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As practitioners of Hawaiian Culture, it is uncomfortable to declare our lifelong accomplishments on these pages. For many years we have been taught to be “haʻa” (humble) and to avoid bragging about what has been achieved in our own lifetimes. However, in this modern Western world, we realize that for us to establish credibility in this area of expertise, we must enable the reader to understand that our experience and education in the Hawaiian Culture has been extensive, and that we know much about that of which we speak.
“I ka nānā no a ʻike
By observing, one learns.”
our mission
The Mission of Aloha ʻĀina o Hawaiʻi is to promote awareness and educate, as well as to consult the general public, plus academic and social establishments about the history, culture, values, arts, crafts and language of Hawaiʻi on a local, regional, national and international level.
We provide and support activities that promote education of the general public about the customs, values, arts, crafts and language of the Hawaiian culture. This also provides a pathway to share in cross-cultural concepts with other Polynesians.
“Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka ʻĀina I Ka Pono
The Life of the Land is Perpetuated in Righteousness”
What We've Achieved
PARTIAL LIST (see RECOGNITION page for a more complete list of accomplishments)
Multiple invited Hawaiian cultural presentations & lectures to various groups in both Hawaiʻi and Arizona, including schools and colleges. Here are a few examples:
Honolulu Academy of Arts (now the Honolulu Museum of Art)
Leeward Community College on Oʻahu
Midkiff Learning Center at Kamehameha Schools, Honolulu
Kamehameha Schools outer-island adult education program
“Show & Tell” lectures for Elder Hostel groups in Samoa and the Cook Islands
Annual Arizona Aloha Festival, Tempe (Phoenix metro area) AZ
2-hour “Show & Tell” overview cultural lecture for the Hapa Hawaiian Club - Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona
Interactive Ipu Heke (gourd hula drum) 3-day workshop for 22 adult students at the 2018 Ka ʻAha Hula ʻO Hālauaola International Hula Conference in Hilo, Hawaiʻi
Two 90-minute lectures at this same 2018 International Conference:
Tattooing in Hawai’i & other Polynesian Cultures
Traditional Pahu Hula, Pūniu, Ipu Heke and Lapaiki (Hawaiian drums)
“He paʻakai auaneʻi ke kanaka o he heʻe
Man isnʻt salt that melts.
Said to encourage someone to venture out into the rain.”