2014 Merrie Monarch Winners- Miss Aloha Hula ʻAuana

Highlights of the 5 top finishers in the 2014 Miss Aloha Hula competition, Hula ʻAuana (Modern) performance.
Winner, Hawaiian Language Award: Keʻalohilani Tara Eliga Serrao
Hālau: Ka Lā ʻŌnohi Mai O Haʻehaʻe
Nā Kumu Hula: Tracie & Keawe Lopes
1st Place: Keʻalohilani Tara Eliga Serrao
Hālau: Ka Lā ʻŌnohi Mai O Haʻehaʻe
Nā Kumu Hula: Tracie & Keawe Lopes
“Ke ʻAla Kaʻu I Honi”
“Pua Nani O Hawai‘i” is a mele composed by Kekapa Low. It is performed tonight in its entirety. The beloved mele hula ‘auana, “Ke ‘Ala Ka‘u I Honi,” is but a section taken from this wonderful ho‘oheno, expression of affection, for Queen Lili‘uokalani (1838-1917). This song was made famous by renowned recording artists Linda Dela Cruz and the Kahauanu Lake Trio, and is said to have been set to music by Keala and Tom Carter. The words eloquently state, “The sweet fragrance I smell surrounds all, it arrives with love and it is there where my thoughts are placed.
2nd Place: Kilioulaninuiamamaohoʻopiʻiwahinekapualokeokalaniakea Lai
Hālau: Keolalaulani Hālau ‘Ōlapa O Laka
Kumu Hula: Aloha Dalire
“Kaʻena (Kuʻu Lei Momi)”
Samuel K. Halstead penned this classic mele “Kaʻena, ”also known as “Kuʻu Lei Momi.” “There at Kaʻena is my pearl lei moistened by the sea.” “Your gentle sweet eyes are mine to love...Your sweet voice is heard on the plains.” A classic love song that will endure through time
3rd Place: Sarah Kapuahelani Sterling
Hālau: Hālau Mōhala ʻIlima
Kumu Hula: Māpuana de Silva
“Kaulana nā Kona”
Mrs. Alice Ku asked her audience, more than three generations ago, to “Nānā iā Kailua, Keauhou, Nāpo‘opo‘o, Ho‘okena, Ho‘ōpūloa.” That we can still respond in “lana ka mana‘o” fashion to her catalog of place names, her memory of lingering maile fragrance, and her call to the streaked and tranquil sea of her homeland is testament to her skill as a songwriter and to the aloha ‘āina in all of us who have unbroken, generations-deep ties to the Kona districts of Keawe‘ïkekahiali‘iokamoku.
4th Place: Amber Kanoelani Rosenberg
Hālau: Hālau Nā Mamo O Puʻuanahulu
Nā Kumu Hula: William Kahakuleilehua Haunuʻu “Sonny” Ching & Lōpaka Igarta-De Vera
“Halemaʻumaʻu”
The natural beauty of the fire goddess’ home in the crater of Halema‘uma‘u is described by composer Bill Ali‘iloa Lincoln and Maddy K. Lam. Places that are sacred to Pele and to her family are mentioned together with special features which arouse wonder in all visitors. “Behold the beauty of Halema‘uma‘u and its famous fire of the woman Pele.”
5th Place: Nicole Nalani Ishibashi
Hālau: Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leināʻala
Kumu Hula: Leināʻala Pavao Jardin
“Kaleleonālani”
Composed in commemoration of a royal expedition of Queen Emma after the passing of her husband King Kamehameha IV, this mele describes her tour while visiting Maui to assess the needs of her subjects. At Kahului Bay she was greeted with a blanket of lehua floating upon the tranquil waters. The queen’s words are an inspiration to all of us, “Ka manawa kūpono kēia. Now is the time to act.”
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Fulfilling its mission to preserve and perpetuate the art of hula, each year the Merrie Monarch Festival provides a stage for the world’s finest hula hālau (schools) in order to showcase Hawaiʻi’s unique cultural art of hula. The 3-day competition is broadcast statewide from Hilo, Hawai’i, with millions following worldwide via live streaming and social media.

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Absolutely lovely. Mahalo.

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うっとりです。カヒコも素晴らしかったです🌺

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