The week-long Merrie Monarch Festival runs from March 31 – April 6, 2013.
Here are the competing halau and kumu hula:
Oʻahu Island
1. HÄlau Hula Olana (Wahine)
Olana and Howard Ai
Puʻuloa, Oʻahu
2. HÄlau I Ka WÄ“kiu (KÄne & Wahine)
Karl Veto Baker and Michael Casupang
Pauoa, Oʻahu
3. Ka PÄ Hula O Ka Lei Lehua (KÄne)
Snowbird Bento
Honolulu, Oʻahu
4. Ka PÄ Hula Ê»O Kauanoe Ê»O WaÊ»ahila (Wahine)
Maelia Loebenstein Carter
Kaimukī, Oʻahu
5. HÄlau O NÄ Pua Kukui (KÄne)
Ed Collier
Kalihi, Oʻahu
6. Keolalaulani HÄlau ʻŌlapa O Laka (KÄne & Wahine)
Aloha Dalire
Heʻeia, Oʻahu and Hilo, Hawaiʻi
7. HÄlau MÅhala Ê»Ilima (Wahine)
MÄpuana de Silva
KaÊ»Åhao, HawaiÊ»i
8. HÄlau Ke Kia‘i A O Hula (Wahine)
Kapiʻolani Haʻo
Kalihi and KapÄlama, OÊ»ahu
9. Keali‘ika‘apunihonua Ke‘ena A‘o Hula (Wahine)
Leimomi Ho
Honolulu, Oʻahu
10. Hula HÄlau Ê»O Kamuela (Wahine)
Kauʻionalani Kamanaʻo and Kunewa Mook
Kalihi & WaimÄnalo, HawaiÊ»i
11. Ka LÄ Ê»ÅŒnohi Mai O HaÊ»ehaÊ»e (Wahine)
Tracie and Keawe Lopes
Kahauiki, Oʻahu
12. KawailiÊ»ula (KÄne)
Chinky MÄhoe
Kailua, Oʻahu
13. Ke Kai O Kahiki (KÄne)
Laʻakea Perry
Wailuku, Maui
14. Ka Leo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka LÄ (KÄne & Wahine)
Kaleo Trinidad
Honolulu, Oʻahu
15. HÄlau Hula Ka Lehua Tuahine (Wahine)
Kaʻilihiwa Vaughn-Darval
MÄnoa, OÊ»ahu
Hawaiʻi Island
16. HÄlau Hula Ê»O Kahikilaulani (KÄne & Wahine)
NÄhÅkÅ« Gaspang
Hilo, Hawaiʻi
17. HÄlau Hula NÄ Pua UÊ»i O HawaiÊ»i (Wahine)
Etua Lopes
Kailua Kona, Hawaiʻi
18. HÄlau O Ka Ua Kani Lehua (Wahine)
Johnny Lum Ho
Hilo, Hawaiʻi
19. HÄlau O Ke Ä€nuenue (Wahine)
Glenn Kelena Vasconcellos
Hilo, Hawaiʻi
Maui Island
20. HÄlau NÄ Lei Kaumaka O Uka (Wahine)
NÄpua Makua and Kahulu Maluo
Wailuku, Maui
21. HÄlau KekuaokalÄÊ»auÊ»alaÊ»aÊ»iliahi (KÄne)
ʻIliahi and Haunani Paredes
Kula, Maui
Kauaʻi Island
22. HÄlau Ka Lei Mokihana O LeinÄÊ»ala (Wahine)
LeinÄÊ»ala Pavao Jardin
KalÄheo, KauaÊ»i
23. Healani’s Hula HÄlau (Wahine)
Beverly Apana Muraoka
Kapaʻa, Kauaʻi
California
24. HÄlau KealiÊ»i O NÄlani (Wahine)
Kealiʻi Ceballos
Los Angeles, Caifornia
25. Academy of Hawaiian Arts (KÄne)
Mark Kealiʻi Hoʻomalu
Oakland, California
26. HÄlau Ê»O Lilinoe (Wahine)
Sissy and Lilinoe Kaio
Carson, California
Judges
Cy Bridges
NÄlani KanakaÊ»ole
Mae KamÄmalu Klein
Joan S. Lindsey
Noenoelani Zuttermeister Lewis
Kealiʻi Reichel
Kalena Silva
— Find out more:
http://www.merriemonarch.com
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