Loea hula strives to share the hula through the foundation of Aloha endowed to her in 1980 by the late Pilahi Paki. She continues to be an avid researcher of Hawaiian history and culture that forms the basis of hula.

Musician, entertainer, singer, recording artist and music workshop presenter. He was born and raised in Waialae on the island of Oʻahu, and eventually moved to Wai‘anae. 

Cultural practitioner and educator for more than 45 years. Throughout his career, Uncle Nuʻu also immersed himself in various Hawaiian hana noʻeau, including feather work and lauhala.

Having received instruction and mentorship from esteemed hulu kūpuna, including Gussie Bento, Kaleinani Brown, Ruby Lowe, and Nuʻulani Atkins, she now shares her knowledge by teaching others about hulu noʻeau.

Born and raised in Papakolea, Keola Chan is the founder and Kumu Lapaʻau of Ka Pā o Lonopūhā, Academy of Native Hawaiian Healing Traditions. 

Loea is a retired Hawaiʻi Department of Education (HIDOE) teacher. She taught Hawaiian language, culture, and history in Kohala, Hilo, and at Waiākea High School for over 30 years.

Proud kupa (native) of the ahupuaʻa of Nānākuli and the moku of Waiʻanae, Oʻahu. He is a College Professor of ʻIke Hawaiʻi and ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi as well as the Culture and Place-Based Campus Coordinator and the Title III Project Director at the University of Hawaiʻi at Honolulu Community College.

“My name is ʻAwapuhi and I'm from the island of Niʻihau. My mother taught me how to make shell leis from the early age of eight years old until now…" 

Co-founded Hālau Mānaiakalani in 2003 along with Kumu Kanoenani Kamaunu. They are also owners of Nā Kani O Hula LLC, providing handmade hula implements and crafts on their online shop and several events, including the Merrie Monarch Hawaiian Arts and Craft Fair.

"Aloha mai kākou, I was born on Kauakinikini, Niʻihau and am the hanai granddaughter of my tūtū lady and was raised in Hanapepe, Kauaʻi…” 

Founder and co-chair of KAHĀ. He was born in ʻEwa,  Oʻahu, but raised on Hawaiian Homestead Land in Nānākuli. His motherʻs ʻohana comes from Hāna, Maui.

Recipient of 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.

Born in Honolulu and raised in Waipiʻo on the island of Oʻahu, he is a graduate of Kamehameha Schools Kapālama class of 2015. He learned the art of pāpale lauhala weaving under his mentorship with Nuʻulani Atkins at the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Heritage Center.

From Honouliuli, Oʻahu, she received her Bachelor's Degree in Hawaiian Language at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Being a part of the diaspora, Lokalia is passionate about sharing the value of ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi in a way to connect back to your kūpuna, ʻāina hānau, and lāhui.

Born on the island of Oʻahu and raised traditionally as a keiki hoʻokama with the cultural guidance of one of Hawaiʻiʻs leading authorities in Hula and Chant, his makua hānai, the late Kumu Hula, John Keola Lake.