Awards & Achievements
2007
34th Annual Merrie Monarch
Hilo, Hawai‘i
Hālau Nā Mamo O Pu‘uanahulu took over 100 dancers to close the 2007 Merrie Monarch, Wednesday night Hō‘ike.
Sonny Ching New Jewelry Line, The Sonny Ching Collection with Paradisus
Mamiya Theater, Honolulu, Hawai‘i
Kumu Hula Sonny Ching works with Linda Ueda and creates a limited edition of jewelry using the designs from the art of traditional Hawaiian tattoo and kapa. myparadisus.com. February 12, 2007.
Merrie Monarch Hō‘ike
Hilo, Hawai‘i
Kumu Hula Sonny Ching, Hālau Nā Mamo O Pu‘uanahulu with Māhiehie. Special guests, Kumu Hula Frank Kawaikapuokalani Hewitt and musician / producer Shawn Pimental of Koops2. April 11, 2007.
Ho‘omana‘o I Ka Wā I Hala, Nānā I Kēia Mua Aku
Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Kumu Hula Sonny Ching, Miss Aloha Hula 2003 Jennifer Kēhaulani Oyama, Hālau Nā Mamo O Pu‘uanahulu with Māhiehie with special guests, Miss Aloha Hula 2000 TeHani Kealamailani Gonzado, and Musician / Producer, Shawn Pimental of Koops2, Celebrating Hālau Nā Mamo O Pu‘uanahulu 20th Anniversary. Sonny Ching Producer, Sankei Shinbun, Promoter.
June 23, 2007.
Disney Auditions
Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, Hawai‘i
Kumu Hula Sonny Ching with Disney executives auditions Polynesian dancers for Orlando Florida, Tokyo Japan, and Hong Kong. September 8, 2007.
Aloha Festivals
Honolulu Hawai‘i
Hālau Nā Mamo O Pu‘uanahulu with Māhiehie. COX Radio with Hawaiian Airlines, Promoter. September 15, 21, & 22, 2007.
Hyundai Convention
Marriott Ihilani Resort, Ko Olina, Hawai‘i
Kumu Hula Sonny Ching, Hālau Nā Mamo O Pu‘uanahulu with Peter Rockford Espiritu, Tau Dance Theater. October 23, 2007.
Native American Indigenous Conference
McCoy Pavilion, Honolulu Hawai‘i
Kumu Hula Sonny Ching and Hālau Nā Mamo O Pu‘uanahulu with Māhiehie and Musician / Producer Shawn Pimental of Koops2. NHEA, Native Hawaiian Education Association, Sponsors. October 25, 2007.
Immersed in the Bowl Of Light Christmas Concert
Kenritsu Origakudo Hall, Kanagawa, Nagoya Geijutsu Gozo Center, Nagoya, and Osaka Matsushita IMP Hall, Osaka, Japan
Kumu Hula Sonny Ching, Miss Aloha Hula 2003 Jennifer Kēhaulani Oyama, Miss Aloha Hula 2005 Maile Emily Francisco, Hālau Nā Mamo O Pu‘uanahulu with Māhiehie. Sonny Ching Producer, Sounds Of Hawai‘i Keali‘i Shigeyuki Kubouchi, Promoter. December 18, 19, & 20, 2007.
