Hālau Ka Lehua Pua Kamaehu
What year and month was the hālau established?
July 2022
What was the first formation of the 2023 MM ʻAuana number?
Triangle
What is the instructions for braiding hair?
80% dry, 20% wet
What three lau did Merrie Monarch put the moratorium on?
Maile, Palapalai, ʻŌhiʻa Lehua
When is Aunty Kasie and Aunty Brandi's birthday?
Aunty Brandi: September 30
Aunty Kasie: October 1
What are the two interchangeable meanings of kamaehu/kamaʻehu?
The rust color & the new generation/child
In our hula lineage, who is our last reigning Miss Aloha Hula and what year did she capture the title?
Natasha Oda, 2001
Name the three songs our Master Keiki Hula performed.
Fly Song, Cowboy, The Bus
In what recent performance did the dancers make their own lei hulu melemele?
The aunties who danced Ka Manu in Oʻahu.
What year did Aunty Kasie ran for Miss Aloha Hula?
2002
What is the meaning of our name: Hālau Ka Lehua Pua Kamaehu?
A lehua for the new generation
In our hula lineage, who is our first Miss Aloha Hula and what was her ʻauana song?
Aunty Kaʻula, Ka Manu Pīkake
What is the name of the current MC at Keiki Hula?
Kuehu Mauga
What was UJ's favorite hula step?
ʻUehe
What is the name of Aunty Kasie's ipu?
Haumea
What do the three diamonds in our logo represent?
Past, present, future
UJ, Aunties, Us/Haumāna
Who was our two Miss Aloha Hula entries? (you need to know their full name)
Tehani Kaleohoneonālani Barrett
Chianti Kamailekaluhea Motta
What are the musicians names that played for 2026 Keiki Hula?
Heua, Sean, Akoni/Antonio
Name three of the nine lei making styles.
Kui, Wili, Haku, Hīpuʻupuʻu, Humu Papa, Hilo, Hili, Nīkiʻi,
What age did Aunty Brandi start teaching hula?
18
What is the mission of the hālau?
Perpetuate the legacy of Kumu Hula Johnny Lum Ho
Name five components of the Merrie Monarch judging criteria?
Kaʻi, hoʻi, adornments, grooming, precision, hands, foot/body, expression, interpretation, overall, oli
Kahiko: hoʻopaʻa
Name five Miss Keiki Hula's to come from UJ.
Aunty Kasie, Aunty Monica, Aunty Heidi, Aunty Kathy, Aunty Nadine, Aunty Kulanihiwa, Tehani, Kaʻōiwi, Tita, Keaka
What do you win for these three categories in Merrie Monarch: kahiko, ʻauana, overall
Kahiko: Ipu
ʻAuana: ʻUkulele
Overall: Pahu
What year did Aunty Brandi enter the World International Hula Competition and what was her songs?
1998
Kahiko: Kahawali
ʻAuana: Pāpahi Ke Kiʻi o Kamehameha