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Randy H. Akau won the Mayor’s Grand Prize and four categories at the 84th annual Lei Day Celebration Sunday at the Kapiolani Park Bandstand. Akau also took first place for theme lei and three colors of neck lei: purple, red/pink and yellow/orange.
Here are complete results of the lei contest:
>> Theme lei: 1, Randy H. Akau. 2, Chai K. Blair-Stahn. 3, Brian J.J. Choy.
>> Purple neck lei: 1, Randy H. Akau. 2, Reginald J. Dela Cruz. 3, Sayuri Taniguchi. 4, Brian J.J. Choy. 5, Gwen H. Takeguchi.
>> Red/pink neck lei: 1, Randy H. Akau. 2, John T.H. To. 3, Joel G. Kelley. 4, Sayuri Taniguchi. 5, Andrea L.W. Young.
>> Yellow/irange neck lei: 1, Randy H. Akau. 2, Brian J.J. Choy. 3, Joel G. Kelley. 4, Sayuri Taniguchi. 5, Brian J.J. Choy.
>> Brown/green neck lei: 1, Charlene Y. Choy. 2, Randy H. Akau. 3, Vivian T. Tamanaha. 4, Alvin Y. Tanaka. 5, Dirk K. Campbell.
>> White/gray neck lei: 1, Brian J.J. Choy. 2, Sayuri Taniguchi. 3, Reginald J. Dela Cruz. 4, Randy H. Akau. 5, Maiko Kuroda.
>> Mixed neck lei: 1, Sayuri Taniguchi. 2, Liloa K. Oana. 3, Reginald J. Dela Cruz. 4, Kathleen D. Tanaka. 5, Charlene Y. Choy.
>> Hat lei: 1, Honey L. Justman. 2, Barbara Cabigon. 3, Joel G. Kelley. 4, Reginald J. Dela Cruz. 5, Maizie M. Boughmou.
>> Beginner: 1, Austin C.H. Dela Cruz. 2, Kekaihala’i J. Avilez. 3, Alvin Y. Tanaka.
>> Yarn, ribbon, fabric lei: 1, Yoko Furuse. 2, Akiko Ishimaru. 3, Yoko Furuse. 4, Yoko Furuse. 5, Jennie K. Lee.
>> Youth 5-under: 1, Oivia A. Lepczyk. 2, Jada-Capri K. Anderson. 3, Jada-Capri K. Anderson.
>> Youth 6-8: 1, Keala C. Mak. 2, Brooke H. Barclay-Kau. 3, Faith Whitmore.
>> Youth 9-12: 1, Gienah S. Southichack. 2, Chloe K. Hepfner. 3, Jailee-Cierra K. Puaoi.
>> Youth 13-17: 1, Al’ana V.K. Fuller-Tanaka. 2, Jacelyn M. Kim. 3, Momona Otsuka.
