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