Ka ʻAha Hoʻolauna Aloha

09/04/2026

E Hele Mai! Join Us for a Free Hana Noʻeau Workshop

Ka ʻAha Hoʻolauna Aloha (KAHĀ), with the generous support of Kamehameha Schools, invites our kaiāulu (Community) to a special day of aʻo, launa, pilina, and aloha through hands-on learning and the practice of leisure sewing.

Together, we will explore a little more deeply who we are as kanaka and how meaningful relationships are built, strengthened, and cared for.

📅 Saturday, October 3, 2026

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Honouliuli Middle School Cafeteria
91-559 Maunakapu St.
ʻEwa Beach, HI 96706

🧵 Full-day, hands-on experience
⚠️ Space is limited to the first 10 participants

Register here: https://bit.ly/4gBpm51

If you are available for the full day and able to commit, we would love to welcome you.

E launa. E aʻo. E kūkulu i ka pilina.

Come together. Learn together. Build meaningful connections.

09/01/2026

Relive KAHĀ 2026

Take a look back at the moments that made KAHĀ 2026 so meaningful.

This year’s conference brought our KAHĀ ʻohana together in celebration of Oʻahu, honoring its people, places, traditions, and the ʻike that continues to be carried forward across generations.

From inspiring workshops and cultural exchange to laughter, learning, and lasting pilina, these photographs capture just a glimpse of the aloha that filled our time together.

We invite you to relive the memories, reconnect with the moments, and celebrate the spirit of KAHĀ 2026 with us.

E ola ka ʻike Hawaiʻi. E ola ka lāhui.

https://kahahawaii.org/news-and-events/kaha-2026

KAHĀ Official Photographer: Joe Dypiangco

09/01/2026

ONIPA'A!

September is Hawaiian History Month, a time to honor the stories, ʻike, values, and legacy of those who came before us.

This month also holds special meaning as we remember Queen Liliʻuokalani, born September 2, 1838.

Her life and leadership continue to remind us of aloha for our people, devotion to Hawaiʻi, the power of mele, and the importance of remaining ʻOnipaʻa, steadfast in who we are and what we carry forward.

For KAHĀ Founder Kuʻualohanui Kauliʻa, Hawaiian History Month is not only about remembering the past. It is about recognizing our kuleana to learn, share, and ensure that the ʻike of our kūpuna continues into the generations ahead.

Whether we live in Hawaiʻi, across Maleka, or elsewhere in the world, distance does not have to mean disconnection. Through pilina, learning, cultural practice, and aloha, we can continue strengthening our relationship to Hawaiʻi and to one another.

At KAHĀ, this is at the heart of our mission: Advancing Hawaiian Cultural Knowledge Through Aloha and Collaboration.

This Hawaiian History Month, may we learn something new, listen deeply, share generously, and carry forward what has been entrusted to us.

E ola ka ʻike Hawaiʻi. E ola ka lāhui. E ola loa i ke aloha!

https://kahahawaii.org/news-and-events/september

09/01/2026

Meet KAHĀ’s Executive Leadership Team.

We come from many paths, professions, communities, and perspectives, yet we are united by Aloha and Lāulima, the spirit of working together with purpose, shared responsibility, and care for one another.

Each member of our Executive Leadership Team brings a distinct set of experiences, ʻike, and strengths to the work of KAHĀ. Together, we are committed to thoughtful stewardship, meaningful pilina, and building an organization that can serve our community for generations to come.

Over the past several months, this team has worked collectively to develop KAHĀ’s Five-Year Strategic Plan, creating a shared vision and roadmap for the next chapter of our organization. We cannot wait to share it with you.

Pūpūkahi i holomua.
United, we move forward.

Advancing Hawaiian Cultural Knowledge Through Aloha and Collaboration.

E ola ka ʻike Hawaiʻi. E ola ka lāhui.

08/31/2026

E hui pū me KAHĀ. | Join the KAHĀ Advisory Council.

KAHĀ is seeking cultural practitioners, educators, kūpuna, professionals, community leaders, emerging leaders, and others who are willing to share their ʻike, ʻike kūpuna, ʻoihana, pilina, and lived experience in service to our community and future generations.

Our Advisory Council brings together a diverse hui of trusted voices who provide cultural wisdom, professional expertise, historical perspective, strategic counsel, and community insight to support KAHĀ’s Board of Directors and Executive Leadership Council.

This is an opportunity to share your ʻike and strengthen the pilina that help KAHĀ grow while remaining firmly rooted in Native Hawaiian leadership, values, and cultural knowledge.

Advisors may help KAHĀ:
• Strengthen pilina with the communities we serve
• Mentor leaders, volunteers, and emerging generations
• Provide cultural and professional guidance
• Support strategic planning and organizational continuity
• Advance partnerships, philanthropy, and community awareness
• Serve as ambassadors for KAHĀ and its mission

Learn more and submit your Notice of Intent:

As KAHĀ continues to grow, we are inviting cultural practitioners, professionals, educators, kūpuna, community leaders, emerging leaders, and others who believe in our mission to be considered for service on the KAHĀ Advisory Council.

08/31/2026

Rooted in aloha, KAHĀ creates meaningful opportunities for learning, mentorship, and cultural connection.

Through our ʻumeke, or educational pathways, we create spaces where ʻike can be shared, practiced, strengthened, and carried forward for generations to come.

One of these pathways is Ola Pono (Health & Wellness), which centers practices that nurture balance, vitality, and holistic well-being while strengthening the health of the individual, ʻohana, and community.

At our most recent KAHĀ conference, we were honored to welcome Kumu Kaiulani Odom, who shared The Art of Lomi Lomi with our community.

Lomilomi is a traditional Native Hawaiian healing practice rooted in generations of ʻike and care. Through intentional touch and bodywork, lomilomi supports physical well-being while reflecting a broader understanding of health that embraces balance, connection, and the whole person.

Mahalo nui loa, Kumu Kaiulani, for sharing your ʻike, your practice, and your aloha with our KAHĀ ʻohana.

Ola Pono reminds us that well-being extends beyond the physical body. It is found in the ways we care for ourselves, one another, and the traditions that continue to nourish our people.

Advancing Hawaiian Cultural Knowledge Through Aloha and Collaboration.

E ola ka ʻike Hawaiʻi. E ola ka lāhui.

08/30/2026

ʻIke Hawaiʻi | Hawaiian Knowledge

ʻIke is more than knowledge. It is what is remembered, practiced, shared, and passed from one generation to the next.

ʻIke Hawaiʻi is one of KAHĀ’s five ʻumeke, or educational pathways, creating space for the transmission and deepening of ancestral wisdom through ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, oli, mele, moʻolelo, and cultural understanding.

Rooted in aloha, KAHĀ brings together kumu, cultural practitioners, and community to create meaningful opportunities for learning, mentorship, and pilina. From the words we speak, to the chants we carry, to the songs that preserve our stories, each experience helps ensure that ʻike Hawaiʻi continues to live.

E ola ka ʻike Hawaiʻi. E ola ka lāhui.

08/27/2026

Hoʻomaikaʻi, Kumu Nohea! 🌺

The KAHĀ ʻohana extends our heartfelt congratulations to Kumu Nohea on the opening of Ka Pā Hula Nā Manu Hoʻoheno Aloha - Hula Manu.

Kumu Nohea has been an integral part of KAHĀ from its earliest chapters, serving as one of our organizers and helping guide our storytelling and outreach through her leadership of the Digital, Marketing and Moʻolelo Committee. Her dedication to culture, education, and community continues to strengthen the work we share together.

May Hula Manu continue to grow as a place where ʻike is shared, moʻolelo is carried forward, and the next generation is nurtured through hula, pilina, and aloha.

Hoʻomaikaʻi nui, Kumu Nohea, and e ola Hula Manu! 🌿

E ola ka ʻike Hawaiʻi. E ola ka lāhui.

08/27/2026

What is Hana Noʻeau?

Hana Noʻeau is more than something made by hand. It is ʻike shaped through patience, practice, and purpose. It is culture carried forward through the hands of those who create, teach, and share.

From lei making and carving to feather work, weaving, and other traditional arts, Hana Noʻeau reflects generations of skill, creativity, and connection to ʻāina, kūpuna, and community.

As one of KAHĀ’s five ʻumeke, or educational pathways, Hana Noʻeau creates opportunities to learn directly from kumu, loea, and cultural practitioners, ensuring these traditions are not simply remembered, but practiced, shared, and perpetuated.

E ola ka ʻike Hawaiʻi. E ola nā hana noʻeau. E ola ka lāhui.

08/25/2026

He aha ka hula? What is hula?
Is it a dance?
Is it mana, the power and spirit held within movement?
Is it creative expression, where the body becomes voice and story becomes motion?

ʻO ka hula ke ola o ka moʻolelo.
Hula is the living breath of story.

Hula is more than movement. It is genealogy remembered. ʻĀina honored. Language embodied. History carried in the hands, the feet, the eyes, and the heart.

From kahiko to ʻauana, hula is the living embodiment of moʻolelo, lineage, and ʻike Hawaiʻi, connecting what came before us with what we are called to carry forward.

As one of KAHĀ’s educational pathways, or ʻumeke, Hula holds a sacred place in our work to advance Hawaiian cultural knowledge through aloha and collaboration.

Through this pathway, KAHĀ brings nā Kumu Hula from Hawaiʻi to communities on the continent, creating opportunities to learn not simply the movements of hula, but the ʻike, intention, history, and kuleana held within them.

Because hula is not only something we perform.
Hula is something we inherit. Something we embody. Something we perpetuate.

E ola ka hula. E ola ka ʻike Hawaiʻi. E ola ka lāhui.
May hula live. May Hawaiian knowledge live. May the lāhui thrive.