The Perpetuation of Hula
and the Hawaiian Culture
![Kahili](/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/kahili.png)
Wahine Kahiko 2017
Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua
1st Place Wahine Kahiko & 2nd Place Wahine Overall
Nā Kumu Hula:
Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV & Lono Padilla
2017 Kahiko Awards
1ST PLACE WAHINE KAHIKO
2nd Place Wahine Overall
Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua
Nā Kumu Hula: Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV & Lono Padilla
![Hālau Hi‘iakaināmakalehua Hālau Hi‘iakaināmakalehua](https://merriemonarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-Kahiko-Wahine1.jpg)
2ND PLACE
1st Place Wahine Overall
2017 Festival Winner
Ka Lā ʻŌnohi Mai O Haʻehaʻe
Nā Kumu Hula: Tracie & Keawe Lopes
![Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e](https://merriemonarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-Kahiko-Wahine2.jpg)
3RD PLACE
Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leināʻala
Kumu Hula: Leināʻala Pavao Jardin
![Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leinā‘ala Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leinā‘ala](https://merriemonarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-Kahiko-Wahine3.jpg)
4TH PLACE
Hālau Mōhala ʻIlima
Kumu Hula: Māpuana de Silva
![Hālau Mōhala ‘Ilima Hālau Mōhala ‘Ilima](https://merriemonarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-Kahiko-Wahine4.jpg)
5TH PLACE
Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka
Kumu Hula: Nāpua Greig Nakasone
![Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka](https://merriemonarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-Kahiko-Wahine5.jpg)
Kāne Kahiko 2017
Kawailiʻulā
1st Place Kāne Kahiko & 1st Place Kāne Overall
Kumu Hula:
Chinky Māhoe
![Kawaili‘ulā Kawaili‘ulā](https://merriemonarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Kane_Kahiko_1st_Kawailiula_2017.jpg)
1ST PLACE KĀNE KAHIKO
1st Place Kāne Overall
Kawailiʻulā
Kumu Hula: Chinky Māhoe
![Hālau Hula ʻO Kahikilaulani Hālau Hula ʻO Kahikilaulani](https://merriemonarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Kane_Kahiko_2nd_Kahikilaulani_2017.jpg)
2ND PLACE
Hālau Hula ʻO Kahikilaulani
Kumu Hula: Nāhōkūokalani Gaspang
![Ke Kai O Kahiki Ke Kai O Kahiki](https://merriemonarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-Kahiko-Kane3.jpg)
3RD PLACE
Ke Kai O Kahiki
Kumu Hula: Laʻakea Perry
![Kawaiʻulaokalā Kawaiʻulaokalā](https://merriemonarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-Kahiko-Kane4.jpg)
4TH PLACE
Kawaiʻulaokalā
Kumu Hula: Keliʻihoʻomalu Puchalski