{"id":42668,"date":"2016-04-01T09:18:52","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T19:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiicompro.wpengine.com\/?post_type=discover&#038;p=42668"},"modified":"2023-07-20T11:45:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T21:45:20","slug":"merrie-monarch-miss-aloha-hula-2016-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/merrie-monarch-miss-aloha-hula-2016-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Merrie Monarch Miss Aloha Hula 2016 Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_42674\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42674\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42674\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/web1_201600331_09_MMF_MissAlohaHula_Kahiko.jpg\" alt=\"Kayli Ka\u2019iulani Carr of Halau Hi\u2018iakainamakalehua. Carr won the title of Miss Aloha Hula at the 53rd annual Merrie Monarch Festival. (Photo: Star-Advertiser)\" width=\"720\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/web1_201600331_09_MMF_MissAlohaHula_Kahiko.jpg 720w, https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/web1_201600331_09_MMF_MissAlohaHula_Kahiko-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-42674\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kayli Ka\u2019iulani Carr of Halau Hi\u2018iakainamakalehua. Carr won the title of Miss Aloha Hula at the 53rd annual Merrie Monarch Festival. (Photo: Star-Advertiser)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A 25-year-old professional hula dancer from Makaha, Oahu, is Miss Aloha Hula 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Kayli Ka\u2018iulani Carr of Halau Hi\u2018iakainamakalehua took hula\u2019s most prestigious solo title Thursday night in the 53rd Annual Merrie Monarch Festival Hula Competition.<\/p>\n<h3>Merrie Monarch Miss Aloha Hula 2016 First Runner Up<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_42669\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42669\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42669\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/3239760_web1_ia_brylyn_aiwohi_kahiko_220164113423444.jpg\" alt=\"Brylyn Noelani Aiwohi of Halau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leina'ala was first runner-up and won the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Hawaiian Language Award at the Miss Aloha Hula competition Thursday night. (Photo: Hawaii Tribune-Herald)\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/3239760_web1_ia_brylyn_aiwohi_kahiko_220164113423444.jpg 720w, https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/3239760_web1_ia_brylyn_aiwohi_kahiko_220164113423444-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-42669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brylyn Noelani Aiwohi of Halau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leina&#8217;ala was first runner-up and won the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Hawaiian Language Award at the Miss Aloha Hula competition Thursday night. (Photo: Hawaii Tribune-Herald)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Carr finished with 1134 points, 11 more than first runner-up Brylyn Noelani Aiwohi of Kauai\u2019s Halau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leina\u2018ala, who also won the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Hawaiian Language Award.<\/p>\n<h3>Merrie Monarch Miss Aloha Hula 2016 Winner with\u00a0Kumu<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_42671\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42671\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42671\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/3239760_web1_ia_kayli_carr_win_kumu20164112147422.jpg\" alt=\"Miss Aloha Hula Kayli Ka'iulani Carr is flanked by her kumu, Lono Padilla, left, and Robert Ke'ano Ka'upu IV, after her win is announced Thursday night.\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/3239760_web1_ia_kayli_carr_win_kumu20164112147422.jpg 720w, https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/3239760_web1_ia_kayli_carr_win_kumu20164112147422-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-42671\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miss Aloha Hula Kayli Ka&#8217;iulani Carr is flanked by her kumu, Lono Padilla, left, and Robert Ke&#8217;ano Ka&#8217;upu IV, after her win is announced Thursday night. (Photo: Hawaii Tribune-Herald)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m still in shock,\u201d Carr said. \u201cIt\u2019s been such a long process and it was worth every moment. Every one of the 14 minutes up there (on stage) is one that I\u2019ll cherish and I\u2019m just glad that I made my kumu, my hula sisters and my \u2018ohana proud.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Kalihi, Oahu, halau is led by kumu hula Robert Ke\u2018ano Ka\u2018upu IV and Lono Padilla.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought she was beautiful,\u201d said Ka\u2018upu. \u201cI was loving every minute of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ka\u2018upu is a Hilo native whose kumu include Johnny Lum Ho and the late Rae Fonseca. He received his \u2018uniki, hula\u2019s formal graduation, from Padilla\u2019s mother, Hokulani Holt.<\/p>\n<p>Ka\u2018upu said having his student win on hula\u2019s biggest stage in his hometown was \u201camazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope I made Hilo proud. I hope I made my kumus proud,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Carr\u2019s hula kahiko (ancient hula) was \u201cEo Keopuolani Kauhiakama,\u201d a mele inoa (name chant) praising the royal lineage of Liholiho, with an \u2018oli, or chant, that required a rapid-fire delivery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce I hit the ramp, I know I have the support of all my hula sisters and I believe that was the driving force in my doing as well as I did,\u201d she said. \u201cThey told me, \u2018Don\u2019t worry, you\u2019ve practiced this a million times. Just enjoy it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ka\u2018upu praised Carr\u2019s Hawaiian pronunciation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI worked with her on her \u2018oli,\u201d Ka\u2018upu said. \u201cI will say, she got better than me. But that\u2019s a kumu\u2019s wish. You hope your students succeed you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carr\u2019s hula \u2018auana (modern hula) was \u201cKa Makani Ka\u2018ili Aloha,\u201d a turn of the 20th century love song by Matthew H. Kane with a kaona, or metaphoric subtext, about the ka\u2018ili aloha wind of Kipahulu, Maui, which was sent to recapture the heart of an estranged lover.<\/p>\n<h3>Merrie Monarch Miss Aloha Hula 2016 Next Runner-Ups<\/h3>\n<p>The next two spots were awarded to Oahu halau.<\/p>\n<p>Ecstasy Jetta Laverne Kamakalikolehua Ligon of Ka La \u2018Onohi Mai O Ha\u2018eha\u2018e took second-runner up with 1107 points, finishing two points ahead of \u2018Aulani Kamea\u2018i\u2018omakamae Latorre-Holt of Hula Halau \u2018O Kamuela.<\/p>\n<h3>Hilo&#8217;s\u00a0Miss Aloha Hula Contestant Shines in 5th Place<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_42673\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42673\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42673\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/3239760_web1_ia_kayshyln_desa_kahiko_120164112322867.jpg\" alt=\"Kayshlyn Keauli'imailani &quot;Auli'i&quot; De Sa of Halau O Ka Ua Kani Lehua chants during her kahiko performance in the Miss Aloha Hula competition Thursday night.\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/3239760_web1_ia_kayshyln_desa_kahiko_120164112322867.jpg 720w, https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/3239760_web1_ia_kayshyln_desa_kahiko_120164112322867-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-42673\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kayshlyn Keauli&#8217;imailani &#8220;Auli&#8217;i&#8221; De Sa of Halau O Ka Ua Kani Lehua chants during her kahiko performance in the Miss Aloha Hula competition Thursday night. (Photo: Hawaii Tribune-Herald)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Big Island\u2019s lone entrant, Kayshlyn Keauli\u2018imailani Victoria De Sa of Hilo\u2019s Halau O Ka Ua Kani Lehua was fourth runner-up with 1090 points.<\/p>\n<p>Known to her hula sisters as \u201cAuli\u2018i,\u201d the 22-year-old De Sa, who also danced in the Miss Aloha Hula competition in 2013, danced \u201cHe Mele No Ke Ali\u2018i Wahine Kapi\u2018olani\u201d for her hula kahiko, a mele about High Chiefess Kapi\u2018olani proclaiming her Christianity by throwing stones into Halema\u2018uma\u2018u crater and eating sacred \u2018ohelo berries in defiance of Madame Pele.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_42672\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42672\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42672\" src=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/3239760_web1_ia_kayshyln_desa_auana_120164112334515.jpg\" alt=\"Kayshlyn Keauli'imailani &quot;Auli'i&quot; De Sa of Halau O Ka Ua Kani Lehua dances her hula 'auana in the Miss Aloha Hula competition Thursday night.\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/3239760_web1_ia_kayshyln_desa_auana_120164112334515.jpg 720w, https:\/\/hawaii.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/3239760_web1_ia_kayshyln_desa_auana_120164112334515-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-42672\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kayshlyn Keauli&#8217;imailani &#8220;Auli&#8217;i&#8221; De Sa of Halau O Ka Ua Kani Lehua dances her hula &#8216;auana in the Miss Aloha Hula competition Thursday night. (Photo: Hawaii Tribune-Herald)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>De Sa\u2019s hula \u2018auana was \u201cPua Pilikai,\u201d a mele about gathering woodrose for adornments. Her father, Hilo High School baseball coach Tony De Sa, placed a woodrose lei around her neck during her dance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat definitely topped off the dance for me,\u201d De Sa said afterwards. \u201cI felt great. I felt excited. I felt wonderful out there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Johnny Lum Ho, De Sa\u2019s kumu hula, said he was pleased with De Sa\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe did what she was supposed to do and she did it well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The group hula kahiko competition is tonight and the group hula \u2018auana competition is Saturday night at the Edith Kanaka\u2018ole Multi-Purpose Stadium in Hilo.<\/p>\n<p>The festivities begin at 6 p.m. both evenings with the entrance of the Merrie Monarch royal court.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the Merrie Monarch Festival, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/hawaii.com\/tag\/merrie-monarch-festival\/\">hawaii.com\/tag\/merrie-monarch-festival\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 25-year-old professional hula dancer from Makaha, Oahu, is Miss Aloha Hula 2016. 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