Miss Aloha Hula 2009 Cherissa Henoheanäpuaikawaokele Käne

Winner: Cherissa Henoheanäpuaikawaokele Käne 1,064 points
Käne's kumu hula (hula teacher) is singer/songwriter Kealii Reichel.

Cherissa Henoheanäpuaikawaokele Käne
A dancer with Hälau Kealaokamaile captured the title of Miss Aloha Hula 2009 on Thursday night in Hilo at the 46th Merrie Monarch Festival.

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Entertainment

Tags:

• Merrie
• Monarch
• 2009
• Hula
• Hawaiian
• Keali'i
• Cherissa
• Henoheanäpuaikawaokele
• Käne
• Kealii
• Reichel

[brownroy000]

I agreed!

I have always wanted a full figure to win the Miss Aloha Hula and it came true. I did this song for ASL competition and my teacher told me about this and I'm really proud!!!!

Mahalo!!! :-)

[Lokelani62288]

THIS SONG IS AMAZING

[heart96793]

I go school with her little sister!! ;D

[jeni323]

In my mind, Heno is one of the most beautiful Ms Aloha Hula ever .. her gracefulness and aloha is so natural, making all the more amazing to watch :)

[lvncf]

@brownroy000 from 2006-2009 all the girls that won were all on the bigger side. but still GORGEOUS everyone of them.

[0t0ku]

ive said this before, but ill say it again. hula makes all women beautiful, and all womens beauty is shown through hula.

[hulahoney808]

@DaHawaiian990 i've danced at Merrie Monarch for a few years now, and let me tell you something about the Hula Mafia, they're even more intense in person, and so obviously favored.

[W0nd3rw0m4n]

To those making a big deal about the weight issue.. GET OVER IT.. To those people that are praising the full figure.. GOD BLESS YOU FOR LOVING CULTURE AND TRADITION NO MATTER WHAT!!!

[Krasnodarka]

@khaltubibi well, what can I say... I've never been to Hawaii, may be gens of Hawaians are somehow different so this kind of weight is normal and absoulutely doesn't effect the work of the inner organs and blood circulations, does not increase blood pressure or cause heart conditions... Europians are different at this point, so I figured(looking at mine and my fellows overweight) that it's same thing for our organisms as for Hawaians - not a good way to be. But may be I'm wrong. It's ok.

[khaltubibi]

@brownroy000 I agree, her curves are beautiful and natural, and she really embodies what everyone thinks as feminine, and elegant. Seeing her on some random pass thru peaked my interest in Hula, if I hadn't seen her by accident I wouldn't have kept watching hula, ONLY because sh'e full figure i'm interested.

[khaltubibi]

@brownroy000 I agree, her curves are beautiful and natural, and she really embodies what everyone thinks as feminine.

[khaltubibi]

@Krasnodarka I'm curious why you think her weight isn't inspiring? Her size isn't necessarily unhealthy, and furthermore, exercise doesn't make everyone bone and stick. Have you see some of the best belly dancers worldwide are plus size and some bigger than her. I think she's beautiful at her size and I would aspire to be as lean and fit as she obviously is..