Awards & Achievements
2005
Merrie Monarch Festival
Hilo, Hawai‘i
| Category | Award | |
|---|---|---|
| Wahine | Kahiko | 2nd Place |
| ‘Auana | 2nd Place | |
| Overall | 2nd Place | |
| Kāne | Kahiko | 4th Place |
| ‘Auana | 2nd Place | |
| Overall | 4th Place |
Miss Aloha Hula 2005 Winner
Maile Emily Kau‘ilanionāpuaehi‘ipoiokeānuenueokeola Francisco
Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards
Sheraton Waikīkī Hotel, Honolulu Hawai‘i
Nā Wahine O Hālau Nā Mamo O Pu‘uanahulu performs with female vocalist, Nohelani Cypriano.
Sound of Hawai‘i
8 City Tour
Hibiya, Chiba, Maebashi, Kamakura, Fukuoka, Osaka, Nagoya and Kobe, Japan
Hālau Nā Mamo O Pu‘uanahulu with Tunui Tully’s Royal Polynesians and Kanilau. Keali‘i Shigeyuki Kubouchi, Promoter. May 13–22, 2005.
‘A‘ohe Pau Ka ‘Ike i Ka
Hālau Ho‘okahi
Tokyo, Japan
Kumu Hula Sonny Ching, Miss Aloha Hula 2003 Jennifer Kēhaulani Oyama, Miss Aloha Hula 2004 Natasha Māhealani Akau, Miss Aloha Hula 2005 Maile Emily Francisco, Hālau Nā Mamo O Pu‘uanahulu with Māhiehie. Sonny Ching Producer, Sankei Shinbun Promoter.
June 16–17, 2005.
E Ola Mau Ka Hula 2005
Nagoya City Geisou Center, Sun Plaza Hall, Nakano, Tokyo Japan, and Shinjuku Bunka Hall,
Tokyo Japan
Kumu Hula Sonny Ching, Miss Aloha Hula 2003 Jennifer Kēhaulani Oyama, Miss Aloha Hula 2004 Natasha Māhealani Akau, Miss Aloha Hula 2005 Maile Emily Francisco, and Hālau Nā Mamo O Pu‘uanahulu with Māhiehie. Yasuda International, Keisuke Yasuda, Promoter. July 7–10, 2005.
2005 Ipolei Mariko Cattleya
Hula Studio Summer
Dinner Show
Nagoya Tokyu Hotel
Kumu Hula Sonny Ching Miss Aloha Hula 2003, Jennifer Kēhaulani Oyama, Miss Aloha Hula 2004 Natasha Māhealani Akau, Miss Aloha Hula 2005, Maile Emily Francisco, and Hālau Nā Mamo O Pu‘uanahulu with Female Vocalist Darlene Ahuna. Keali‘i Shigeyuki Kubouchi, Promoter.
July 16, 2005.
World Hula Conference
Maui
Kumu Hula Sonny Ching Presenter—An exploration of the nature of Kamapua‘a through mele hula and oli. July 24–30, 2005.
Sound of Hawai‘i “ICHIBAN”
8 City Tour
Hibiya, Niigata, Gunma, Chiba, Fukuoka, Osaka, Kobe, Nagoya, Japan
Kumu Hula Sonny Ching, Miss Aloha Hula 2003, Jennifer Kēhaulani Oyama, Miss Aloha Hula 2004, Natasha Māhealani Akau, Miss Aloha Hula 2005, Maile Emily Francisco and Hālau Nā Mamo O Pu‘uanahulu with Mākaha Sons and Nā Palapalai. Keali‘i Shigeyuki Kubouchi, Promoter.
October 22–30, 2005.
Immersed in the Bowl of Light
Maui Arts And Cultural Center, Kahului, Maui
Ho‘onanea Series: Kumu Hula Sonny Ching, Miss Aloha Hula Jennifer Kēhaulani Oyama, Miss Aloha Hula 2004 Natasha Māhealani Akau, Miss Aloha Hula 2005, Maile Emily Francisco, Hālau Nā Mamo o Pu‘uanahulu with Māhiehie.
December 10, 2005.
A Gift For All Of You,
Makaha Sons and Guests
Hawaii, Theater, Honolulu, Hawai’i
Hālau Nā Mamo O Pu‘uanahulu with Nā Palapalai, Amy Hānai‘ali‘i Gilliom, Jordon Segundo, Augie T, Hōkū Zuttermeister, Nā Kama, Robi Kahakalau. December 2005.
