7th Annual Tahiti Nui Heiva I Japan 2012
Award Results
HURA AVA TAU DIVISION (Junior)
Ote'a
1st Place Puahinano
HURA TAU DIVISION (Senior)
1st Place Te Pupu Ori Te Mahana O Te Ra
1st Place Heitiare Tahiti
1st Place Puahinano
Tupuna Ahupurotu
1st Place Te Pupu Ori Te Mahana O Te Ra
Tamari'i Ote'a
1st Place Puahinano
ORI TANE/VAHINE TAHITI
OVERALL Champion ~ Takafumi Teva Gima/ Puahinano
TAMARI'I DIVSION
4-8 Tamahine
1st Place Yui Takagi / Heitiare Tahiti
2nd Place Miyuh Sagara / Marama Hau Nui-Studio Malama
3rd Place Rinka Yoneyama / Heitiare Tahiti
4th Place Rinka Ito / Heitiare Tahiti
5th Place Yo Tajima / Puahinano
4-8 Tamaroa
1st Place Kanato Shinzato / Puahinano
2nd Place Miyuh Sagara / Marama Hau Nui-Studio Malama
3rd Place Rinka Yoneyama / Heitiare Tahiti
4th Place Rinka Ito / Heitiare Tahiti
5th Place Yo Tajima / Puahinano
4-8 Tamaroa
1st Place Kanato Shinzato / Puahinano
9-12 Tamahine
1st Place Hana Fujisaki / Tokariga-Kaolokemelemele Hula Studio
2nd Place Aoi Watanabe / No Te Here I Te Ori Tahiti
3rd Place Sara Tanaka / Tokariga-Kaolokemelemele Hula Studio
2nd Place Aoi Watanabe / No Te Here I Te Ori Tahiti
3rd Place Sara Tanaka / Tokariga-Kaolokemelemele Hula Studio
4th Place Miu Usui / Tokariga-Kaolokemelemele Hula Studio
5th Place Hinano Aruga / Heitiare Tahiti
5th Place Hinano Aruga / Heitiare Tahiti
9-12 Tamaroa
1st Place Leon Murphy / Tavake Rereata
TAURE'ARE'A DIVISION
13-17 Tamahine
1st Place Leilani Weaver / Pua Hinano
2nd Place Nanami Tanaka / No Te Here I Te Ori Tahiti
3rd Place Ririka Kakinohana / Puahinano
13-17 Tamaroa
1st Place Hitoshi Makabe / Te Pupu Ori Te Mahana O Te Ra
VAHINE / TANE DIVISION
18-28 Vahine
1st Place Ayano Date / Leinani Hula Circle/Heira'itea
2nd Place Ayumi Asano / Tokariga-Kaolokemelemele Hula Studio
3rd Place Lisa Hibino / Te Pupu Ori Te Mahana O Te Ra
4th Place Miho Sugiyama / No Te Here I Te Ori Tahiti
5th Place Maiko Yoshida / Marama Hau Nui-Studio Malama
2nd Place Ayumi Asano / Tokariga-Kaolokemelemele Hula Studio
3rd Place Lisa Hibino / Te Pupu Ori Te Mahana O Te Ra
4th Place Miho Sugiyama / No Te Here I Te Ori Tahiti
5th Place Maiko Yoshida / Marama Hau Nui-Studio Malama
18-28 Tane
1st Place Takafumi Teva Gima / Puahinano
29-39 Vahine
1st Place Mika Sugiyama / No Te Here I Te Ori Tahiti
2nd Place Mayu Motoki / No Te Here I Te Ori Tahiti
3rd Place Yuka Kusumi / Tavake Rereata
4th Place Yuko Tomita / Tiare Here Hia
5th Place Midori Noguchi / Tiare Here Hia
2nd Place Mayu Motoki / No Te Here I Te Ori Tahiti
3rd Place Yuka Kusumi / Tavake Rereata
4th Place Yuko Tomita / Tiare Here Hia
5th Place Midori Noguchi / Tiare Here Hia
40+ Vahine
1st Place Mayumi Asano / Te Tiare No Tahiti
2nd Place Ku'upuakea Sato / Te Pupu Ori Te Mahana O Te Ra
3rd Place Kaleinoe'ula Kanazawa / Te Pupu Ori Te Mahana O Te Ra
4th Place Hiroko Tajima / Puahinano
2nd Place Ku'upuakea Sato / Te Pupu Ori Te Mahana O Te Ra
3rd Place Kaleinoe'ula Kanazawa / Te Pupu Ori Te Mahana O Te Ra
4th Place Hiroko Tajima / Puahinano
Heiva I Las Vegas 2012 Award Results
OVERALL Vahine ~ Julie Charles / Rau Tama Nui
HURA AVA TAU DIVISION (Junior)
Vahine Ahupurotu
1st Place Rau Tama Nui
HEIVA I LAS VEGAS 2012
AWARD Results
TAMARI'I DIVSION
4-6 Tamahine
1st Place Lilia Kahalepo / Rau Tama Nui
7-10 Tamahine
1st Place Kaylyn Hartmann / Te Vaka Nui
7-10 Tamaroa
1st Place Manu Tanieul / Hitia O Te Ra
TAURE'ARE'A DIVISION
11-13 Tamahine
1st Place Leilani Weaver / Pua Hinano
2nd Place Hailee Ramirez / Puahi's Polynesian Dancers
11-13 Tamaroa
1st Place Teanu George / Te Vaka Nui
2nd Place Lassen Jenilla / Rau Tama Nui
14-17 Tamahine
1st Place Meimi Horiuchi / Pua Hinano
2nd Place Anika Quinones / Hitia O Te Ra
3rd Place Sabrina Gareia / Rau Tama Nui
14-17 Tamaroa
1st Place Ki-Jana Aberin / Rau Tama Nui
2nd Place Abel Antonio Gonzalez / Te Vaka Nui
VAHINE / TANE DIVISION
18-21 Vahine
1st Place Heu Taumoefolau / Te Vaka Nui
2nd Place Merisa Renee Miller / Hitia O Te Ra
3rd Place Jessica Manchester Ruales / Rau Tama Nui
18-21 Tane
1st Place Nainoa George / Te Vaka Nui
22-26 Vahine
1st Place Julie Charles / Rau Tama Nui
2nd Place Arisa Horiuchi / Pua Hinano
3rd Place Taryn Beck / Hei Tiare Maohi
22-26 Tane
1st Place Teva Gima / Pua Hinano
27-35 Vahine
1st Place Talanoa Lutu / Leiisa Polynesian Production
2nd Place Scarlet Fanene / Hei Tiare Maohi
27-35 Tane
1st Place Dean Sylvetre / Leiisa Polynesian Production
36-45 Vahine
1st Place Michelle Swanson / Puahi's Polynesian Dancers
46 and more Vahine
1st Place Josie Candolita / Te Vaka Nui
2nd Place Hei Tiare Komatsu / Hei Tiare Tahiti
3rd Place Pualani Horiuchi / Puahinano
Heiva I Honolulu 2012
Award Results
OVERALL Tane ~ Shane Galicia / Tiare Ura O Tahiti
OVERALL Vahine ~ Agnes Manuma / Maohi Nui
Vahine Ahupurotu
1st Place Te Mahana O Te Ra
2nd Place Te Hei Ura
3rd Place Tahiti Mana
Tupuna Ahupurotu
1st Place Te Mahana O Te Ra
2nd Place Te Hei Ura
Aparima
1st Place Te Mahana O Te Ra
2nd Place Puahinano
Original Aparima
1st Place Tamatoa
2nd Place Te Hei Ura
Drumming
1st Place Tamatoa
2nd Place Te Hei Ura
Otea
1st Place Tamatoa
2nd Place Te Mahana O Te Ra
3rd Place Te Hei Ura
GRAND CHAMPION 2012
Tamatoa
HURA TAU DIVISION (Senior)
TAMARI'I DIVSION
HURA TAU DIVISION (Senior)
Vahine Ahupurotu
1st Place Maohi Nui
2nd Place Heretama Nui
3rd Place Ia Ora O Tahiti Nui
Original Aparima
1st Place Heretama Nui
2nd Place Maohi Nui
3rd Place Ia Ora O Tahiti Nui
Drumming
1st Place Heretama Nui
2nd Place Ia Ora O Tahiti Nui
3rd Place Maohi Nui
Otea
1st Place Heretama Nui
2nd Place Maohi Nui
3rd Place Ia Ora O Tahiti Nui
Best Ra'atira ~ Heretama Nui
Best Costume ~ Heretama Nui
Best Couple ~ Heretama Nui
GRAND CHAMPION 2012
Heretama Nui
4-6 Tamahine
1st Place Dionisia Robinson / Manutahi
2nd Place Quynn Bonilla / Maohi Nui
3rd Place Chardonnay Kinimaka / Maohi Nui
4-6 Tamaroa
1st Place Saige Marienthal / Here Tama Nui
2nd Place Matagi Lilo / Maohi Nui
3rd Place Jamie Wond / Here Tama Nui
7-10 Tamahine
1st Place Nicole Graham / Tamatoa
2nd Place Alana Nicely / Here Tama Nui
3rd Place Chasmine Drumeller / Manutahi
4th Place Hana Fujisaki / Tokariga Kaloke Mele Mele
7-10 Tamaroa
1st Place Jiovanni Tafisi / Maohi Nui
2nd Place Alize Kinimaka / Maohi Nui
3rd Place Kainoa-Sagon Sumaoang / Manutahi
TAURE'ARE'A DIVISION
11-13 Tamahine
1st Place Nagisa Takizawa / Tokariga Kaloke Mele Mele
2nd Place Tehani Perkins / Te Vai Ura Nui
3rd Place Cassandra Kanoho / Te Vai Ura Nui
4th Place Brooke Leslie / HereTama Nui
11-13 Tamaroa
1st Place Kailana Savonitman / Tamatea Nui O Kauai
14-17 Tamahine
1st Place Naomi Baldomero / Te Vai Ura Nui
2nd Place Kayli Taniguchi / Here Tama Nui
3rd Place Sammy McClymonds / Hitia O Te Ra
14-17 Tamaroa
1st Place Zacchaeus Uta / Te Vai Ura Nui
2nd Place Tamatoa Uta / Te Vai Ura Nui
VAHINE & TANE DIVISION
18-21 Vahine
1st Place Poerava Goo / Tahiti toa
2nd Place Chelsea Clement / Maohi Nui
3rd Place Charzelle Fuller-McAngus / Maohi Nui
18-21 Tane
1st Place Okuto Horiuchi / Puahinano
2nd Place Keanu-Neil Mesiona / Manutahi
3rd Place Tripler Fiapai / Maeva I Patitifa
22-26 Vahine
1st Place Pua Baker / Maohi Nui
2nd Place Ayumi Asano / Tokariga Kaloke Mele Mele
3rd Place Shantee Hookano / Te Iriatai Ora
22-26 Tane
1st Place Shane Galicia / Tiare Ura O Tahiti
2nd Place Peter Flores / Tahiti Toa
3rd Place Takafumi "Teva" Gima / Puahinano
27-35 Vahine
1st Place Agnes Manuma / Maohi Nui
2nd Place Maki Ito / Hei Tiare Tahiti
3rd Place Ronelle Dement / Te Iriatai Ora
4th Place Nihaniya Sam Fong / Te Iriatai Ora
27-35 Tane
1st Place Manarii Gauthier / Tahiti Mana
2nd Place Julian Maeva / Maeva I Patitifa
3rd Place Daniel Sherman / Te Vai Ura Nui
36-45 Vahine
1st Place Belinda Miranda / Manutahi
2nd Place Analyn Koeger / Maeva I Patitifa
3rd Place Kozue Oumuma / Hei Tiare Tahiti
36-45 Tane
1st Place Lawakua Gabriel / Manutahi
46 and more Vahine
1st Place Hei Tiare Komatsu / Hei Tiare Tahiti
2nd Place Pualani Horiuchi / Puahinano
3rd Place Chizuko Seta / Te Mahana O Te Ra
Heiva i Las Vegas 2011 Solo Results
OVERALL Tane ~ DJ Kekuaokalani / Nonosina Hawaii
OVERALL Vahine ~ Edie Stanley / Heali'is Polynesian Revue
Tamari’i Tamahine/Tamaroa 4–6yrs
Tamahine First Place ~ Hinavaianatapu Vainuku / Te Hamata
Tamahine Second Place ~ Maile Tuikolovatu / Te Hamata
Tamahine Third Place ~ Lavinia Felila / Te Hamata
Tamaroa First Place ~ Dominic Hill / Tamatoa
Tamaroa Second Place ~ Kanai Smith / Na Lei O Kahikilani
Tamari'i Tamahine/Tamaroa 7–10yrs
Tamari'i Tamahine First Place ~ Zsalei Valdez / Tevakanui
Tamari'i Tamahine Second Place ~ Selynna Suapaia / Te Hamata
Tamari'i Tamahine Third Place ~ Telesia Vainuku / Te Hamata
Tamari'i Tamaroa First Place ~ Teanu George / Tevakanui
Tamari'i Tamaroa Second Place ~ Keola Perez / Tevakanui
Tamari'i Tamaroa Third Place ~ Frankie Mendiola / Tevakanui
Taure’are’a Vahine/Tane 11 – 13yrs
Taure'are'a Vahine First Place ~ Sammy McClymonds / Hiti'a O Te Ra
Taure'are'a Vahine Second Place ~ Kayla Pimental / Independent
Taure'are'a Vahine Third Place ~ Leilani Sakura Weaver / Tiare Heipua
Taure'are'a Tane First Place ~ Kai Sabarsah / Tiare Heipua
Taure'are'a Tane Second Place ~ Akui Kapono / Hiti'a O Te Ra
Taure'are'a Tane Third Place ~ Lassen Genilla / Rau Tamanui
Taure’are’a Vahine/Tane 14 - 17
Taure'are'a Vahine First Place ~ Sydney McLeish / Healii's Polynesian Revue
Taure'are'a Vahine Second Place ~ Kaylani Mendiola / Tevakanui
Taure'are'a Vahine Third Place ~ Alexis Genilla / Rau Tamanui
Taure'are'a Tane First Place ~ Naenoa George / Tevakanui
Taure'are'a Tane Second Place ~ Ki-jana Matthews / Rau Tamanui
Taure'are'a Tane Third Place ~ Keahi George / Tevakanui
Vahine/Tane 18–21yrs
Vahine First Place ~ Charzelle Fuller McAngus / Maohi Nui
Vahine Second Place ~ Rosemarie Olea / Hiti'a O Te Ra
Vahine Third Place ~ Jessica Ruales / Rau Tamanui
Tane First Place ~ Okuto Horiuchi / Tiare Heipua
Tane Second Place ~ Kianu Neil-Messiona / Manutahi
Vahine/Tane 22–26yrs
Vahine First Place ~ Eddie Heali'i Stanley / Healii's Polynesian Revue
Vahine Second Place ~ Kari Nip / Heali'is Polynesian Revue
Vahine Third Place ~ Melissa Olea / Hiti'a O Te Ra
Tane First Place ~ Takafumi Gima / Tiare Heipua
Tane Second Place ~ Yoshichika Gima / Tiare Heipua
Tane Third Place ~ Akira Takahashi / Tiare Heipua
Vahine/Tane 27–35yrs
Vahine First Place ~ Akane Toyama / Tiare Heipua
Vahine Second Place ~ Rie Kitaiwa / Tiare Heipua
Vahine Third Place ~ Dania Hill / Tamatoa
Tane First Place ~ DJ Kekuaokalani / Nonosina Hawaii
Tane Second Place ~ Heitoki Jr. Maile / Pacific Generation
Ta’ata Pa’ari Vahine/Tane 36yrs+
Ta'ata Pa'ari Vahine First Place ~ Yvette George / Tevakanui
Ta'ata Pa'ari Vahine Second Place ~ Jaime Kahalepo / Independent
Ta'ata Pa'ari Vahine Third Place ~ Yumiko Kitazume / Te Hei Ura Polynesian Studio
Ta'ata Pa'ari Tane First Place ~ Henry George / Tevakanui
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