2006 Hula Results

Press Release: September 28, 2006

KAUA`I MOKIHANA FESTIVAL
SEPTEMBER 2006 CONTEMPORARY HAWAIIAN CULTURAL EVENTS
2006 THEME: Year of Kaua`i Sacred Sites

Festival Contact: Nathan Kalama; PH: (808)- 822-2166 email: KMFKauai@hawaii.rr.com Me
dia Contact: Carol Bain, bain@kauai.net Promotional Photos available

Naomi Kanaulu Tabonair wins Mrs. Mokihana Hula
Masaki Nori Wins Mr. Hula Auwana

Kaua'i Mokihana Festival Hula Competition Results

POIPU – Dancing to the song “Aloha Hawai'i Ku'u One Hanau”, Naomi Kanaulu Tabonair won was awarded Mrs. Mokihana Hula at the 20th annual Kauai Mokihana Festival's hula competition at Grand Hyatt Resort and Spa. The Saturday September 23 finale included the Royal Court procession into the ballroom preceded the Solo 'Auana Hula Competition, which was the culmination of a week long celebration of contemporary Hawaiian culture.

“The international interest in hula and Hawaiian culture is amazing,” said Kalama. “A large group of hula dancers from Japan will exhibit in this year's event. Their costumes and performance are entertaining crowd pleasers.” One group, Hula Halau Kahula O Hawai'i, who won first place in the Japan Kauai Mokihana Festival last March, competed in the Kauai Mokihana Festival for the first time.

Judges for the hula competition include: Ipolani Vaughan, Kaho`okele Crabbe, Leialoha Lynn Amina. Choreography judge: James Kimo Auwae. Hawaiian language judge: Ku'ualdranui Kauli'a..

2006 KMF HULA COMPETITION RESULTS BY CATEGORY:

KAHIKO NEI DIVISON:

SOLO OPIO KANE

1ST – ANTHONY SANIATAN

HALAU NA PUA MAI KA LANI

SOLO OPIO WAHINE

1ST – IVANA PASCUA

HALAU NA PUA MAI KA LANI

2ND – AYANO TOYOSAWA

HALAU KAHULA O HAWAII

3RD – CHEYENNE LOPES

HALAU POMAIKA’IKALANI

GROUP KAIKAMAHINE

1ST – NA HULA O KAOHIKUKAPULANI

2ND – NA HUI O KAMAKAOKALANI

3RD – HALAU NA PUA MAI KA LANI

GROUP WAHINE

1ST – NA HULA O KAOHIKUKAPULANI

2ND – HALAU MA PUA MAI KA LANI

3RD 0 HALAU HULA O HALI’ILEO

GROUP KANE

1ST – NA PUA MAI KA LANI

2ND HALAU HULA O HALIILEO

GROUP AUANA DIVISION:

HUI/OHANA

1ST – POMAIKA’IKALANI

KUPUNA

1ST - JOAN S. LINDSEY HULA STUDIO

2ND – HUI HULA NALEIKALAKUPUA

3RD – HALAU POMAIKA’IKALANI

KAIKAMAHINE

1ST – NA HULA O KAOHIKUKAPULANI

2ND 0 HALAU NA PUA MAI KA LANI

3RD – NA HUI O KAMAKAOKALANI

WAHINE

1ST – HALAU KAHULA O HAWAII

2ND – NA HULA O KAOHIKUKAPULANI

3RD – HALAU HULA O HALI’ILEO

KANE

1ST – HALAU HULA O HALI’ILEO

2ND – HALAU NA PUA MAI KA LANI

SOLO AUANA DIVISION:

SOLO OPIO KANE

1ST – ANTHONY SANIATAN

HALAU NA PUA MAI KA LANI

SOLO OPIO WAHINE

1ST – AYANO TOYOSAWA

HALAU KAHULA O HAWAII

2ND – IVANA PASCUA

HALAU NA PUA MAI KA LANI

3RD – CHEYENNE LOPES

HALAU POMAIKA’IKALANI

KUPUNA MOKIHANA HULA

1ST – AUKELE KAHAKAI

JOAN S. LINDSEY HULA STUDIO

2ND – KEIKO KATURAGI

IO HULA STUDIO

3RD – ROSE KURITA

HALAU O NANI

MRS. MOKIHANA HULA

1ST – NAOMI TABONAIR

NA HULA O KAOHIKUKAPULANI

2ND – CHINAMI TAKAHASHI

HALAU KAHULA O HAWAII

3RD – DEBBIE GALINDO

HALAU NA PUA MAI KA LANI

MR. HULA AUANA

1ST – MASAKI MORI

HALAU KAHULA O HAWAII

2ND – STEVEN DOMINGO

HALAU HULA O HALI’ILEO

SPECIAL AWARDS:

HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE -

HALAU HULA O HALI’ILEO

JAMES KIMO AUWAE CHOREOGRAPHY AWARDS:

THURSDAY – HALAU NA PUA MAI KA LANI

KUMU HULA KALE PAWAI

FRIDAY – JOAN S. LINDSEY HULA STUDIO

KUMU HULA JOAN S. LINDSEY

MARGARET AIPOALANI

BEST MUSICAL GROUP AWARDS:

FRIDAY – NA KAPU MELE

NA HULA O KAOHIKUKAPULANI

“KA PA’IPA’I HULA”

SATURDAY – KALEO CLUB INTERNATIONAL

HALAU HULA O HALI’ILEO

“KU’UIPO PUA ROSE”

JUDGE'S OVERALL AWARD– NA KAPU MELE

NA HULA O KAOHIKUKAPULANI

“KA PA’IPA’I HULA”

KILOHANA KAUA’I AWARD-

KUMU HULA KAPU KINIMAKA ALQUIZA

GEORGE K. HOLOKAI OVERALL AWARD-

HALAU NA PUA MAI KA LANI

KUMU HULA KALE PAWAI

Sponsored in part by Hawai'i Tourism Authority and the County of Kaua'i. Dates for the next year's festival are Sept. 23 through 29, 2007. To find out more about the Kaua`i Mokihana Festival, email KMFKauai@hawaii.rr.com or visit http://mokihana.kauai.net

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