Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 11, Number 7, 1 July 1994 — Haugen, Combs take honors in sovereignty song contest [ARTICLE]

Haugen, Combs take honors in sovereignty song contest

The Fnends of the Royal Hawaiian Band announced that Keith Haugen and Cindy Combs are the co-winners of its sovereignty song contest, whieh was held in conjunction with last year's 100th anniversary of the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy. Haugen's "I Ka Lā 'Apōpō" and Combs' "Uluhaimālama" tied for first plaee, and the two songwriters wiU share the first- and seeond-place prize money ($750 eaeh). Third prize ($250) was awarded for "Huki 'la," composed by Kihei Nahale'ā and Pila Wilson. The purpose of the contest was to encourage the composition of new songs in the Hawaiian language with a monarchy or sovereignty theme. The judges, selected for their knowledge of Hawaiian language, poetry and music, were: Hawaiian language instructor Iokepa De Santos, leader of the music group Ke'alohi; Kalani Meineeke, Hawaiian studies instructor at Windward Community College; and Puakea Nogelmeier, who teaches Hawaiian language and poetry at the University of Hawai'i-Mānoa.