Awards & Achievements
2001
Walt Disney Auditions
Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, Hawai‘i
Kumu Hula Sonny Ching with Disney executives audition Polynesian dancers for Disney’s Polynesian show in Orlando, Florida. 2001
Kamehameha Day
Hula Competition
Honolulu, Hawai‘i
| Category | Award | |
|---|---|---|
| Wahine | Kahiko | 1st Place |
| ‘Auana | 2nd Place | |
| Kāne | ‘Auana | 1st Place |
| Combined Kāne & Wahine |
Kahiko | 1st Place |
| ‘Auana | 1st Place | |
| Kūpuna Wahine | Group | 1st Place |
Kumu Hula Sonny Ching
with Māhiehie Concert
Tokyo and Kamakura
United Caravan Committee, Masami Miyato, Promoter. October 12–14, 2001
Hula ʻOni Ē Keiki
Hula Competition
Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel
| Category | Award | |
|---|---|---|
| Kaikamāhine (girls) | Kahiko | 1st Place |
| ‘Auana | 1st Place | |
| Kāne | ‘Auana | 1st Place |
| Miss Hula ʻOni Ē (Kelsey Tanioka) |
Soloist | 1st Place |
| Hawaiian Language | Group | 1st Place |
| Music Award | Māhiehie | 1st Place |
Ho‘onanea Series
Maui Cultural & Arts Center, Kahului, Maui
Ho‘onanea Series. Ho‘oulu I Ka Na‘auao. Kumu Hula Sonny Ching , Hālau Nā Mamo O Pu‘uanahulu with Māhiehie. Sonny Ching, Producer. November 2001
