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2005 Tahiti Fête of San Jose Solo Winners

Ages 5-8 - Tane (Male)   Ages 5-8 - Vahine (Female)
1st Place Garrison K. Sudario (Nonosina)   1st Place Cara Mia Kricken (Da Island Way)
2nd Place Arnel Boquiren (Hui Tama Nui)   2nd Place Savanah Peña (Tamali’i)
3rd Place Erik Gadoy (Nonosina)   3rd Place Shannon Jinhee Oh (Varua Tahiti è)
Ages 9-12 - Tane (Male)   Ages 9-12- Vahine (Female)
1st Place Zachery Issac (Te Mana o Te Ra)   1st Place Kapua’alaokalei Tanaka (Teoraroa ‘Ote’a)
2nd Place Jonathan Villaflor (Nonosina)   2nd Place Noelle Venegas (Nonosina)
3rd Place Anthony Petersen (Nemenzo)   3rd Place Perri Sumbang (Westlake School)
Ages 13-15 - Tane (Male)   Ages 13-15 - Vahine (Female)
1st Place Donovan K. Sudario (Nonosina)   1st Place Marina Brenner (Nonosina)
2nd Place Ryan Coleman (‘Anapa Nui)   2nd Place Karee Higayashi (Nonosina)
3rd Place Tuiniua Niumataevalu (Nonosina)   3rd Place Sarah Yamasaki (Nonosina)
Ages 16-18 - Tane (Male)   Ages 16-18 - Vahine (Female)
1st Place Rio Lazaro (Na Hoku Mai Kanoe)   1st Place Leilani Metz (Nonosina)
2nd Place John Sangalang (Te Poe o Patitifa)   2nd Place Dina Sumaria Babcock (Varua Tahiti è)
3rd Place Justin Atangan (Nemenzo)   3rd Place Chrislyn Dangea (Kawailehua Hula ‘Ohana)
Ages 19-24 - Tane (Male)   Ages 19-24 - Vahine (Female)
1st Place Tahaki Foster (Manuia)   1st Place Jeannie Case (Nonosina)
2nd Place Brandon Tagupa (Te Poe o Patitifa)   2nd Place Cherisse Ligot (Nonosina)
3rd Place Adrian DeCastro (Te Aru Nui)   3rd Place Kassie Dumlao (Nemenzo)
Ages 25-34 - Tane (Male)   Ages 25-34 - Vahine (Female)
1st Place DJ Kekuaokalani (Nonosina)   1st Place Kim Williams (Te Mana o Te Ra)
2nd Place Mevina Liufau (Nonosina)   2nd Place Janel Bustamante (Da Island Way)
3rd Place Peejay Braganza (Nonosina)   3rd Place Da Cheryl Salonga (Manuia)
Ages 35+ - Tane (Male)   Ages 35+ - Vahine (Female)
1st Place Siaosi Veimau (Kaleo’Onalani)   1st Place Hope Keung (Na Mamo No’eau)
2nd Place Eddie “Mauka” Paje (Napua Ilima ‘o Kehaulani)   2nd Place Monica Ferroni-Sakasegawa (Nonosina)
3rd Place Richard Villeza (Nonosina)   3rd Place Tawney Matsukado (Na Mamo No’eau)
HIGHEST OVERALL SOLO SCORES
Tane - DJ Kekuaokalani (Nonosina)
  
Vahine - Jeannie Case (Nonosina)

2005 Tahiti Fête of San Jose Group Winners

Tamarii ‘Ote’a   Tamarii Drumming
1st Place Westlake School of Performing Arts
& Merahi ‘o Tehani
(San Francisco, California)		   1st Place Kawailehua (San Jose/Milpitas, California)
2nd Place Kawailehua (San Jose/Milpitas, California)   2nd Place E Honu Iti E (Tracy, California)
3rd Place Le Polynesia (Aliso Viejo, California)      
Tupuna Ahuroa      
1st Place Manuia (Daly City, California)      
Best Contemporary Costume - Motu’Aina (Danville, California)
Best Traditional Costume - Manuia (Daly City, California)
Best Ra’atira Costume - Manuia (Daly City, California)
ORI RAU – Contemporary ‘Ote’a    
1st Place Motu’Aina (Danville, California)      
2nd Place ‘Anapa Nui (Lodi, California)      
3rd Place Kaleo’Onalani (San Diego, California)      
Hura Ava Tau - Amateur Division
‘OTE’A   APARIMA
1st Place Teoraroa ‘Ote’a (Hayward, California)   1st Place Tapairu (Mexicali, Mexico)
2nd Place Varua Tahiti è (San Diego, California)   2nd Place Teoraroa ‘Ote’a (Hayward, California)
3rd Place Na Pua Ilima ‘o Kehaulani (San Diego, California)   3rd Place Varua Tahiti è (San Diego, California)
AHUROA   MUSIC
1st Place Varua Tahiti è (San Diego, California)   1st Place Le Polynesia (Aliso Viejo, California)
2nd Place Le Polynesia (Aliso Viejo, California)   2nd Place Varua Tahiti è (San Diego, California)
3rd Place ‘Anapa Nui (Lodi, California)   3rd Place ‘Anapa Nui (Lodi, California)
DRUMMING      
1st Place Le Polynesia (Aliso Viejo, California)      
2nd Place Varua Tahiti è (San Diego, California)      
3rd Place ‘Anapa Nui (Lodi, California)      
OVERALL WINNER (Group scores + scores of 1st Place Solo Winners)
Hura Ava Tau – Amateur Division
“Le Polynesia” (Aliso Viejo, California)
Hura Tau- Professional Division
‘OTE’A   APARIMA
1st Place Manuia (Daly City, California)   1st Place Manuia (Daly City, California)
2nd Place Ka Ua Tuahine (Oakland, California)   2nd Place Nonosina (Anaheim, California)
3rd Place Nemenzo (San Francisco, California)   3rd Place Nemenzo (San Francisco, California)
AHUROA   MUSIC
1st Place Nonosina (Anaheim, California)   1st Place Manuia (Daly City, California)
2nd Place Ka Ua Tuahine (Oakland, California)   2nd Place Nonosina (Anaheim, California)
3rd Place Nemenzo (San Francisco, California)   3rd Place Nemenzo (San Francisco, California)
DRUMMING      
1st Place Tupu Ora Niu (San Bruno, California)      
2nd Place Manuia (Daly City, California)      
3rd Place Nemenzo (San Francisco, California)      
OVERALL WINNER (Group scores + scores of 1st Place Solo Winners)
Hura Tau - Professional Division
“NONOSINA” (Anaheim, California)

 

2005 SOLO AWARDS: Ote'a Vahine and Ote'a Tane
1st Place ages 5-8 Trophy + gift   2nd Place ages 5-8 Trophy
1st Place ages 9-12 Trophy + gift   2nd Place ages 9-12 Trophy
1st Place ages 13-15 Trophy + gift   2nd Place ages 13-15 Trophy
1st Place ages 16-18 Trophy + gift   2nd Place ages 16-18 Trophy
1st Place ages 19-24 Trophy + gift   2nd Place ages 19-24 Trophy
1st Place ages 25-34 Trophy + gift   2nd Place ages 25-34 Trophy
1st Place ages 35+ Trophy + gift   2nd Place ages 35+ Trophy
             
3rd Place ages 5-8 Trophy   3rd Place ages 19-24 Trophy
3rd Place ages 9-12 Trophy   3rd Place ages 25-34 Trophy
3rd Place ages 13-15 Trophy   3rd Place ages 35+ Trophy
3rd Place ages 16-18 Trophy   Overall Winning Male & Female Soloist : Special Gift

2005 GROUP AWARDS

Category A "Hura Ava Tau" (Amateur)   Category B "Hura Tau" (Professional)
1st Place 'Ote'a Trophy + $400   1st Place 'Ote'a Trophy + $500
2nd Place 'Ote'a Trophy + $300   2nd Place 'Ote'a Trophy + $400
3rd Place 'Ote'a Trophy + $200   3rd Place 'Ote'a Trophy + $300
         
1st Place Aparima Trophy + $300   1st Place Aparima Trophy + $400
2nd Place Aparima Trophy + $200   2nd Place Aparima Trophy + $300
3rd Place Aparima Trophy + $100   3rd Place Aparima Trophy + $200
         
1st Place Drumming To'ere or Fa'atete   1st Place Drumming To'ere or Fa'atete
2nd Place Drumming To'ere or Fa'atete   2nd Place Drumming To'ere or Fa'atete
3rd Place Drumming To'ere or Fa'atete   3rd Place Drumming To'ere or Fa'atete
         
1st Place Muscian Tahitian Ukulele   1st Place Muscian Tahitian Ukulele
2nd Place Muscian Tahitian Ukulele   2nd Place Muscian Tahitian Ukulele
3rd Place Muscian Tahitian Ukulele   3rd Place Muscian Tahitian Ukulele
         
1st Place Ahuroa Trophy + $200   1st Place Ahuroa Trophy + $200
2nd Place Ahuroa Trophy   2nd Place Ahuroa Trophy
3rd Place Ahuroa Trophy   3rd Place Ahuroa Trophy
         
Tupuna Ahuroa   "Ori Rau" (Contemporary 'Ote'a)
1st Place "Mama Ru'au" Tupuna Ahuroa Trophy + $200   1st Place Ori Rau 'Ote'a Trophy + $400
2nd Place "Mama Ru'au" Tupuna Ahuroa Trophy   2nd Place Ori Rau 'Ote'a Trophy + $300
3rd Place "Mama Ru'au" Tupuna Ahuroa Trophy   3rd Place Ori Rau 'Ote'a Trophy + $200
         
Tamarii Drumming
(children 13 and under)		   Tamarii 'Ote'a
(children 13 and under)
1st Place Tamarii Drumming To'ere or Fa'atete   1st Place Tamarii 'Ote'a Trophy + $300
2nd Place Tamarii Drumming To'ere or Fa'atete   2nd Place Tamarii 'Ote'a Trophy + $200
3rd Place Tamarii Drumming To'ere or Fa'atete   3rd Place Tamarii 'Ote'a Trophy + $100
         
Costume     Overall  
Best Contemporary Costume Trophy   Overall Hura Ava Tau Group Trip to Tahiti for Two (or $1,200)
Best Traditional Costume Trophy   Overall Hura Tau Group Trip to Tahiti for Two (or $1,200) plus $500 cash
Best Ra'atira Costume Trophy      


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