Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 39, Number 5, 1 May 2022 — Pi'ikea Lopes Wins Miss Aloha Hula 2022 and OHA Hawaiian Language Award [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Pi'ikea Lopes Wins Miss Aloha Hula 2022 and OHA Hawaiian Language Award

E ho'omaika'i iō Pi'ikea Kekīhenelehuawewehiikekau'ōnohi Lopes, who was named Miss Aloha Hula 2022 at the 59th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival on April 21. Lopes was also the winner of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs' Hawaiian Language Award, earning a perfect score of 50. OHA Board of Trustees Chair Carmen "Hulu" Lindsey presented the awa rd. Lopes is the daughter of nō Kumu Hula Tracie and Keawe_Lopes of Ka Lō 'Ōnohi Mai o Ha'eha'e. Her kahiko number was "No Puna Ke Āiwaiwa Hikina" by composer Lolokū whieh venerates the district of Puna. Her 'auana number was "Pua Be-Still" by Bill Ali'iloa Lineoln, a mele ho'oheno honoring his home in Kohala. In second plaee was Auli'ionōpualokekūonaona Jon-Marie Hisayo Faurot of Hula Hūlau 'o Kamuela and in third plaee was Marina La'akea Choi of Hōlau Hi'iakainōmakalehua. - Photo: Dennis Omoh, Merrie Monarch Festival