Presenting our 2024 Keynote Speaker
Loea & Dr. J. Kimo Alama Keaulana
J. Kimo Alama Keaulana, a seventh-generation practitioner in Hawaiian arts and culture, has 51 years of teaching various forms of hula. As one of two individuals versed in hula kuahu, Kimo has conducted workshops and presentations for esteemed institutions like the Bishop Museum and the Kamakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies.
Recognized for his contributions, Kimo received the Malia Kau Award in 2016 and a Lifetime Achievements Award from the Hawaiʻi Academy of Recording Arts in 2018. Currently serving as a Kumu Hula at Punahou School, Kimo was honored with an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in 2023.
In addition to our workshops, join us for these special events.
Stop by the Envoy Room at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Convention Center.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
WITH FREE ENTRY!
Meet This Year's Vendors & Artisans
Mahalo nui to the following organizations and individuals for their support of this year's event:
Alapaki Huihui
Aleah Gomes-Makuakāne
Aliʻi Kauhi Choy Foo
Aloha Shoyu
Anntoinette Mahealani Wasser
APK Nursery - Henry Makanani
Arviella Benavides
'Awapuhi Kahale
Deanna Kamakeeaina-Reese
Gail Kuba
Honesty Kauli'a
Island Envy
iDesign & Print
Jeremiah's BBQ
Joseph Dypiangco
Kala Foundation
Kana'iaupuni Gomes
Kawai Smith
Keahi Kim
Keha Hawaiʻi
Keoni Carbonell - Shaka on Point
Kumu Kalani Flores-Hatt
Kumu Kanani Cadaoas
Kumu Kawaiola Deguilmo
Kumu Kuʻualohanui Kauliʻa
Kumu Leialoha Lim Amina (KAHĀ Loea)
Kumu Luana Kawaʻa
Kumu Piʻilani Lua
Kumu Pilialoha Christiansen
Lehua Kauli'a
Lisa Ebos - 9th Isle Nani Girlz
Macky Wright
Miranda Dypiangco
Na Hula Hali'a Aloha Cultural Preservation
No'eau Designers
Nu'ulani Atkins (KAHĀ Loea)
Paul & Nona Makuakāne
Paula De Morales (KAHĀ Loea)
Rachel Alm - Live Aloha Trademark
Rachel Lilinoe De La Cruz-Foster
Rhodora Kamelei Wallace
Rokki Midro
Steve Bowdoin
Strongarm Hawaiians
Tamar Hoapili
Tiffanie Zuttermeister
Torres-Kauliʻa ʻOhana
Tuti Kanahele (KAHĀ Loea)
Unearth Malee
Upland Hula at Ovation School of the Performing Arts
Val Hongo-Whiting
*Please forgive us if we have unintentionally left out anyone we owe our mahalos to.
