Winners of the 2000 Tahiti Fête of San Jose

Perpetual Trophy Award (Winning Group for 3 years in a row) 
Nonosina of Anaheim, CA

Overall Senior Group: Nonosina of Anaheim, CA
Overall Junior Group: Halau o Na Ali’i of San Diego, CA 
Overall Male Soloist: Noa Napoleon (Nonosina)
Overall Female Soloist: Amber Alporque (Nonosina)

Best Orero Ra’atira: Heirani Chevrier (Ka Ua Tuahine)
Best Ra’atira Costume: No Te Here Ote Hiroa of Fresno, CA
Best Traditional Costume: No Te Here Ote Hiroa of Fresno, CA
Best Contemporary Costume: Halau o Na Ali’i of San Diego, CA

First Place Senior Otea: Nonosina of Anaheim, CA
First Place Senior Aparima: Nonosina of Anaheim, CA
First Place Senior Music: Otea Api of Fremont, CA
First Place Senior Drumming: Heretama Nui of Pearl City, Hawaii

Second Place Senior Otea: Te Poe o Patitifa of Stockton, CA
Second Place Senior Aparima: Te Poe o Patitifa of Stockton, CA 
Second Place Senior Music: Nonosina of Anaheim, CA
Second Place Senior Drumming: Te Poe o Patitifa of Stockton, CA

Third Place Senior Otea: Heretama Nui of Pearl City, Hawaii
Third Place Senior Aparima: Heretama Nui of Pearl City, Hawaii
Third Place Senior Music: Te Poe o Patitifa of Stockton, CA
Third Place Senior Drumming: Otea Api of Fremont, CA

First Place Junior Otea: Halau o Na Ali’i of San Diego,CA
First Place Junior Aparima: Halau o Na Ali’i of San Diego, CA
First Place Junior Music: Halau o Na Ali’i of San Diego, CA
First Place Junior Drumming: Halau o Na Ali’i of San Diego, CA

Second Place Junior Otea: Manuia Polynesian Revue, Daly City, CA
Second Place Junior Aparima: No Te Here Ote Hiroa of Fresno, CA
Second Place Junior Music: Da Island Way of Concord, CA
Second Place Junior Drumming: Manuia Polynesian Revue of Daly City, CA

Third Place Junior Otea: Ka Ua Tuahine of Oakland, CA
Third Place Junior Aparima: (Tie) Varua Tahiti E of Oceanside, CA 
and Marama Te Mafatu Nui of San Bruno, CA
Third Place Junior Music: Varua Tahiti E of Oceanside, CA
Third Place Junior Drumming: Te Vevo Vevo o’ Tahiti of Daly City, CA

Fourth Place Junior Otea: Nemenzo of Daly City, CA
Fourth Place Junior Aparima: Nemenzo of Daly City, CA

Ahupurotu (Ahuroa): 1st Halau o Na Ali’i of San Diego, CA 
2nd Te Mana o Te Ra of Walnut Creek, CA
3rd Te Poe o Patitifa of Stockton, CA

Tupuna Ahupurotu: 1st Ka Pa Hula o Maluhia of La Paz, Mexico

SOLOISTS VAHINE (Girls) TANE (Boys)

5-8 1st Janae Protheroe Chris Galve 
2nd Dominina Taufa’asau-Vincent Dane Waipa DeJesus
3rd Destiny Romantes Brandon Ikaika Kaleikini

9-12 1st Tracy Abe Justin Zulueta 
2nd Marina Brenner Erik Boquiren
3rd Karee Higashi Justin Caturay


13-15 1st Amber Alporque Adrain DeCastro 
2nd Leilani Metz Tyson Manago
3rd Karen Carido Brian Tampol


16-18 1st Elise Ganaden Terrence Mananes 
2nd Cherisse Ligot Edward Curammeng 
3rd Ev’lyn Bustamante Jon Ticzon


19-24 1st Janel Bustamante Noa Napoleon 
2nd Shannette King Mevina Liufau
3rd Dea Lucas Andre Alferos


25-34 1st Norma Cheek Stefan Manaois 
2nd Ilima Pumphrey Chris Alturas
3rd Janel Labella Darrin Malabanan


35+ 1st Pinky Wright Kevin Ontai 
2nd Luisa San Martin Tommy Tualaulelei
3rd Andrea Bonifacio Tino Fauatea

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