A list of the halau competing in 2015

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COMPETING HALAU

COMPETING HALAU

24 halau from Hawaii and the mainland will compete in this year’s Merrie Monarch Festival.

HAWAII ISLAND

Halau Hula ‘O Kahikilaulani

Kane and wahine

Kumu: Nahokuokalani Gaspang

Hilo

Halau O Ke Anuenue

Wahine

Kumu: Glenn Kelena Vasconcellos

Hilo

Na Kane ‘O Waiolama

Kane

Kumu: Emery Li‘ili‘iokalani Aceret

Hilo

OAHU

Keali‘ika‘apunihonua Ke‘ena A‘o Hula

Wahine

Kumu: Leimomi Ho

Palolo

Halau Hula ‘O Napunaheleonapua

Kane

Kumu: Rich Pedrina

Kaneohe and Hilo

Keolalaulani Halau ‘Olapa O Laka

Wahine

Kumu: Keolalaulani Dalire

Heeia

Halau Na Kamalei O Lililehua

Kane

Kumu: Robert Uluwehi Cazimero

Honolulu

Halau Hi‘iakainamakalehua

Wahine

Kumu: Robert Ke‘ano Ka‘upu IV and Lono Padilla

Kalihi Kai

Halau Ka Liko Pua O Kalaniakea

Wahine

Kumu: Kapua Dalire-Moe

Kaneohe

Halau Hula Ka Lehua Tuahine

Wahine

Kumu: Ka‘ilihiwa Vaughan-Darval

Manoa

Halau Na Mamo O Pu‘uanahulu

Kane and wahine

Kumu: William Kahakuleilehua Haunu‘u “Sonny” Ching and Lopaka Igarta-De Vera

Kapahulu

Halau Mohala ‘Ilima

Wahine

Kumu: Mapuana de Silva

Kaohao

Hula Halau ‘O Kamuela

Wahine

Kumu: Kau‘ionalani Kamana‘o and Kunewa Mook

Kalihi and Waimanalo

Ke Kai O Kahiki

Kane

Kumu: La‘akea Perry

Waianae

Halau Hula Olana

Wahine

Kumu: Olana and Howard Ai

Pu‘uloa

Kawaili‘ula

Kane

Kumu: Chinky Mahoe

Kailua and Manoa

Ka La ‘Onohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e

Wahine

Kumu: Tracie and Keawe Lopes

Koolaupoko

Ka Leo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka La

Kane

Kumu: Kaleo Trinidad

Honolulu

KAUAI

Halau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leina‘ala

Wahine

Kumu: Leina‘ala Pavao Jardin

Kalaheo

MAUI

Halau Kekuaokala‘au‘ala‘iliahi

Kane and wahine

Kumu: Haunani and ‘Iliahi Paredes

Wailuku

Halau Na Lei Kaumaka O Uka

Wahine

Kumu: Napua Greig

Kula

MOLOKAI

Moana’s Hula Halau

Wahine

Kumu: Raquel Dudoit and Valerie Dudoit-Temahaga

Kaunakakai

CALIFORNIA

Academy of Hawaiian Arts

Kane and wahine

Kumu: Mark Keali‘i Ho‘omalu

Oakland

Halau Hula Lani Ola

Wahine

Kumu: Puanani Jung

Laguna Hills