talks, and a rooted-in-culture fashion show. Competition winners were:
MAKUA WAHINE
1st Place
Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka
Kumu Hula Nāpua Greig
Soloist: Cheyann Kalama
2nd Place
Hula Hālau `O Ki`iwailehua
Sensei Kurumi Kikuchi
Soloist: Sakura Inoue
3rd Place
Hālau `O Leimami
Kumu Hula Punahele Andrade & Sensei
Kazumi Leimamo Yoshihashi
Soloist: Keiko Terui
MISS HULA P KAHI WAHINE
1st Place
Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka
Kumu Hula Nāpua Greig
Soloist: Miriam Anuhea Kamakanaokealoha Arakawa
2nd Place
Hālau Hi`iakaināmakalehua
Kumu Hula Robert Ke`ano Kaupu IV & Lono
Padilla
Soloist: Abby Claire Haliahauola Resulta
3rd Place
Hula Hālau `O Leilani
Sensei Mihoko Ogawa
Soloist: Kanae Uematsu
KUPUNA WAHINE SOLOIST
1st Place
Hālau Hula Nā Pua O Hawai`i Nei
Kumu Hula Pekelo Day
Kupuna Wahine: Bonnie J Lumahiwa Schutte Shanchez
2nd Place
Hula Hālau `O Leilani
Sensei Mihoko Ogawa
Kupuna Wahine: Mutsuko Murakami
3rd Place
Hālau `O Leimamo
Kumu Punahele Andrade & Sensei Kazumi
Leimamo Yoshihashi
Kupuna Wahine: Masumi Kasakura
KUPUNA WAHINE GROUP
1st Place
Hula Hālau `O Leilani
Sensei Mihoko Ogawa
2nd Place
Ka Leo O Laka I Iāpana Ka Pā Hula
`O Kaululehua Sensei Yumi Nitta
3rd Place
Hālau `O Mino`aka
Sensei Mino`aka Nagamori