OUTRIGGER Kāʻanapali Beach Resort
Hula O Nā Keiki 2024
Hula O Nā Keiki, a children’s hula competition, is held at OUTRIGGER Kāʻanapali Beach Resort. Though the event has grown over the years from a single-day affair to an entire weekend of Hawaiian arts and music, the objective has remained the same: to educate our children in the ways of our ancestors while celebrating the songs of Maui.
Children from ages 6 to 17 years old will steal your heart as you watch them compete in their categories for coveted awards and titles. The hula competition is just one facet of a three-day event designed to allow participants the opportunity to learn about and nurture Hawaiian cultural values. This gives each student a sense of appreciation for the past and a deeper sense of identity with their Hawaiian ancestors. It is our intent to provide an avenue through which they may express their new understanding and awareness of the Hawaiian language and culture through the art of hula, oli and mele. The competition also advocates for the new writing of new mele of today.
Hula O Nā Keiki
November 8 | 4 pm
Competition: Kahiko - Kanahele Room
November 9 | 4 pm
Competition: 'Auana & Awards - Kanahele Room
Live streaming and replay is available at mele.com
Hawaiian Arts Market
Celebrate Hawaiian culture with workshops, exhibits and
shop local artisans and designers.
Complimentary to all.
November 8–9 | 11 am –7 pm
‘Ohana Room, Lobby and Resort Lawns
Special live entertainment
Located at Niuolahiki Lawn. Schedule subject to change without notice.
November 7
12 pm to 2 pm | Pueo Pata, Mark Palakiko, & Kason Gomes
November 8
12 pm to 1 pm | Hoaka – Kason Gomes, Kalani Miles
1:15 pm to 2:15 pm | Namaka Pauole
November 9
12 pm to 1 pm | Nāpili Kai Foundation
1:15pm to 2:15pm | Joshua Kahula
2022 Miss/Master Hula o nā Keiki
2022 Miss Hula o Nā Keiki Overall Winner
Lennon Aiko Kuʻualoha Nakada
Hālau: Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua
Kumu: Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV and Lono Padilla
2022 Master Hula o Nā Keiki Overall Winner
Noah Kazuo Piʻimaiwaʻa Andrade
Hālau: Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua
Kumu: Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV and Lono Padilla
Oli and ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Award
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Solo Kaikamahine
Lennon Aiko Kuʻualoha Nakada
Hālau: Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua
Kumu: Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV and Lono Padilla - Solo Keiki Kāne
Damien Kealiʻi Kona Aki
Hālau: Hālau o ka Hanu Lehua
Kumu: Kamaka Kukona -
Group Kaikamahine Category
Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua
Kumu: Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV and Lono Padilla -
Group Keiki Kāne Category
Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua
Kumu: Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV and Lono Padilla
Group Kaikamahine Hula Kahiko Award
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1st Place
Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua
Kumu: Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV and Lono Padilla -
2nd Place
Hālau o ka Hanu Lehua
Kumu: Kamaka Kukona
Group Keiki Kāne Hula Kahiko Award
- 1st Place
Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua
Kumu: Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV and Lono Padilla - 2nd Place
Hālau o ka Hanu Lehua
Kumu: Kamaka Kukona
Group Kaikamahine Hula ʻAuana Award
- 1st Place
Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua
Kumu: Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV and Lono Padilla - 2nd Place
Hālau o ka Hanu Lehua
Kumu: Kamaka Kukona
Group Keiki Kāne Hula ʻAuana Award
- 1st Place
Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua
Kumu: Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV and Lono Padilla - 2nd Place
Hālau o ka Hanu Lehua
Kumu: Kamaka Kukona
Interview Award
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Kaikamahine
Lennon Aiko Kuʻualoha Nakada
Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua
Kumu: Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV and Lono Padilla -
Keiki Kāne
Noah Kazuo Piʻimaiwaʻa Andrade
Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua
Kumu: Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV and Lono Padilla
Akoni Akana Scholarship
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Kaikamahine
Alyssa Lauren Kāhikoleiʻōpuakauikawēkiuonālani Lim Ryder
Hālau KawehileimamoikawēkiuʻoKohala
Kumu: Lorna Kapuakiko Lim -
Keiki Kāne
Noah Kazuo Piʻimaiwaʻa Andrade
Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua
Kumu: Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV and Lono Padilla
Akoni Akana Kumu Award
Kumu Cody Pueo Pata of Hālau Hula ʻo Ka Malama Mahilani
2018 Miss Hula O NāKeiki
Nadia Kūkahiliokeawepē Nascimento
Kumu - Lōpaka Igarta DeVera and Sonny Ching
Hālau - Hālau Nā Mamo O Puʻuanahulu
Kaikamahine Hula Award
1st Nadia Kūkahiliokeawepē Nascimento
Kumu - Lōpaka Igarta DeVera and Sonny Ching
Hālau - Hālau Nā Mamo O Puʻuanahulu
2nd Karen Miyazaki
Kumu – Yumiko Hara
Hālau - Hālau Kalaʻakeaokeaolani
3rd Shannon Kamalei Purdy
Kumu - Kahulu Maluo
Hālau –Hālau Kamaluokaleihulu
Kaikamahine Inteview Award
Shannon Kamalei Purdy
Kumu - Kahulu Maluo
Hālau - Hālau Kamaluokaleihulu
Kaikamahine Oli and ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i Award
1st Shannon Kamalei Purdy
Kumu - Kahulu Maluo
Hālau –Hālau Kamaluokaleihulu
2nd Madison Kuliʻaikalīhau Kalawaiʻa
Kumu - Uluwehi Guerrero
Hālau - Hālau Hula Kauluokalā
3rd Nadia Kūkahiliokeawepē Nascimento
Kumu - Lōpaka Igarta DeVera and Sonny Ching
Hālau - Hālau Nā Mamo O Puʻuanahulu
Kaikamahine Kahiko Costume & Adornment Award
Shannon Kamalei Purdy
Kumu – Kahulu Maluo
Hālau – Hālau Kamaluokaleihulu
Kaikamahine ‘Auana Costume and Adornment Award
Nadia Kūkahiliokeawepē Nascimento
Kumu – Lōpaka Igarta DeVera and Sonny Ching
Hālau – Hālau Nā Mamo O Puʻuanahulu
Hula Pālua Award
Moses A.K. Niles & Mōhala K.K. Niles
Kumu – Iola Balubarx
Hālau – Hālau Hula O Keola Aliʻi o ke Kai
Pālua Costume and Adornment Award
Moses A.K. Niles & Mōhala K.K. Niles
Kumu – Iola Balubar
Hālau – Hālau Hula O Keola Aliʻi o ke Kai
The Music Award
Hālau Kalaʻakeaokeaolani
Kumu - Yumiko Hara
Mele:Mele o ke Keʻena Kalaunu
The Akoni Akana Perpetual Award, identifying the kumu who best demonstrates the value of Poʻokela in preparing for Hula O Nā Keiki, was awarded to Kumu Lorna Lim of Hālau Kawehileimamoikawēkiu ʻO Kohala. Shannon Kamalei Purdy of Hālau Kamaluokaleihuluwas the recipient of the Friends of Mokuʻula scholarship, which works to further each individual’s education in Hawaiian culture.
Kahiko Performance by 2018 Miss Hula O Nā Keiki - Nadia Kūkahiliokeawepē Nascimento
Photo courtesy of Zane Mathias
ʻAuana Performance by 2018 Miss Hula O Nā Keiki - Nadia Kūkahiliokeawepē Nascimento
Photo courtesy of Zane Mathias
2019 Miss/Master Hula o nā Keiki
2019 Master Hula o nā Keiki Overall Winner
Marcus William Kamakanamakamaeokeakua Nichols
Hālau: Hālau Nā Mamo o Puʻuanahulu
Kumu: William Kahakuleilehua Sonny Ching & Lopaka Igarta DeVera
1st Runner Up
Maikalanikamealoha Eli Keohuhu-Kanana Wong
Hālau: Hālau Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahi
Kumu: ʻIliahi and Haunani Paredes
2019 Miss Hula o nā Keiki Overall Winner
Haily Kamakahukilani Nāwahine Nascimento
Hālau: Hālau Nā Mamo o Puʻuanahulu
Kumu: William Kahakuleilehua Sonny Ching & Lopaka Igarta DeVera
1st Runner Up
Chaslyn Kameaʻiʻomakamae Cadiente Kala
Hālau: Hālau Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahi
Kumu: ʻIliahi and Haunani Paredes
2nd Runner Up
Korey Paʻanaʻakala Iseri Hanaike
Hālau: Hālau Kamaluokaleihulu
Kumu: Kahulu Maluo-Pearson
Oli and ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i Award – Pālua Category
1st Marcus William Kamakanamakamaeokeakua Nichols/Haily Kamakahukilani Nāwahine Nascimento
Hālau: Hālau Nā Mamo o Puʻuanahulu
Kumu: William Kahakuleilehua Sonny Ching & Lopaka Igarta DeVera
2nd Leimomimakamae Hokoana-Molinas/Aiyanna Lāhela Adams
Hālau: Hālau Kamaluokaleihulu
Kumu: Kahulu Maluo-Pearson
Hula Pālua Kahiko Award
1st Marcus William Kamakanamakamaeokeakua Nichols/Haily Kamakahukilani Nāwahine Nascimento
Hālau: Hālau Nā Mamo o Puʻuanahulu
Kumu: William Kahakuleilehua Sonny Ching & Lopaka Igarta DeVera
2nd Leimomimakamae Hokoana-Molinas/Aiyanna Lāhela Adams
Hālau: Hālau Kamaluokaleihulu
Kumu: Kahulu Maluo-Pearson
Hula Pālua ‘Auana Award
1st Marcus William Kamakanamakamaeokeakua Nichols/Haily Kamakahukilani Nāwahine Nascimento
Hālau: Hālau Nā Mamo o Puʻuanahulu
Kumu: William Kahakuleilehua Sonny Ching & Lopaka Igarta DeVera
2nd Leimomimakamae Hokoana-Molinas/Aiyanna Lāhela Adams
Hālau: Hālau Kamaluokaleihulu
Kumu: Kahulu Maluo-Pearson
Keiki Kāne Interview Award
Marcus William Kamakanamakamaeokeakua Nichols
Hālau: Hālau Nā Mamo o Puʻuanahulu
Kumu: William Kahakuleilehua Sonny Ching & Lopaka Igarta DeVera
Kaikamahine Interview Award
Haily Kamakahukilani Nāwahine Nascimento
Hālau: Hālau Nā Mamo o Puʻuanahulu
Kumu: William Kahakuleilehua Sonny Ching & Lopaka Igarta DeVera
Oli and ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i Award – Keiki Kāne Category
1st Marcus William Kamakanamakamaeokeakua Nichols
Hālau: Hālau Nā Mamo o Puʻuanahulu
Kumu: William Kahakuleilehua Sonny Ching & Lopaka Igarta DeVera
2nd Maikalanikamealoha Eli Keohuhu-Kanana Wong
Hālau: Hālau Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahi
Kumu: ʻIliahi and Haunani Paredes
Oli and ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i Award – Kaikamahine Category
1st Haily Kamakahukilani Nāwahine Nascimento
Hālau: Hālau Nā Mamo o Puʻuanahulu
Kumu: William Kahakuleilehua Sonny Ching & Lopaka Igarta DeVera
2nd Chaslyn Kameaʻiʻomakamae Cadiente Kala
Hālau: Hālau Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahi
Kumu: ʻIliahi and Haunani Paredes
3rd Korey Paʻanaʻakala Iseri Hanaike
Hālau: Hālau Kamaluokaleihulu
Kumu: Kahulu Maluo-Pearson
The Akoni Akana Perpetual Award, identifying the kumu who best demonstrates the value of Poʻokela in preparing for Hula o nā Keiki, was awarded to ‘Iliahi and Haunani Paredes of Hālau Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahi. The Akoni Akana scholarships, which are awarded for the intent of furthering each individual’s education in Hawaiian culture through college, hālau, mentorship programs, or other fine arts were awarded to Maikalanikamealoha Eli Keohuhu-Kanana Wong of Hālau Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahi and Jaelyne Ipo Leolani Navarro of Hālau Hula Kauluokalā.
2019 Master Hula o nā Keiki Overall Winner
Marcus William Kamakanamakamaeokeakua Nichols
Hālau: Hālau Nā Mamo o Puʻuanahulu
Kumu: William Kahakuleilehua Sonny Ching & Lopaka Igarta DeVera
Photo credit: Zane Mathias
2019 Miss Hula o nā Keiki Overall Winner
Haily Kamakahukilani Nāwahine Nascimento
Hālau: Hālau Nā Mamo o Puʻuanahulu
Kumu: William Kahakuleilehua Sonny Ching & Lopaka Igarta DeVera
Photo credit: Zane Mathias
Shop with local vendors
Spend 2 full days supporting our local vendors, who will be showcasing their exquisite craftmanship and creative talents at our Hawaiian Arts Market and don't forget to try all the 'ono grinds (delicious food).
Event information & house rules
Event information
- The daily event parking of $10 per vehicle is not included in the ticket price.
- Reservation QR code must be presented at the ticket booth before 3:30pm to receive your wristband
- Wristband must be worn to entry and exit the ballroom
House rules
In the spirit of maintaining the best possible atmosphere for our haumāna (students) to execute their performance, we ask for your kōkua (help):
- Open seating. First come, first serve. No saving seats
- Remain seated during each performance
- Doors will close during each performance. Exit and reentry are allowed between performances and intermission only
- There is absolutely no flash photo or video allowed. Please do not stand to take pictures; remain seated during performances
- Be considerate to those around you by not blocking their view of performer(s)
- Please silence all devices
- No talking during performances
- Food and beverages are allowed. No alcohol and no coolers
- This is a smoke-free event. No smoking or vaping allowed
- Please dispose of trash in receptacles
Mahalo to our event sponsors!
Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority
Hawaiian Airlines
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