Mar. 15, 2024

The senior class swept through the awards at the 104th annual Kamehameha Schools Song Contest Friday night at the Neal Blaisdell Center.

The theme of this year’s event was “Noho Nō a Ho‘omana‘o A‘e” and honored legendary musician, composer and performer Bill Ali‘iloa Lincoln.

The senior combined class tied with the senior men for the ‘Ōlelo Makuahine award, which recognizes excellence in the use of Hawaiian language.

The senior boys won the George Alanson Andrus Cup for outstanding performance in the boys division, and the senior girls won the New England Mothers Cup for outstanding performance in the girls division. The senior combined class took home the remaining two singing awards: The Helen Desha Beamer Award for best musical performance and the Charles E. King Cup, the award in the combined class competition.

There was a tie for the Louise Aoe McGregor Award, which recognizes the outstanding student director. The award went to Emiole Ohai (junior boys’ director) and Taitea Sunaoka (senior co-ed director).

The pre-show and competition will be rebroadcast on Sunday, March 17, at 2 p.m. on KHNL and on Thursday, March 21, at 7 p.m. on KGMB.