Awards & Achievements
1997
Kau I Kā Hano Hula Competition
Las Vegas, Nevada
| Category | Award | |
|---|---|---|
| Kāne | Kahiko | 1st Place |
| ‘Auana | 1st Place | |
| Soloist | 1st Place | |
| Kūpuna Wahine | Group | 1st Place |
| Soloist | 1st Place | |
| Hula Pālua (couple) | Kahiko | 1st Place |
| ‘Auana | 1st Place | |
| Hawaiian Language | 1st Place |
Hālau Nā Mamo O
Pu‘uanahulu Lū‘au
Hawai‘i Showroom, Royal Hawaiian
Shopping Center
Kumu Hula Sonny Ching, Hālau Nā Mamo O Pu‘uanahulu with Māhiehie. Special Guest, Kekuhi Kanahele. Sonny Ching Producer.
Queen Lil‘uokalani Keiki Hula Competition (Children)
| Category | Award | |
|---|---|---|
| Kaikamāhine | Kahiko | 2nd Place |
| ‘Auana | 4th Place | |
| Miss Keiki Hula (Kau‘i Ramos) |
Soloist | 3rd Place |
| Master Keiki Hula (Sean Almodova) |
Soloist | 2nd Place |
| Hawaiian Language | Keiki | 1st Place |
Hula ‘Oni E Keiki
Hula Competition
Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel
| Category | Award | |
|---|---|---|
| Kaikamāhine (girls) | Kahiko | 1st Place |
| ‘Auana | 1st Place | |
| Soloist | 2nd Place | |
| Master Hula ‘Oni E (Kaulana Vares) |
Soloist | 1st Place |
| Hawaiian Language | Group | 1st Place |
| Music Award | Māhiehie | 1st Place |
World Hula Competition
Mexican Hālau
| Category | Award | |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign—Wahine | Soloist | 2nd Place |
King Kalākaua Hula Festival
Ka Pā Hula O Māhealani
(Japan Hālau)
Ikaho, Japan
| Category | Award | |
|---|---|---|
| Wahine | ‘Auana | 1st Place |
Hong Kong with HVB
Hālau Nā Mamo O Pu‘uanahulu with Leina‘ala Simerson, ‘Ihilani Miller, and Ethellyne Teves. February 2, 1997
Makaha Sons Tour
San Francisco, California
Makaha Sons, Kumu Hula Sonny Ching and Hālau Nā Mamo O Pu‘uanahulu, FIJI, Darlene Ahuna, Robi Kahakalau, Jon Cruz. September 27, 1997
Hawaiian Heritage Cruises
S.S. INDEPENDENCE Voyage 894
Kumu Hula Sonny Ching and Hālau Nā Mamo O Pu‘uanahulu. Sonny Ching Producer. September 28–October 4, 1997
Hawaiian Traditional Mele
Hula Concert
Tokyo Kaikan Hall, Tokyo Japan
Kumu Hula Sonny Ching, Hālau Nā Mamo O Pu‘uanahulu with Māheihie. Sonny Ching Producer, U‘ilani Japan Inc., Yosuhiku Ariga Promoter. October 25, 1997
Governors Ball
La Paz Mexico
Kumu Hula Sonny Ching and Na Kāne O Hālau Nā Mamo O Pu‘uanahulu perform for the Governor at the Governors home in La Paz, Mexico.
November 1997
Asa Miwa, Ka Pā Hula O Māhealani Hō‘ike
Grand New Otani Hotel, Tokyo
Kumu Hula Sonny Ching, Alaka‘i Lōpaka Igarta-De Vera and haumana Tod Tajiri. November 1997
The Light of Christmas Concert
Great Hall, Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawai‘i
Hālau Nā Mamo O Pu‘uanahulu with Māhiehie. Sonny Ching Producer. December 1997
