HONOLULU -- Robert Cazimero's Halau Na Kamalei gave him a title for his 30th anniversary of appearing at the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival Saturday night.

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Cazimero's halau won the overall festival title. It's the first time in six years that a kane (men's) group has won the Lokalia Montgomery Trophy.

Friends of Cazimero said he was "overjoyed" and "overwhelmed" by the win.

For the second straight year, Na Lei O Kaholoku won the overall wahine (women's) title.

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The night wrapped up the three-day competition with the hula auana, or modern dance.

On Thursday night, Maile Emily Francisco won the honor of Miss Aloha Hula 2005. It's the third year in a row that a dancer from Halau Na Mamo O Pu'uanahulu has won the title.

Thousands watched the competition Friday night at the Edith Kanakaole Tennis Stadium when the kane and wahine halaus performed the hula kahiko, or traditional dance.

Merrie Monarch Broadcast Goes Global Via Internet

Thousands of people around the world tuned in to watch the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival live on the Web.

For the fourth year, TheHawaiiChannel.com hosted live streaming video for the three nights of competition. Viewers from more than 40 states, Washington D.C. and Guam joined Hawaii viewers watching the telecast on KITV 4. Viewers wrote e-mails saying they gathered with other Hawaii expatriates to watch the hula. Students at colleges such as the University of Southern California, University of the Pacific and Mesa State College said their Hawaii clubs were enjoying the dancing.

Besides the viewers across the nation, people tuned in from more than a dozen other countries, including England, Germany, Mexico, Japan and France.

Among those watching abroad were members of the U.S. Armed Forces. Troops from Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Bosnia logged on to enjoy a bit of aloha.