2019 Po'okela Awards: List of Honorees
Excellence in Service Award
Theatre: Excellence in Service
AWS | none
APAC | Jeff and Linda Rowand
Chaminade | Katelyn Shedden
DHT | Linda Lockwood
EPOCH | none
HSF | Sean-Joseph Choo
HMH | Moses Goods
HPU | Terry Olival
HTY | Chesley Cannon
KKT | John Wat
KOA | Dr. Andrew Dewald
LCC | Marshall Cressy
MVT | Charlene Oshiro, Simon Sanidad
MOS | Judy Halip
MPSA | Anna Tsang, Masako Wheeler, Melissa Pavlicek
PT | Patricia Brubaker
PBH | Becky McGarvey
TAG | Larry Bartley
UH KT | Katherine Altman
2019 HSTC Pierre Bowman Award Recipient
Sara Ward
Design Excellence Awards
COSTUME DESIGN (5 awards)
Anna Foster | The Wiz | Paliku Theatre
Karen G. Wolfe | Holiday Inn | Diamond Head Theatre
Karen G. Wolfe | Something Rotten! | Diamond Head Theatre
Karen G. Wolfe | Hello Dolly | Diamond Head Theatre
Maile Speetjens | A Midsummer Night's Bollywood Dream | UHM Kennedy Theatre
HAIR, WIG, MAKEUP DESIGN (5 awards)
Friston Ho'okano | Da Beer Can Hat | Kumu Kahua
Linda Lockwood | Holiday Inn | Diamond Head Theatre
Linda Lockwood | Something Rotten! | Diamond Head Theatre
Lisa Ponce de Leon | The Wiz | Paliku Theatre
Lisa Ponce de Leon | The Rocky Horror Show | Manoa Valley Theatre
LIGHTING DESIGN (3 awards)
Chris Gouveia | In the Heights | Leeward Theatre
Christina Sutrov | Eurydice | All The World's A Stage
Janine Myers | Allegiance | Manoa Valley Theatre
SET DESIGN (5 awards)
Claire Paul | In the Heights | Leeward Theatre
Michelle Bisbee | Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat | UHM-Kennedy Theatre
Michelle Bisbee | Allegiance | Manoa Valley Theatre
Sarah Danvers | June is the First Fall | Kumu Kahua
Willie Sabel | Noises Off | Diamond Head Theatre
SOUND DESIGN AND ENGINEERING (5 awards)
Claire Ranney | In the Heights | Leeward Theatre
Jason Taglianetti | The Rocky Horror Show | Manoa Valley Theatre
Kainoa Jarrett | Allegiance | Manoa Valley Theatre
Kerri Yoneda | Something Rotten! | Diamond Head Theatre
Peggy-Anne Siegmund | King Lear | Hawaii Sakespeare Festival
Performance Awards
FEATURED MALE IN A PLAY (5 awards)
Dezmond Gilla | Eurydice | All the World's a Stage
Garrett Hols | Eurydice | All the World's a Stage
Jason Kanda | Hedda Gabler | Hawaii Shakespeare Festival
Jim Aina | True West | TAG - The Actors' Group
Marcus Oshiro | Da Beer Can Hat | Kumu Kahua
FEATURED FEMALE IN A PLAY (6 awards)
Aiko Chinen | Shipment Day | Manoa Valley Theatre
Catherine Ann Restivo | The Good Person of Setzuan | UHM-Kennedy Theatre
Christine Lamborn | The Country Wife | UHM-Kennedy Theatre
Kristen Misaki | Folks You Meet In Longs | Leeward Community College
Maile Kapua'ala | Da Beer Can Hat | Kumu Kahua
Qiaoer Zheng | June is the First Fall | Kumu Kahua
LEADING MALE IN A PLAY (6 awards)
Alex Monti Fox | True West | TAG - The Actors' Group
Brandon Hagio | Da Beer Can Hat | Kumu Kahua Theatre
Brandon Karrer | True West | TAG - The Actors' Group
Daniel A Kelin, II | Shipwreck'd on the Body Beautiful or the Tats Dancing Man | Kumu Kahua Theatre
Dean Mo | The Good Person of Setzuan | UHM-Kennedy Thearte
Kevin Keaveney | Title and Deed | Kailua Onstage Arts
LEADING FEMALE IN A PLAY (4 awards)
Christine Chang | The Good Person of Setzuan | UHM-Kennedy Theatre
Po'ai Lincoln | Jesus Hopped the "A" Train | TAG - The Actors' Group
Stephanie Keiko Kong | All's Well That Ends Well | Hawaii Shakespeare Festival
Therese Olival || Tme Stands Still | Hawaii Pacific University
FEATURED MALE IN A MUSICAL (4 awards)
Bradford Kaliko Yamamoto | Allegiance | Manoa Valley Theatre
Colin Gardner | The Rocky Horror Show | Manoa Valley Theatre
Dann Seki | Allegiance | Manoa Valley Theatre
Ryan Dressel | Something Rotten! | Diamond Head Theatre
FEATURED FEMALE IN A MUSICAL (6 awards)
Bailey Barnes | Avenue Q | Manoa Valley Theatre
Kyla Anderson |Something Rotten! | Diamond Head Theatre
Lea Woods Almanza | Hello Dolly Diamond Head Theatre
Malia Munley | Matilda | Diamond Head Theatre
Rache Sapla | Matilda | Diamond Head Theatre
Shannon Winpenny | Hello Dolly | Diamond Head Theatre
LEADING MALE IN A MUSICAL (4 awards)
Christopher Obenchain | Matilda | Diamond Head Theatre
Jarren Amian | The Rocky Horror Show | Manoa Valley Theatre
Kevin Pease | Something Rotten! | Diamond Head Theatre
Matthew Pederson |The Wiz | Paliku
LEADING FEMALE IN A MUSICAL (4 awards)
Bailey Barnes | The Wiz | Paliku
Caris Leong | Matilda | Diamond Head Theatre
Kimie Fujioka | In the Heights | Leeward Theatre
Kristian Lei | Allegiance | Manoa Valley Theatre
EXCELLENCE IN A NON-TRADITIONAL PRODUCTION (4 awards)
Leading Male | Jim Howard | Mining for Cole | TAG - The Actors' Group
Leading Male | Kip Wilborn | Mining for Cole | TAG - The Actors' Group
Leading Female | Shari Lynn | Mining for Cole | TAG - The Actors' Group
Featured Male | Brother Gary Morris | Mining for Cole | TAG - The Actors' Group
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE IN A PLAY (4 awards)
Dead Accounts | Chaminade/Loo Theatre
King Lear | Hawaii Shakespeare Festival
Noises Off | Diamond Head Theatre
The Wolves | Kailua Onstage Arts
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL (3 awards)
Beehive | Diamond Head Theatre
Pageant | Manoa Valley Theatre
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee | Chaminade-Mamiya Theatre
ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE IN A NON-TRADITIONAL PRODUCTION (2 awards)
Going To School | Hawaiian Mission Houses
A Midsummer Night's Bollywood Dream | UHM Kennedy Theatre
DIRECTORIAL AWARDS
DANCE CHOREOGRAPHER/MOVEMENT STAGE COMBAT (5 awards)
Christine Yasunaga | Allegiance | Manoa Valley Theatre
John Rampage & Erin McFadden | Something Rotten! | Diamond Head Theatre
Katherine Jones | The Rocky Horror Show | Manoa Valley Theatre
Marcelo Pacleb | The Wiz | Paliku
Sai Bhatawadekar | A Midsummer Night's Bollywood Dream | UHM Kennedy Theatre
MUSICAL DIRECTOR (5 awards)
Ike Webster | Something Rotten! | Diamond Head Theatre
Ike Webster | A Midsummer Night's Bollywood Dream | UHM Kennedy Theatre
Jenny Shiroma | The Rocky Horror Show | Manoa Valley Theatre
Kip Wilborn | Allegiance | Manoa Valley Theatre
Matthew Mazzella | Pageant | Manoa Valley Theatre
NON-RESIDENT GUEST ARTIST (2 awards)
Aleks Pevek | Something Rotten! | Diamond Head Theatre
Ethan Le Phong | Allegiance | Manoa Valley Theatre
HAWAII RESIDENT PLAYWRIGHT’S ORIGINAL WORK (5 awards)
Darrell H.Y. Lum | Da Beer Can Hat } Kumu Kahua Theatre
Gary Pak | The Watcher of Waipuna | Kumu Kahua Theatre
Lee Cataluna | "Going to School" | Hawaiian Mission Houses
Moses Goods | The Epic Voyage of Kane`apua | Paliku Theatre
Various Authors | #MeToo Monologues: Stories for Healing | Hawaii Pacific University
SPECIAL ADJUDICATOR AWARDS (4 awards)
Beard Design | Maile Kapua'ala } All’s Well that Ends Well | Hawaii Shakespeare Festival
Music/Lyric Composion | Ike Webster/Sai Bhatawadekar | A Midsummer Night's Bollywood Dream | UHM Kennedy Theatre
Prop design | John Cummings | Matilda | Diamond Head Theatre
Puppetry Specialist | Coco Weil | Avenue Q | Manoa Valley Theatre
Video Production | Michelle JoAnn } #MeToo Monologues: Stories for Healing | Hawaii Pacific University
DIRECTOR OF A MUSICAL (6 awards)
Brad Powell | Pageant | Manoa Valley Theatre
Bryce Chaddick | Matilda | Diamond Head Theatre
Christopher Patrinos | In the Heights | Leeward Theatre
John Rampage | Something Rotten! | Diamond Head Theatre
Paul Mitri | Allegiance | Manoa Valley Theatre
Rob Duval | The Rocky Horror Show | Manoa Valley Theatre
DIRECTOR OF A PLAY (5 awards)
Denny Hironaga & Karen Hironaga | Da Beer Can Hat | Kumu Kahua Theatre
Ike Webster |The Good Person of Setzuan | UHM Kennedy Theatre
Kevin Keaveaney | Marjorie Prime | Kailua Onstage Arts
Stacy Ray | The Wolves | Kailua Onstage Arts
Tyler Haugen | Dead Accounts | Chaminade/Loo Theatre
DIRECTOR OF A NON-TRADITIONAL PRODUCTION (2 awards)
William Ha'o | Going To School | Hawaiian Mission Houses
Paul Mitri/Sai Bhatawadekar | A Midsummer Night's Bollywood Dream | UHM Kennedy Theatre
OVERALL PRODUCTION AWARDS
OVERALL PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL (3 awards)
Allegiance | Manoa Valley Theatre
In the Heights | Leeward Theatre
Something Rotten! | Diamond Head Theatre
OVERALL PRODUCTION OF A PLAY (4 awards)
Da Beer Can Hat | Kumu Kahua Theatre
Dead Accounts | Chaminade/Loo Theatre
Noises Off | Diamond Head Theatre
The Wolves |Kailua Onstage Arts
OVERALL PRODUCTION OF A NON-TRADITIOAL PLAY (3 awards)
A Midsummer Night's Bollywood Dream | UHM Kennedy Theatre
Going To School | Hawaiian Mission Houses
Mining for Cole | TAG - The Actors' Group