The Perpetuation of Hula
and the Hawaiian Culture
![Kahili](/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/kahili.png)
Wahine ʻAuana 2021
Hālau Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahi
1st Place Wahine ʻAuana & 1st Place Wahine Overall, 2nd Place Overall
Nā Kumu Hula:
Haunani & ʻIliahi Paredes
2021 ‘Auana Awards
1ST PLACE WAHINE ʻAUANA
1st Place Wahine Overall
2nd Place Overall
Hālau Kekuaokalā‘au‘ala‘iliahi
Nā Kumu Hula: Haunani & ʻIliahi Paredes
![Hālau Kekuaokalā‘au‘ala‘iliahi • Kumu Haunani & ‘Iliahi Paredes • Wailuku, Maui • “Nani Wale Paunau” • Photographer: Bruce Omori](https://www.merriemonarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/BO1_6545.jpg)
2ND PLACE
2nd Place Wahine Overall
3rd Place Overall
Ka Liko Pua O Kalaniākea
Kumu Hula: Kapua Dalire-Moe
![Hālau Ka Liko Pua O Kalaniākea • Kumu Kapua Dalire-Moe • Kāneʻohe, Oʻahu • “He Aloha Waiau” • Photographer: Cody Yamaguchi](https://www.merriemonarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/CY4_7027.jpg)
3RD PLACE
4th Place Wahine Overall
Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leinā‘ala
Kumu Hula: Leināʻala Pavao Jardin
![Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leināʻala • Kumu Leināʻala Pavao Jardin • Kalāheo, Kauaʻi • “Ka Nani Aʻo Kaʻū” • Photographer: Bruce Omori](https://www.merriemonarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/BO4_2650.jpg)
4TH PLACE
3rd Place Wahine Overall
4th Place Overall
Ka Lā O Nohi Mae O Haʻehaʻe
Nā Kumu Hula: Tracie & Keawe Lopes
![Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e • Kumu Tracie & Keawe Lopes • Pū‘ahu‘ula, Ko‘olaupoko, O‘ahu • “Hanohano Puʻuanahulu” • Photographer: Cody Yamaguchi](https://www.merriemonarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/CY4_7127_CC.jpg)
5TH PLACE
Hālau I Ka Wēkiu
Nā Kumu Hula: Karl Veto Baker & Michael Casupang
![Hālau I Ka Wēkiu • Kumu Karl Veto Baker & Michael Lanakila Casupang • Pauoa, O‘ahu • “He ʻOlu” • Photographer: Bruce Omori](https://www.merriemonarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/BO2_9896B.jpg)
Kāne ʻAuana 2021
Kawailiʻulā
1st Place Kāne ʻAuana, 1st Place Kāne Overall, 1st Place Overall
Kumu Hula:
Chinky Māhoe
![Kawailiʻulā • Kumu Chinky Māhoe • Kailua & Mānoa, Oʻahu • “Ka ʻOni A Ka Moku” • Photographer: Bruce Omori](https://www.merriemonarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/BO2_8501.jpg)
1ST PLACE KĀNE ʻAUANA
1st Place Kāne Overall
1st Place Overall
Kawailiʻulā
Kumu Hula: Chinky Māhoe
![Hālau Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahi • Kumu Haunani & ʻIliahi Paredes • Wailuku, Maui • “Hanohano Mailepai” • Photographer: Cody Yamaguchi](https://www.merriemonarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/CY2_6867.jpg)
2ND PLACE
2nd Place Kāne Overall
Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahi
Nā Kumu Hula: Haunani & ʻIliahi Paredes
![Hālau I Ka Wēkiu • Kumu Karl Veto Baker & Michael Casupang • Pauoa, O‘ahu • "Haʻaheo" • Photographer: Bruce Omori](https://www.merriemonarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/BO2_0647.jpg)
3RD PLACE
4th Place Kāne Overall
Hālau I Ka Wēkiu
Nā Kumu Hula: Karl Veto Baker & Michael Casupang
![Ke Kai O Kahiki • Kumu Laʻakea Perry • Waiʻanae, O‘ahu • “Lanikūhonua” • Photographer: Cody Yamaguchi](https://www.merriemonarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/CY3_7904.jpg)
4TH PLACE
Ke Kai O Kahiki
Kumu Hula: Laʻakea Perry