The Perpetuation of Hula 
and the Hawaiian Culture
and the Hawaiian CultureWahine Kahiko 2026
Hālau Hi‘iakaināmakalehua
Kumu Hula:
Ke Kumu Robert Keano Ka‘upu IV
2026 Hula Kahiko Awards
2ND PLACE WAHINE KAHIKO
4th Place Wahine ʻAuana
Hālau Kekuaokalā‘au‘ala‘iliahi
Nā Kumu Haunani & ‘Iliahi Paredes
3RD PLACE WAHINE KAHIKO
3rd Place Wahine Overall
4th Place Wahine ʻAuana
Hula Hālau ‘O Kamuela
Nā Kumu Kunewa Mook & Kau‘ionālani Kamana‘o
4TH PLACE WAHINE KAHIKO
3rd Place Wahine ʻAuana
1st Place Wahine Overall
Hālau Mōhala ‘Ilima
Ke Kumu Māpuana de Silva
5TH PLACE WAHINE KAHIKO
2nd Place Wahine ʻAuana
2nd Place Wahine Overall
Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leinā‘ala
Nā Kumu Leināʻala Pavao Jardin & Breeze Ann Kalehuaonālani Vidinha Pavao
Kāne Kahiko 2026
Hālau Hi‘iakaināmakalehua
1st Place Kāne Overall, 1st Place Kāne ʻAuana, 1st Place Overall
Kumu Hula:
Ke Kumu Robert Keano Ka‘upu IV
2ND PLACE. KĀNE KAHIKO
2nd Place Kāne ʻAuana
2nd Place Kāne Overall
Hālau Kekuaokalā‘au‘ala‘iliahi (Kāne)
Nā Kumu Haunani & ‘Iliahi Paredes
3RD PLACE KĀNE KAHIKO
4th Place Kāne ʻAuana
Ke Kai O Kahiki (Kāne)
Ke Kumu La‘akea Perry
4TH PLACE KĀNE KAHIKO
3rd Place Kāne ʻAuana
3rd Place Kāne Overall
Hālau Nā Mamo O Pu‘uanahulu (Kāne)
Nā Kumu William Kahakuleilehua Haunu‘u “Sonny” Ching & Lōpaka Igarta-De Vera