The Perpetuation of Hula
and the Hawaiian Culture
![Kahili](/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/kahili.png)
Wahine Kahiko 2016
Hālau O Ka Ua Kanilehua
1st Place Wahine Kahiko & 1st Place Wahine Overall
Kumu Hula:
Johnny Lum Ho
2016 Kahiko Awards
1ST PLACE WAHINE KAHIKO
1st Place Wahine Overall
Hālau O Ka Ua Kanilehua
Kumu Hula: Johnny Lum Ho
![Hālau O Ka Ua Kanilehua Hālau O Ka Ua Kanilehua](https://merriemonarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Kanilehua.jpg)
2ND PLACE
Hālau Manaola
Kumu Hula: Nani Lim Yap
![Hālau Manaola Hālau Manaola](https://merriemonarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Manaola.jpg)
3RD PLACE
Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua
Nā Kumu Hula: Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV & Lono Padilla
![Nā Kumu Hula: Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV & Lono Padilla Nā Kumu Hula: Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV & Lono Padilla](https://merriemonarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/18wahinekahiko.jpg)
4TH PLACE
Hālau Nā Mamo O Puʻuanahulu
Nā Kumu Hula: William Kahakuleilehua Haunuʻu “Sonny” Ching & Lōpaka Igarta-De Vera
![Nā Kumu Hula: William Kahakuleilehua Haunuʻu “Sonny” Ching & Lōpaka Igarta-De Vera Nā Kumu Hula: William Kahakuleilehua Haunuʻu “Sonny” Ching & Lōpaka Igarta-De Vera](https://merriemonarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20wahinekahiko.jpg)
5TH PLACE
Ka Lā ʻŌnohi Mai O Haʻehaʻe
Nā Kumu Hula: Tracie & Keawe Lopes
![Nā Kumu Hula: Tracie & Keawe Lopes Nā Kumu Hula: Tracie & Keawe Lopes](https://merriemonarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/23wahinekahiko.jpg)
Kāne Kahiko 2016
Hālau Hula ʻO Kahikilaulani
1st Place Kāne Kahiko
Kumu Hula:
Nāhōkūokalani Gaspang
![Kumu Hula: Nāhōkūokalani Gaspang Kumu Hula: Nāhōkūokalani Gaspang](https://merriemonarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/27kanekahiko.jpg)
1ST PLACE KĀNE KAHIKO
Hālau Hula ʻO Kahikilaulani
Kumu Hula: Nāhōkūokalani Gaspang
![Kumu Hula: La‘akea Perry Kumu Hula: La‘akea Perry](https://merriemonarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/19kanekahiko.jpg)
2ND PLACE
Ke Kai O Kahiki
Kumu Hula: Laʻakea Perry
![Kumu Hula: Chinky Māhoe Kumu Hula: Chinky Māhoe](https://merriemonarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/puuanahulu.jpg)
3RD PLACE
1st Place Kāne Overall
2016 Festival Winner
Hālau Nā Mamo O Puʻuanahulu
Nā Kumu Hula: William Kahakuleilehua Haunuʻu “Sonny” Ching & Lōpaka Igarta-De Vera
![Kumu Hula: Chinky Māhoe Kumu Hula: Chinky Māhoe](https://merriemonarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/25Kanekahiko.jpg)
4TH PLACE
Kawailiʻulā
Nā Kumu Hula: Chinky Māhoe