The Perpetuation of Hula
and the Hawaiian Culture
![Kahili](/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/kahili.png)
Wahine Kahiko 2021
Hiʻiakaināmakalehua
1st Place Wahine Kahiko
Nā Kumu Hula:
Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV & Lono Padilla
2021 Kahiko Awards
1ST PLACE WAHINE KAHIKO
Hiʻiakaināmakalehua
Nā Kumu Hula: Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV & Lono Padilla
![Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua • Kumu Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV & Lono Padilla • Kalihi Kai, O‘ahu • “Pau Ke Aho I Nā Kahawai Lau O Hilo” • Photographer: Bruce Omori](https://www.merriemonarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/BO1_1139.jpg)
2ND PLACE
2nd Place Wahine Overall
3rd Place Overall
Ka Liko Pua O Kalaniākea
Kumu Hula: Kapua Dalire-Moe
![CY2_1849-2](https://www.merriemonarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/CY2_1849-2.jpg)
3RD PLACE
1st Place Wahine Overall
2nd Place Overall
Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahi
Nā Kumu Hula: Haunani & ʻIliahi Paredes
![Hālau Kekuaokalā‘au‘ala‘iliahi • Kumu Haunani & ‘Iliahi Paredes • Wailuku, Maui • “Hanohano Nuʻuanu Aia I Uka” • Photographer: Cody Yamaguchi](https://www.merriemonarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/CY4_4687.jpg)
4TH PLACE
3rd Place Wahine Overall
4th Place Overall
Ka Lā ʻŌnohi Mai 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 • “Ke ʻŌʻili Mai Nei Ka Lā” • Photographer: Cody Yamaguchi](https://www.merriemonarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/CY3_5679.jpg)
5TH PLACE
4th Place Wahine Overall
Ka Lei Mokihana O Leināʻala
Nā Kumu Hula: Leināʻala Pavao Jardin
![Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leināʻala • Kumu Leināʻala Pavao Jardin • Kalāheo, Kauaʻi • “Kaulana ʻO Wahine Kapu” • Photographer: Bruce Omori](https://www.merriemonarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/BO2_7602-2.jpg)
Kāne Kahiko 2021
Kawailiʻulā
1st Place Kāne Kahiko,1st Place Kāne Overall, 1st Place Overall
Kumu Hula:
Chinky Māhoe
![Kawaili‘ulā • Kumu Chinky Māhoe • Kailua & Mānoa, Oʻahu • "Kākuhihewa" • Photographer: Bruce Omori](https://www.merriemonarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/BO1_2353.jpg)
1ST PLACE KĀNE KAHIKO
1st Place Kāne Overall
1st Place Overall
Kawailiʻulā
Kumu Hula: Chinky Māhoe
![Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua • Kumu Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV & Lono Padilla • Kalihi Kai, O‘ahu • “E Hoʻi Nā Wai” • Photographer: Bruce Omori](https://www.merriemonarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/BO2_9707A.jpg)
2ND PLACE
3rd Place Kāne Overall
Hiʻiakaināmakalehua
Nā Kumu Hula: Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV & Lono Padilla
![Hālau I Ka Wēkiu • Kumu Karl Veto Baker & Michael Lanakila Casupang • Pauoa, O‘ahu • “No Luna I Ka Hale Kai O Ka Maʻalewa” • Photographer: Bruce Omori](https://www.merriemonarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/BO1_9678.jpg)
3RD PLACE
4th Place Kāne Overall
Hālau I Ka Wēkiu
Nā Kumu Hula: Karl Veto Baker & Michael Lanakila Casupang
![Kawaiʻulaokalā • Kumu Keliʻihoʻomalu Puchalski • Kalihi, O‘ahu • “Pā Ka Makani” • Photographer: Bruce Omori](https://www.merriemonarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/BO2_0678.jpg)
4TH PLACE
Kawaiʻulaokalā
Kumu Hula: Keliʻihoʻomalu Puchalski