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Halau Hula O Kaleooka'iwa
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Hula i ke ola
"Hula is Life"
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| Kamai |
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Ka Ko'o and Standards |
My name is Christine Kealiikanula’aukamaihoehakinokeawekeanuhaili
Dell Punahele. Most know me as Kamai or Mai for short.
I am of Hawaiian/Scottish ancestry and have been dancing
the hula for many years. Although my mother always raised
me culturally Hawaiian, I was every bit the tomboy and
didn’t really get involved in Hawaiiana to much. One
day, my parents and I were out at the Walt Disney World
Shopping Village, and I saw something that changed my
life. I saw a group performing by the water. I stopped
and watched them perform then turned to my mother and
said “I want to do that.” I met Aunty Kau’I Brandt and
found my love for hula that very day. (To continue,
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| Keheaonalani |
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Alaka'i 'ekahi |
Christine Kaheaonalani Abbey, known
in the halau as Kahea, began her hula journey in Kailua-Kona,
Big Island in June, 2001. Her first experience of seeing
hula was mesmerizing as she watched kumu hula Frank
Kawaikapuokalani Hewitt and his halau performing. Inspired
by the dancers' beauty, elegance and grace, she approached
them after a performance and asked "Do you think I could
learn to dance like that, the REAL hula?" They smiled
and said yes, there were quite a few teachers of hula
on the mainland. Upon returning home, it took only a
few days to find kumu Kawehi Punahele of Halau Kaleooka'iwa.
(To continue, click here)
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Akaka'i 'elua |
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Hopē |
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| Kekinookalani |
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Hopē |
Kekinookalani Vallesteros was born
and raised in Hilo, HI. She started dancing hula when
she was 7 years old with Judi's Polynesian Studio. After
taking a break, she resumed dancing with Uncle Johnny
Lum Ho's Halau Ka Ua Kani Lehua. Unfortunately her time
with Uncle Johnny was brief. She soon moved to Oahu,
met her husband Alan, and moved to Florida in 2005.
It was then that she realized how much she missed dancing
hula. She asked her Uncle Roy Pang who lived in Florida
at that time who he would recommend as a Kumu Hula.
He said that he highly recommended Kawehi Punahele.
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