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Merrie Monarch Festival closes with hula ‘auana competition

By Cindy Ellen Russell

April 23, 2022

Hawaii PhotosMerrie Monarch Festival

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Kumu Leināʻala Pavao Jardin, right, reacts with members of Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leināʻala after it was announced that they won first place in the wahine kahiko competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday. The halau also placed first in the wahine 'auana competition and first place overall.
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Hālau Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahi under the direction of Kumu Haunani and ʻIliahi Paredes, from Wailuku, placed first in the Kane Kahiko, Kane 'Auana and was the overall Kane winner at the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Kawaiʻulaokalā, under the direction of Kumu Keliʻihoʻomalu Puchalski,from Kaiwiʻula, O‘ahu, performs “Mika Lawaiʻa” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua, under the direction of Kumu Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV and Lono Padilla, from Kalihi Kai, performs “Da Bus Coming” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua, under the direction of Kumu Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV and Lono Padilla, from Kalihi Kai, performs “Da Bus Coming” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Ka Liko Pua O Kalaniākea, under the direction of Kumu Kapua Dalire-Moe, from Kāneʻohe, performs “E Kuʻu Baby Hot Cha-cha” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Ka Liko Pua O Kalaniākea, under the direction of Kumu Kapua Dalire-Moe, from Kāneʻohe, performs “E Kuʻu Baby Hot Cha-cha” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Kawaiʻulaokalā, under the direction of Kumu Keliʻihoʻomalu Puchalski,from Kaiwiʻula, O‘ahu, performs “Mika Lawaiʻa” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua, under the direction of Kumu Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV and Lono Padilla, from Kalihi Kai, performs “Da Bus Coming” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua, under the direction of Kumu Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV and Lono Padilla, from Kalihi Kai, performs “Da Bus Coming” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leināʻala, under the direction of Kumu Leināʻala Pavao Jardin, from Kalāheo, Kauaʻi, performs “Kauaʻi Lana I Ke Kai” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leināʻala, under the direction of Kumu Leināʻala Pavao Jardin, from Kalāheo, Kauaʻi, performs “Kauaʻi Lana I Ke Kai” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leināʻala, under the direction of Kumu Leināʻala Pavao Jardin, from Kalāheo, Kauaʻi, performs “Kauaʻi Lana I Ke Kai” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Kawaiʻulaokalā, under the direction of Kumu Keliʻihoʻomalu Puchalski,from Kaiwiʻula, O‘ahu, performs “Mika Lawaiʻa” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Kawaiʻulaokalā, under the direction of Kumu Keliʻihoʻomalu Puchalski,from Kaiwiʻula, O‘ahu, performs “Mika Lawaiʻa” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday in Hilo.
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Kawailiʻulā, under the direction of Kumu Chinky Māhoe, from Kailua and Mānoa, performs “Uʻi ʻUʻa” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Kawailiʻulā, under the direction of Kumu Chinky Māhoe, from Kailua and Mānoa, performs “Uʻi ʻUʻa” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Kawailiʻulā, under the direction of Kumu Chinky Māhoe, from Kailua and Mānoa, performs “Uʻi ʻUʻa” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahi, under the direction of Kumu Haunani and ʻIliahi Paredes, from Wailuku, performs “E Hoʻi Ke Aloha I Maunawili” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahi, under the direction of Kumu Haunani and ʻIliahi Paredes, from Wailuku, performs “E Hoʻi Ke Aloha I Maunawili” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Ka Liko Pua O Kalaniākea, under the direction of Kumu Kapua Dalire-Moe, from Kāneʻohe, performs “E Kuʻu Baby Hot Cha-cha” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Keolakapuokalani, under the direction of Kumu Drake Keolakapu Dudoit Delaforcé, from Āliamanu and Nānākuli, performs “Waikīkī Hula” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Keolakapuokalani, under the direction of Kumu Drake Keolakapu Dudoit Delaforcé, from Āliamanu and Nānākuli, performs “Waikīkī Hula” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Mōhala ʻIlima, under the direction of Kumu Māpuana de Silva, from Kaʻōhao, Oʻahu, performs “Mokulua” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Mōhala ʻIlima, under the direction of Kumu Māpuana de Silva, from Kaʻōhao, Oʻahu, performs “Mokulua” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Mōhala ʻIlima, under the direction of Kumu Māpuana de Silva, from Kaʻōhao, Oʻahu, performs “Mokulua” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau o Ka Hanu Lehua, under the direction of Kumu Carlson Kamaka Kukona III, from Waikapū, Maui, performs “Hāʻena I Ka ʻEhukai” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Kalaʻakeakauikawēkiu, under the direction of Kumu Kenneth Dean Alohapumehanaokalā Victor, from Kailua-Kona, performs “Mele O Ke Keʻena Kalaunu” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Nā Mamo O Puʻuanahulu, under the direction of Kumu William Kahakuleilehua Haunuʻu “Sonny” Ching and Lōpaka Igarta-De Vera, from Kapahulu, performs “Kū Haʻaheo E Kuʻu Hawaiʻi” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Kalaʻakeakauikawēkiu, under the direction of Kumu Kenneth Dean Alohapumehanaokalā Victor, from Kailua-Kona, performs “Mele O Ke Keʻena Kalaunu” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Kawaiʻulaokalā, under the direction of Kumu Keliʻihoʻomalu Puchalski,from Kaiwiʻula, O‘ahu, performs “Manu ʻŌʻō” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Kawaiʻulaokalā, under the direction of Kumu Keliʻihoʻomalu Puchalski,from Kaiwiʻula, O‘ahu, performs “Manu ʻŌʻō” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Kawaiʻulaokalā, under the direction of Kumu Keliʻihoʻomalu Puchalski,from Kaiwiʻula, O‘ahu, performs “Manu ʻŌʻō” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Keolalaulani Hālau ʻŌlapa O Laka, under the direction of Kumu Keolalaulani Dalire,from Heʻeia, Kāneʻohe, performs “Ka Pilina Me ʻOe, E Kuʻu Ipo” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Hula Ke ʻOlu Makani O Mauna Loa, under the direction of Kumu Meleana Manuel,from Kīlauea Volcano performs “Hanohano Kīlauea Kū I Ka La‘i” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Hula Ke ʻOlu Makani O Mauna Loa, under the direction of Kumu Meleana Manuel,from Kīlauea Volcano performs “Hanohano Kīlauea Kū I Ka La‘i” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Hula Ke ʻOlu Makani O Mauna Loa, under the direction of Kumu Meleana Manuel,from Kīlauea Volcano performs “Hanohano Kīlauea Kū I Ka La‘i” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e, under the direction of Kumu Tracie and Keawe Lopes,from Pū‘ahu‘ula, Ko‘olaupoko, O‘ahu, performs “Nā Kuahiwi Kaulana” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e, under the direction of Kumu Tracie and Keawe Lopes,from Pū‘ahu‘ula, Ko‘olaupoko, O‘ahu, performs “Nā Kuahiwi Kaulana” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e, under the direction of Kumu Tracie and Keawe Lopes,from Pū‘ahu‘ula, Ko‘olaupoko, O‘ahu, performs “Nā Kuahiwi Kaulana” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Hula Lani Ola, under the direction of Kumu Puanani Jung, from Laguna Hills, Calif., performs “Kui Tree” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Hula Lani Ola, under the direction of Kumu Puanani Jung, from Laguna Hills, Calif., performs “Kui Tree” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Hula Lani Ola, under the direction of Kumu Puanani Jung, from Laguna Hills, Calif., performs “Kui Tree” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Kawailiʻulā, under the direction of Kumu Chinky Māhoe, from Kailua and Mānoa, performs “Kuʻu Lei Hōkū” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Kawailiʻulā, under the direction of Kumu Chinky Māhoe, from Kailua and Mānoa, performs “Kuʻu Lei Hōkū” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Kawailiʻulā, under the direction of Kumu Chinky Māhoe, from Kailua and Mānoa, performs “Kuʻu Lei Hōkū” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua, under the direction of Kumu Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV and Lono Padilla, from Kalihi Kai, performs “E Kuʻu Pua Kenikeni” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua, under the direction of Kumu Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV and Lono Padilla, from Kalihi Kai, performs “E Kuʻu Pua Kenikeni” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Hula Ka Lehua Tuahine, under the direction of Kumu Kaʻilihiwa Vaughan-Darval, from Mānoa, performs “Ka ʻŌnohi O Nā Kai” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Hula Ka Lehua Tuahine, under the direction of Kumu Kaʻilihiwa Vaughan-Darval, from Mānoa, performs “Ka ʻŌnohi O Nā Kai” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Hula Ka Lehua Tuahine, under the direction of Kumu Kaʻilihiwa Vaughan-Darval, from Mānoa, performs “Ka ʻŌnohi O Nā Kai” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau o Ka Hanu Lehua, under the direction of Kumu Carlson Kamaka Kukona III, from Waikapū, Maui, performs “Hāʻena I Ka ʻEhukai” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau o Ka Hanu Lehua, under the direction of Kumu Carlson Kamaka Kukona III, from Waikapū, Maui, performs “Hāʻena I Ka ʻEhukai” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau o Ka Hanu Lehua, under the direction of Kumu Carlson Kamaka Kukona III, from Waikapū, Maui, performs “Hāʻena I Ka ʻEhukai” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahi, under the direction of Kumu Haunani and ʻIliahi Paredes, from Wailuku, performs “ʻEleʻio” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahi, under the direction of Kumu Haunani and ʻIliahi Paredes, from Wailuku, performs “ʻEleʻio” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahi, under the direction of Kumu Haunani and ʻIliahi Paredes, from Wailuku, performs “ʻEleʻio” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela, under the direction of Kumu Kunewa Mook and Kauʻionālani Kamanaʻo, from Kalihi and Waimānalo, performs “Nani Piʻiholo” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela, under the direction of Kumu Kunewa Mook and Kauʻionālani Kamanaʻo, from Kalihi and Waimānalo, performs “Nani Piʻiholo” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela, under the direction of Kumu Kunewa Mook and Kauʻionālani Kamanaʻo, from Kalihi and Waimānalo, performs “Nani Piʻiholo” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela, under the direction of Kumu Kunewa Mook and Kauʻionālani Kamanaʻo, from Kalihi and Waimānalo, performs “Nani Piʻiholo” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua, under the direction of Kumu Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV and Lono Padilla, from Kalihi Kai, performs “E Kuʻu Pua Kenikeni” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua, under the direction of Kumu Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV and Lono Padilla, from Kalihi Kai, performs “E Kuʻu Pua Kenikeni” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Hula Ka Lehua Tuahine, under the direction of Kumu Kaʻilihiwa Vaughan-Darval, from Mānoa, performs “Ka ʻŌnohi O Nā Kai” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Nā Mamo O Puʻuanahulu, under the direction of Kumu William Kahakuleilehua Haunuʻu “Sonny” Ching and Lōpaka Igarta-De Vera, from Kapahulu, performs “Ka Leo Manu O Hawaiʻi” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Nā Mamo O Puʻuanahulu, under the direction of Kumu William Kahakuleilehua Haunuʻu “Sonny” Ching and Lōpaka Igarta-De Vera, from Kapahulu, performs “Ka Leo Manu O Hawaiʻi” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Nā Mamo O Puʻuanahulu, under the direction of Kumu William Kahakuleilehua Haunuʻu “Sonny” Ching and Lōpaka Igarta-De Vera, from Kapahulu, performs “Ka Leo Manu O Hawaiʻi” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Nā Mamo O Puʻuanahulu, under the direction of Kumu William Kahakuleilehua Haunuʻu “Sonny” Ching and Lōpaka Igarta-De Vera, from Kapahulu, performs “Ka Leo Manu O Hawaiʻi” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Lilia Makanoe, under the direction of Kumu Shelsea Lilia Ai, from ʻAiea, performs “Uʻilani / Sweet Memory” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Lilia Makanoe, under the direction of Kumu Shelsea Lilia Ai, from ʻAiea, performs “Uʻilani / Sweet Memory” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Lilia Makanoe, under the direction of Kumu Shelsea Lilia Ai, from ʻAiea, performs “Uʻilani / Sweet Memory” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Keolakapuokalani, under the direction of Kumu Drake Keolakapu Dudoit Delaforcé, from Āliamanu and Nānākuli, performs “Waikīkī Hula” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Kalaʻakeakauikawēkiu, under the direction of Kumu Kenneth Dean Alohapumehanaokalā Victor, from Kailua-Kona, performs “Mele O Ke Keʻena Kalaunu” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Nā Mamo O Puʻuanahulu, under the direction of Kumu William Kahakuleilehua Haunuʻu “Sonny” Ching and Lōpaka Igarta-De Vera, from Kapahulu, performs “Kū Haʻaheo E Kuʻu Hawaiʻi” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.
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Hālau Nā Mamo O Puʻuanahulu, under the direction of Kumu William Kahakuleilehua Haunuʻu “Sonny” Ching and Lōpaka Igarta-De Vera, from Kapahulu, performs “Kū Haʻaheo E Kuʻu Hawaiʻi” in the hula ʻauana competition of the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday.

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