Hoʻokūkū Hīmeni

Records & Statistics

Awards by Class

Number of awards won by each class.

Wins by Grade

Number of wins in each grade and division.

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 division. Ties are counted as wins for both classes.

Co-ed, Men's, and Women's • Director • Language • Music

Co-ed, 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, for now, our data only goes back to 1945. The co-ed trophy was first awarded in 1967.

As of 2024, there has been 1 tie for co-ed, 2 for men's, and 0 for women's (since 1945).

Class Co-ed Men Women
Freshman Classes

5 wins since 1967

Classes of 1978, 1998, 2002, 2009, 2020
Sophomore Classes

5 wins since 1967

Classes of 1976, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011

3 wins since 1945

Classes of 1945, 1984, 2002

8 wins since 1945

Classes of 1947, 1950, 1954, 1995, 2001, 2009, 2010, 2021
Junior Classes

13 wins since 1967

Classes of 1971, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1994, 1995, 2013, 2017, 2024

22 wins since 1945

Classes of 1945, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1964, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2020

15 wins since 1945

Classes of 1952, 1954, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1985, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2010, 2018, 2024
Senior Classes

34 wins since 1967

Classes of 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024

57 wins since 1945

Classes of 1945, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024

55 wins since 1945

Classes of 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024

Director Award

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

As of 2024, a total of 68 trophies have been awarded, which includes 17 ties.

Class Co-ed Men Women
Freshmen

9 wins since 1972

Classes of 1990, 1991, 1998, 2003, 2010, 2015, 2018, 2022, 2026
Sophomores

6 wins since 1972

Classes of 1974, 1984, 1991, 2010, 2015, 2018

1 win since 1972

Classes of 2001

1 win since 1972

Classes of 2024
Juniors

8 wins since 1972

Classes of 1978, 1981, 1987, 1991, 1992, 2004, 2018, 2024

6 wins since 1972

Classes of 1974, 1994, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2025

6 wins since 1972

Classes of 1975, 1985, 1993, 1999, 2007, 2010
Seniors

17 wins since 1972

Classes of 1979, 1981, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2022, 2024

2 wins since 1972

Classes of 1975, 2014

12 wins since 1972

Classes of 1975, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1985, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2016

Language Award

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

As of 2024, a total of 47 trophies have been awarded, which includes 13 ties.

Class Co-ed Men Women
Freshmen

4 wins since 1989

Classes of 1994, 1998, 2008, 2009
Sophomores

2 wins since 1989

Classes of 2007, 2008

0 wins since 1989

4 wins since 1989

Classes of 2001, 2009, 2010, 2021
Juniors

3 wins since 1989

Classes of 1994, 2013, 2017

2 wins since 1989

Classes of 1995, 2005

1 win since 1989

Classes of 2010
Seniors

19 wins since 1989

Classes of 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024

5 wins since 1989

Classes of 1998, 2014, 2017, 2022, 2024

7 wins since 1989

Classes of 1995, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2011, 2012, 2015

Music Award

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

As of 2024, a total of 34 trophies have been awarded, which includes 4 ties.

Class Co-ed Men Women
Freshmen

3 wins since 1993

Classes of 2002, 2009, 2020
Sophomores

2 wins since 1993

Classes of 2006, 2007

0 wins since 1993

0 wins since 1993

Juniors

4 wins since 1993

Classes of 1994, 2004, 2017, 2024

5 wins since 1993

Classes of 1995, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2020

0 wins since 1993

Seniors

10 wins since 1993

Classes of 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2024

8 wins since 1993

Classes of 1995, 1996, 1998, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2022

2 wins since 1993

Classes of 2001, 2015