2022 Winners

SOLO KEIKI & TEEN CATEGORY: 1st PLACE
Name: RayRay Cheng (Taiwan)
Song Title: "Cheek to Cheek"

SOLO KEIKI & TEEN CATEGORY: 2nd PLACE
Name: Koyo Kawasaki (Japan)
Song Title: "Sound Journey"

SOLO KEIKI & TEEN CATEGORY: 3rd PLACE
Name: Shota Oba (Hawaii, USA)
Song Title: "We Are the Champions"

SOLO OPEN CATEGORY: 1st PLACE
Name: Jason Checkla (New York, USA)
Song Title: "Brighter Horizon"

SOLO OPEN CATEGORY: 2nd PLACE
Name: Nia Keranova (Bulgaria)
Song Title: "Eleanor Rigby"

SOLO OPEN CATEGORY: 2nd PLACE
Name: Kiwamu Kamiike (Japan)
Song Title: "Spring Ring"

SOLO VOCAL CATEGORY: 1st PLACE
Name: Jessica Maeve (Texas, USA)
Song Title: "Pokemon Theme Song"

SOLO VOCAL CATEGORY: 2nd PLACE
Name: KOUME (Japan)
Song Title: "E Panika Ukulele for Smile"

SOLO VOCAL CATEGORY: 3rd PLACE
Name: Soh Szee Sann (Malaysia)
Song Title: "Shape of You"

SOLO GROUP CATEGORY: 1st PLACE
Name: Ukulele Duo Lemon (Japan)
Song Title: "Serrano"

SOLO GROUP CATEGORY: 2nd PLACE
Name: Homies Ukulele Orchestra (Japan)
Song Title: "Hana Wa Saku"

SOLO GROUP CATEGORY: 3rd PLACE
Name: Sunset Ukulele Team (Japan)
Song Title: "I Hear Music"

KZOO ORIGINAL SONG PRIZE
Name: Koyo Kawasaki (Japan)
Song Title: "Sound Journey"

BEST KUPUNA PRIZE
Name: Breeze (Japan)
Song Title: "Lipstick Message"

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE (Best Hawaiian Song)
Name: Hiroshi Okada Hawaiian Music School (Japan)
Song Title: "Kū Haʻaheo E Kuʻu Hawaiʻi"

GRAND CHAMPION – HIGHEST SCORE
Name: RayRay Cheng (Taiwan)
Song Title: "Cheek to Cheek"

MVP (Most Valuable Player) PRIZE
Name: Homies Ukulele Orchestra (Japan)
Song Title: "Hana Wa Saku"

BEST KAWAII (CUTE) PRIZE
Name: Shelly Ota (Hawaii, USA)
Song Title: "Happy Birthday To You"

BEST DRESSED PRIZE
Name: Brailey Aw Yu Xuen (Malaysia)
Song Title: "Waiting On A Miracle"

BEST SMILE PRIZE
Name: Viggy (New York, USA)
Song Title: "Sunday Morning"

BEST FRIENDSHIP PRIZE
Name: The Models & Jerry (China)
Song Title: "Try Everything"

WAY TO GO PRIZE
Name: Kara Nakagawa (Hawaii, USA)
Song Title: "Heartstrings"

BEST CHALLENGE PRIZE
Name: So-chan (Japan)
Song Title: "I would like to challenge!"

BEST TRIBUTE PRIZE
Name: Seiya Orita (Japan)
Song Title: "Beat It"

BEST IMPACT PRIZE
Name: Okinawa Ukulele Mongoose (Japan)
Song Title: "Crazy G"

BEST BACKGROUND PRIZE
Name: Misaki Murai (Hawaii, USA)
Song Title: "You Are My Sunshine"

UKULELE FOUNDATION PRIZE
Name: Karin (Japan)
Song Title: "Under the Sea"

Name: Hana Yonetani (Japan)
Song Title: "Rainbow"

THUMBS-UP PRIZE
Name: Lee Hieu Nguyen (Vietnam)
Song Title: "Half Moon Serenade"