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Congratulations to EVERYONE that participated in this competition. This was in fact the most fun and tasking competition yet. With the competition spanning an entire weekend we worked twice as hard to make that weekend special, but how can you go wrong with an entire hotel wing full of KPO's and family that came all the way from up north to support and help out?

Awards Won:

[Hawaiian]

2nd Place:	Halau Hula Solo	Salamasina
2nd Place:	Halau Oli Solo	Jackie
3rd Place:	Halau Kahiko Solo	Charlene
2nd Place:	Keiki 'Auana Solo	Tiara
1st Place:	Non Halau 'Auana Solo	Category "A" (ages 5 - 8): Eloi
1st Place:	Non Halau 'Auana Solo	Category "C" (ages 13 - 17): Ashley
1st Place:	Non Halau 'Auana Solo	Category "D" (ages 18 and up): Mae

[Maori]

[Tahitian]

3rd Place:	Group Otea	(Vahine) Charlene, Salamasina, Helen, Lucille, Mae, Michelle, Rosie, Cindy, Amber, Ashley, Enerihka, Jackie, Joni, Maria, Gracie, Anela, Edwina, Bernadette, Karin (our group soloist) and Erihka (our black pearl) (Tane) Tala, Tuika, Bill, Hana Joshua, Mikaele (our group soloist) and (Raatira) Kerisiano (Keikis) Natalie, Eloi, Laarni, Tiara, Kaila, Ashley, Anela, Samantha, Nicole, Jacquelyn, Reyna, Ayana, Victoria, Sara
1st Place:	Group Vahine Solo	Karin
2nd Place:	Group Tane Solo	Mikaele
1st Place	Ori Tahiti Vahine	Category "A" (ages 5 - 8) Eloi
2nd Place:	Ori Tahiti Vahine	Category "A" (ages 5 - 8) Samantha
2nd Place:	Ori Tahiti Vahine	Category "B" (ages 9 - 12) Tiara
2nd Place	Ori Tahiti Vahine	Category "C" (ages 13 - 17) Erihka
1st Place:	Ori Tahiti Vahine	Category "D" (ages 18 and up) Enerihka
1st Place:	Ori Tahiti Tane	Category "C" (ages 13 - 17) Joshua

[Samoan]

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

Everyone who came out to support our group

To all of the students and family who worked together to make everyone's job a little easier

To the students of Kalena's who dedicated this year to competition:
Helen, Lucille, Mae, Anela, Rosie, Jackie, Joni, Gracie, Maria, Bernadette, Edwina, Ashley, Michelle, Enerihka, Erihka, Karin, Mikaele, Tala, Tuika, Salamasina, Charlene, Amber, Cindy,
Hana, Joshua, Bill, Laarni, Tiara, Kaila, Natalie, Eloi, Ashley, Anela, Samantha, Nicole, Jacquelyn, Reyna, Ayana, Victoria, and Sara

To the families that worked so hard and have come to support us all:
The Hebron family
the Emil and Berger family
the Faumuina family
the Faletoese family
the Quevido family
the Ebalo and Birch family
the Mandeville family
the Jaegar family
the Batts family
the del Rosario family
the Gizeen family
the Kia'aina and Benitez family
the Farcau family
the Thompson family
the Modomo family
the Shiery family
the Perez family
the Fronda family
the Payne family
the Keahi family
the Tofa family
the Pearce family
the Burke family
and the Aulava family

Thanks to Auntie Val for working the fundraiser table

Thank You to Uncle Hank for having us at the 2004 Ho'ike Hawai'i

To our family that travelled all the way from up north to come down and be a part of all this:
Uncle Tuika, Uncle Donald, Uncle Alan, Auntie Cindy, Auntie Ose, Auntie Penny, Amber, Tuika, Tasi, Kaia and Nala

To Auntie Ose and Auntie Penny for all the help you gave us with costumes on Friday and Saturday night

To the musicians who are always in the background:
Uncle Tuika, James, Uncle Fili, Uncle Alan, Edwin (who was also the sound guy), Uncle Jeff, Phil, Uncle Greg, Auntie Colleen,
Uncle Wayne, Mona, and CJ

To our one and only raatira, Uncle Kerisiano

To our black pearl, Erihka

Thanks Jon for making the giant shell that held our black pearl; it would not have been the same without it

To the muscle men who carried the giant shell containing our black pearl: Losi, Tavita, Lyndon, John and Chris who led the shell in

Thank you to the Aulava Family for supporting us and for giving us a place to get together to do our final and most important rehearsal

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