Clean sweep at Merrie Monarch for Kauai halau

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Halau Hula Ke ‘Olu Makani O Mauna Loa, under the direction of kumu hula Meleana Manuel, performs hula ‘auana Saturday during the 59th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo. (KELSEY WALLING/Hawaii Tribune-Herald)
KELSEY WALLING/Tribune-Herald Halau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leina‘ala of Kalaheo, Kauai, under the kumu hula Leina‘ala Pavao Jardin made a clean sweep at the Merrie Monarch Festival, taking the overall title plus the wahine overall, wahine hula kahiko and wahine hula 'auana categories.
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The results from the Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium in Hilo are as follows:

Overall Winner

1. Halau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leina‘ala, kumu hula Leina‘ala Pavao Jardin, 1218 points

2. Ka La ‘Onohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e, na kumu hula Tracie and Keawe Lopes, 1211 points (tie-breaker 1693 points)

3. Hula Halau ‘O Kamuela, na kumu hula Kunewa Mook and Kau‘ionalani Kamana‘o, 1211 points (tie-breaker 1691 points)

Wahine Overall

1. Halau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leina‘ala, kumu hula Leina‘ala Pavao Jardin, 1218 points

2. Ka La ‘Onohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e, na kumu hula Tracie and Keawe Lopes, 1211 points (tie-breaker 1693 points)

3. Hula Halau ‘O Kamuela, na kumu hula Kunewa Mook and Kau‘ionalani Kamana‘o, 1211 points (tie-breaker 1691 points)

Kane Overall

1. Halau Kekuaokala‘au‘ala‘iliahi, na kumu hula Haunani and ‘Iliahi Parades, 1198 points

2. Halau Hi‘iakainamakalehua, na kumu hula Robert Ke‘ano Ka‘upu IV and Lono Padilla, 1160 points

3. Kawaili‘ula, kumu hula Chinky Mahoe, 1143 points

Wahine Hula Kahiko

1. Halau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leina‘ala, kumu hula Leina‘ala Pavao Jardin, 607 points

2. Halau Kekuaokala‘au‘ala‘iliahi, na kumu hula Haunani and ‘Iliahi Parades, 604 points

3. Hula Halau ‘O Kamuela, na kumu hula Kunewa Mook and Kau‘ionalani Kamana‘o, 602 points

4. Ka La ‘Onohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e, na kumu hula Tracie and Keawe Lopes, 601 points

5. Halau Hi‘iakainamakalehua, na kumu hula Robert Ke‘ano Ka‘upu IV and Lono Padilla, 596 points

Wahine Hula ‘Auana

1. Ka Lei Mokihana O Leina‘ala, kumu hula Leina‘ala Pavao Jardin, 611 points

2. Ka La ‘Onohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e, na kumu hula Tracie and Keawe Lopes, 610 points

3. Hula Halau ‘O Kamuela, na kumu hula Kunewa Mook and Kau‘ionalani Kamana‘o, 609 points

4. Halau Hi‘iakainamakalehua, na kumu hula Robert Ke‘ano Ka‘upu IV and Lono Padilla, 606 points

5. Hula Ka Lehua Tuahine, kumu hula Ka‘ilihiwa Vaughan-Darval, 603 points

Kane Hula Kahiko

1. Halau Kekuaokala‘au‘ala‘iliahi, na kumu hula Haunani and ‘Iliahi Parades, 597 points

2. Halau Hi‘iakainamakalehua, na kumu hula Robert Ke‘ano Ka‘upu IV and Lono Padilla, 571 points

3. Halau Na Mamo O Pu‘uanahula, na kumu hula William Kahakuleilehua Haunu‘u “Sonny” Ching and Lopaka Igarta-De Vera, 564 points

4. Kawai‘ulaokala, kumu hula Keli‘iho‘omalu Puchalski, 551 points

Kane Hula ‘Auana

1. Halau Kekuaokala‘au‘ala‘iliahi, na kumu hula Haunani and ‘Iliahi Parades, 601 points

2. Kawaili‘ula, kumu hula Chinky Mahoe, 593 points

3. Halau Hi‘iakainamakalehua, na kumu hula Robert Ke‘ano Ka‘upu IV and Lono Padilla, 589 points

4. Halau Na Mamo O Pu‘uanahula, na kumu hula William Kahakuleilehua Haunu‘u “Sonny” Ching and Lopaka Igarta-De Vera, 576 points

See Monday’s edition of West Hawaii Today for a full story on the 2022 Merrie Monarch Festival hula competition.