43rd Annual Merrie Monarch Festival
Hula Competition
Edith Kanaka'ole Stadium
April 20-22, 2006
Hilo, Hawaii

2006 Hula Competition Results

Congratulations to 2005 Miss Aloha Hula Maile Emily Kau'ilaniona'opuaehi'ipoiokeanuenueokeola Francisco of Halau Na Mamo O Pu'uanahulu and Overall Winner Halau Na Kamalei (Kane)!

Overall
* Lokalia Montgomery Perpetual Trophy
* Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau $1000 Scholarship Award
* Sponsored trip to hula festival in Ikaho, Japan

Highest Combined Points
1,202 points 		Halau Na Kamalei
Kumu Hula Robert Cazimero
Honolulu, O'ahu
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Overall - Wahine

1st Place
1,196 points 		Na Lei O Kaholoku
Na Kumu Hula Nani Lim Yap & Leialoha Amina
Kohala, Hawa'i
2nd Place
1,183 points 		Halau Na Mamo O Pu'uanahulu
Kumu Hula William "Sonny" Kahakuleilehua Haunu'u Ching
Honolulu, O'ahu
3rd Place
1,179 points 		Halau Hula Olana
Na Kumu Hula Olana A'i & Howard A'i
'Aiea, O'ahu
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Overall - Kane

1st Place
1,202 points 		Halau Na Kamalei
Kumu Hula Robert Cazimero
Honolulu, O'ahu
2nd Place
1,170 points 		Halau Na Mamo O Pu'uanahulu
Kumu Hula William "Sonny" Kahakuleilehua Haunu'u Ching
Honolulu, O'ahu
3rd Place
1,151 points 		Ka Leo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka La
Kumu Hula Kaleo Trinidad
Kapalama Uka, Honolulu, O'ahu
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Miss Aloha Hula

1st Place
1,139 points 		Maile Emily Kau'ilaniona'opuaehi'ipoiokeanuenueokeola Francisco
Halau Na Mamo O Pu'uanahulu
Kumu Hula William "Sonny" Kahakuleilehua Haunu'u Ching
Honolulu, O'ahu
2nd Place
1,133 points 		Jeri-Lynn Kealolahilahi Koko
Ka Leo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka La
Kumu Hula Kaleo Trinidad
Kapalama Uka, Honolulu, O'ahu
3rd Place
1,114 points 		Kaiwipunikauikawekiu Punihei Anthony
Halau O Ke 'A'ali'i Ku Makani
Kumu Hula Manu Boyd
Kane'ohe, O'ahu
4th Place
1,109 points 		Pohaikau'ilani Nu'uhiwa
Keolalaulani Halau 'Olapa O Laka
Kumu Hula Aloha Dalire
He'eia, Kane'ohe, O'ahu
5th Place
1,108 points 		Jasmine Helena Orlando
Hula Halau 'O Kamuela
Na Kumu Hula Kau'i Kamana'o & Kunewa Mook
Kalihi & Waimanalo, O'ahu
Hawaiian
Language
Award
50 points 		Jennifer Oramanuitaumaiterai Brault
Halau Na Lei Kaumaka O Uka
Na Kumu Hula Napua Greig & Kahulu Maluo-Huber
Kula, Maui
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Hula Kahiko - Wahine

1st Place
599 points 		Na Lei O Kaholoku
Na Kumu Hula Nani Lim Yap & Leialoha Amina
Kohala, Hawa'i
2nd Place
585 points
(tiebreaker
815 points) 		Halau Na Mamo O Pu'uanahulu
Kumu Hula William "Sonny" Kahakuleilehua Haunu'u Ching
Honolulu, O'ahu
3rd Place
585 points
(tiebreaker
804 points) 		Halau Hula Olana
Na Kumu Hula Olana A'i & Howard A'i
'Aiea, O'ahu
4th Place
579 points 		Ka Leo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka La
Kumu Hula Kaleo Trinidad
Kapalama Uka, Honolulu, O'ahu
5th Place
574 points 		Halau O Ke 'A'ali'i Ku Makani
Kumu Hula Manu Boyd
Kane'ohe, O'ahu
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Hula Kahiko - Kane

1st Place
593 points 		Halau Na Kamalei
Kumu Hula Robert Cazimero
Honolulu, O'ahu
2nd Place
588 points 		Halau I Ka Wekiu
Na Kumu Hula Karl Veto Baker & Michael Nalanakila'ekolu Casupang
Honolulu, O'ahu
3rd Place
581 points 		Ka Leo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka La
Kumu Hula Kaleo Trinidad
Kapalama Uka, Honolulu, O'ahu
4th Place
580 points 		Halau Na Mamo O Pu'uanahulu
Kumu Hula William "Sonny" Kahakuleilehua Haunu'u Ching
Honolulu, O'ahu
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Hula 'Auana - Wahine

1st Place
601 points 		Hula Halau 'O Kamuela
Na Kumu Hula Kau'i Kamana'o & Kunewa Mook
Kalihi & Waimanalo, O'ahu
2nd Place
598 points
(tiebreaker
818 points) 		Halau Hula 'O Hokulani
Kumu Hula Hokulani De Rego
Waipahu, O'ahu
3rd Place
598 points
(tiebreaker
814 points) 		Halau Na Mamo O Pu'uanahulu
Kumu Hula William "Sonny" Kahakuleilehua Haunu'u Ching
Honolulu, O'ahu
4th Place
597 points 		Na Lei O Kaholoku
Na Kumu Hula Nani Lim Yap & Leialoha Amina
Kohala, Hawa'i
5th Place
595 points 		Halau O Ke 'A'ali'i Ku Makani
Kumu Hula Manu Boyd
Kane'ohe, O'ahu
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Hula 'Auana - Kane

1st Place
609 points 		Halau Na Kamalei
Kumu Hula Robert Cazimero
Honolulu, O'ahu
2nd Place
590 points 		Halau Na Mamo O Pu'uanahulu
Kumu Hula William "Sonny" Kahakuleilehua Haunu'u Ching
Honolulu, O'ahu
3rd Place
570 points
(tiebreaker
782 points) 		Halau Ke Kia'i A O Hula
Kumu Hula Kapi'olani Ha'o
Honolulu, O'ahu
4th Place
570 points
(tiebreaker
770 points) 		Ka Leo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka La
Kumu Hula Kaleo Trinidad
Kapalama Uka, Honolulu, O'ahu
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