Here are the Winners of the 2024 Merrie Monarch Festival

See some of the best performances from the 61st Merrie Monarch Contest.

The prestigious Merrie Monarch Festival wrapped up this weekend in Hilo on Hawaiʻi Island—and the hula and mele were nothing short of spectacular.

Kaʻōnohikaumakaakeawe Kananiokeakua Holokai Lopes, who represented the Oʻahu-based hālau Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e, took home the title of Miss Aloha Hula 2024 on Thursday night.

The Oʻahu hālau, under the direction of Nā Kumu Hula Tracie and Keawe Lopes, also took the overall title at the 61st annual hula festival. The hālau placed No. 1 in the overall wahine and wahine ʻauana divisions, as well as third in the wahine kahiko, and fourth place in the kāne ʻauana and kahiko divisions.

Here are the results:

Group Overall:

• Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e, Nā Kumu Hula Tracie & Keawe Lopes (Oʻahu): 1,201
• Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leinā‘ala, Kumu Hula Leinā‘ala Pavao Jardin (Kauaʻi): 1,199
• Hula Hālau ‘O Kamuela, Nā Kumu Hula Kunewa Mook & Kau‘ionālani Kamana‘o (Oʻahu): 1,195

Kāne Overall:

• Hālau Hi‘iakaināmakalehua, Nā Kumu Hula Robert Ke‘ano Ka‘upu IV & Lono Padilla (Oʻahu): 1,194
• Hālau Nā Mamo O Pu‘uanahulu, Nā Kumu Hula William Kahakuleilehua Haunu‘u “Sonny” Ching & Lōpaka Igarta-De Vera (Oʻahu): 1,190
• Hālau Kekuaokalā‘au‘ala‘iliahi, Nā Kumu Hula Haunani & ‘Iliahi Paredes (Maui): 1,177

Kāne Kahiko:

• Hālau Hi‘iakaināmakalehua, Nā Kumu Hula Robert Ke‘ano Ka‘upu IV & Lono Padilla (Oʻahu): 590
• Hālau Nā Mamo O Pu‘uanahulu, Nā Kumu Hula William Kahakuleilehua Haunu‘u “Sonny” Ching & Lōpaka Igarta-De Vera (Oʻahu): 586
• Hālau Kekuaokalā‘au‘ala‘iliahi, Nā Kumu Hula Haunani & ‘Iliahi Paredes (Maui): 580
• Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e, Nā Kumu Hula Tracie & Keawe Lopes (Oʻahu): 563

Kāne ʻAuana:

• Hālau Nā Mamo O Pu‘uanahulu, Nā Kumu Hula William Kahakuleilehua Haunu‘u “Sonny” Ching & Lōpaka Igarta-De Vera (Oʻahu): tie 604 (845 tiebreaker)
• Hālau Hi‘iakaināmakalehua, Nā Kumu Hula Robert Ke‘ano Ka‘upu IV & Lono Padilla (Oʻahu): tie 604 (842 in tiebreaker)
• Hālau Kekuaokalā‘au‘ala‘iliahi, Nā Kumu Hula Haunani & ‘Iliahi Paredes (Maui): 597
• Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e, Nā Kumu Hula Tracie & Keawe Lopes (Oʻahu): 593

Wahine Overall:

• Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e, Nā Kumu Hula Tracie & Keawe Lopes (Oʻahu): 1,201
• Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leinā‘ala, Kumu Hula Leinā‘ala Pavao Jardin (Kauaʻi): 1,199
• Hula Hālau ‘O Kamuela, Nā Kumu Hula Kunewa Mook & Kau‘ionālani Kamana‘o (Oʻahu): 1,195

Wahine Kahiko:

• Hula Hālau ‘O Kamuela, Nā Kumu Hula Kunewa Mook & Kau‘ionālani Kamana‘o (Oʻahu): 597
• Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leinā‘ala, Kumu Hula Leinā‘ala Pavao Jardin (Kauaʻi): 594
• Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e, Nā Kumu Hula Tracie & Keawe Lopes (Oʻahu): 591
• Hālau Hula Ka Lehua Tuahine, Kumu Hula Ka‘ilihiwa Vaughan-Darval (Oʻahu): 585
• Tie 5. Hālau Mōhala ʻIlima, Kumu Hula Mapuana de Silva (Oʻahu): 582 (816) (97)
• Tie 5. Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka, Kumu Hula Nāpua Silva (Maui): 582 (816) (97)

Wahine ʻAuana:

• Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e, Nā Kumu Hula Tracie & Keawe Lopes (Oʻahu): 610
• Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leinā‘ala, Kumu Hula Leinā‘ala Pavao Jardin (Kauaʻi): 605
• Hālau Mōhala ʻIlima, Kumu Hula Mapuana de Silva (Oʻahu): 600
• Hula Hālau ‘O Kamuela, Nā Kumu Hula Kunewa Mook & Kau‘ionālani Kamana‘o (Oʻahu): 598
• Hālau Hula Ka Lehua Tuahine, Kumu Hula Ka‘ilihiwa Vaughan-Darval (Oʻahu): 597

Congratulations to all of the participants!

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