Hoʻokūkū Hīmeni

Records & Statistics

Awards by Class

Number of awards won by each class.

Wins by Grade

Number of wins in each grade and category.

Highest Scores

The highest scoring songs since 1990.

Song Directors

Past song directors and their songs.

Judges by Year

Past Song Contest judges, by year.

List of Judges
List of Arrangers
List of Composers

Wins by Grade

This page shows how many songs have won awards in each year and category. Ties are counted as wins for both classes.

Note: Due to COVID-19, no awards were given in 2020 or 2021.

Coed, Men's, and Women's • Director • Language • Music

Coed, Men's, and Women's Awards

The men's and women's trophies have been awarded since the very first Song Contest: 1921 for the men and 1922 for the women. However, as of now, our data only goes back to 1945. The coed trophy was first awarded in 1967.

As of 2025, there has been 1 tie for coed (since 1967), 2 for men's (since 1945), and 0 for women's (since 1945).

Class Coed Men Women
Freshman Classes

5 wins since 1967

'78 '98 '02 '09 '20
Sophomore Classes

5 wins since 1967

'76 '06 '07 '10 '11

2 wins since 1945

'84 '02

8 wins since 1945

'47 '50 '54 '95 '01 '09 '10 '21
Junior Classes

13 wins since 1967

'71 '74 '77 '80 '81 '82 '84 '85 '94 '95 '13 '17 '24

21 wins since 1945

'47 '50 '51 '64 '74 '76 '79 '81 '82 '84 '85 '92 '94 '95 '03 '04 '05 '09 '13 '17 '20

15 wins since 1945

'52 '54 '73 '74 '75 '76 '77 '85 '93 '97 '01 '05 '10 '18 '24
Senior Classes

35 wins since 1967

'67 '68 '69 '71 '72 '77 '78 '79 '82 '85 '86 '87 '88 '89 '90 '91 '92 '96 '97 '98 '00 '01 '02 '03 '07 '10 '11 '13 '14 '15 '18 '19 '22 '24 '25

58 wins since 1945

'45 '47 '48 '51 '52 '53 '54 '55 '56 '57 '58 '59 '60 '61 '62 '63 '64 '65 '66 '67 '68 '69 '70 '71 '72 '74 '76 '77 '79 '82 '85 '86 '87 '88 '89 '90 '92 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '01 '05 '06 '07 '09 '10 '11 '13 '14 '15 '17 '18 '22 '23 '24 '25

56 wins since 1945

'46 '47 '49 '50 '54 '55 '56 '57 '58 '59 '60 '61 '62 '63 '64 '65 '66 '67 '68 '69 '70 '71 '77 '78 '79 '80 '81 '82 '83 '85 '86 '87 '88 '89 '90 '91 '94 '95 '97 '98 '01 '02 '03 '05 '06 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '18 '22 '24 '25

Coed, Men's, and Women's • Director • Language • Music

Director Award

The Louise Aʻoe McGregor Award for outstanding student director was introduced in 1972.

As of 2025, a total of 70 trophies have been awarded, which includes 18 ties.

Class Coed Men Women
Freshmen

9 wins since 1972

'90 '91 '98 '03 '10 '15 '18 '22 '26
Sophomores

6 wins since 1972

'74 '84 '91 '10 '15 '18

1 win since 1972

'01

1 win since 1972

'24
Juniors

8 wins since 1972

'78 '81 '87 '91 '92 '04 '18 '24

6 wins since 1972

'74 '94 '16 '19 '20 '25

6 wins since 1972

'75 '85 '93 '99 '07 '10
Seniors

17 wins since 1972

'79 '81 '87 '89 '91 '94 '96 '97 '00 '02 '03 '04 '05 '07 '10 '22 '24

3 wins since 1972

'75 '14 '25

13 wins since 1972

'75 '76 '78 '83 '85 '93 '95 '01 '08 '11 '13 '16 '25

Coed, Men's, and Women's • Director • Language • Music

Language Award

The Richard Lyman, Jr. ʻŌlelo Makuahine Award for best use of ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi was introduced in 1989.

As of 2025, a total of 48 trophies have been awarded, which includes 13 ties.

Class Coed Men Women
Freshmen

4 wins since 1989

'94 '98 '08 '09
Sophomores

2 wins since 1989

'07 '08

0 wins since 1989

4 wins since 1989

'01 '09 '10 '21
Juniors

3 wins since 1989

'94 '13 '17

2 wins since 1989

'95 '05

1 win since 1989

'10
Seniors

20 wins since 1989

'89 '90 '91 '92 '96 '97 '00 '02 '03 '07 '10 '11 '13 '14 '15 '18 '19 '23 '24 '25

5 wins since 1989

'98 '14 '17 '22 '24

7 wins since 1989

'95 '98 '01 '03 '11 '12 '15

Coed, Men's, and Women's • Director • Language • Music

Music Award

The Helen Desha Beamer Award for best musical performance was introduced in 1993.

As of 2025, a total of 35 trophies have been awarded, which includes 4 ties.

Class Coed Men Women
Freshmen

3 wins since 1993

'02 '09 '20
Sophomores

2 wins since 1993

'06 '07

0 wins since 1993

0 wins since 1993

Juniors

4 wins since 1993

'94 '04 '17 '24

5 wins since 1993

'95 '03 '05 '09 '20

0 wins since 1993

Seniors

10 wins since 1993

'96 '97 '00 '03 '07 '11 '12 '13 '18 '24

8 wins since 1993

'95 '96 '98 '09 '10 '14 '15 '22

3 wins since 1993

'01 '15 '25