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10/25/2025

And it begins: Kīpaepae Welina, Merrie Monarch 2026

08/29/2024

A hula 'ulī'ulī describing the first time experiencing a sewing machine in downtown Honolulu.

(Not intended for instructional use. Please do not appropriate.)

08/29/2024

A summer well spent researching and creating hula curricula...

Taupōuri Tangarō

07/02/2024

Hawaiʻi Pāmaomao, transforming higher education one journey at a time. This article may be of interest to some of you. Enjoy:

A group from four UH campuses traveled to Maine to interact with four Indigenous nations.

06/16/2024

Hula Ki’i @ FestPAC, Capital Modern, Honolulu!

As a kid, I would mimic the stances and grimaces of the “tiki” at Ulumau Village, He’eia. Who would have thought that it would catalyze a profound journey into the world of hula ki’i informed by Hālau O Kekuhi’s choreographic lexicon!

hula kiʻi defined:
1. nvi. Dance of the images in which the dancers postured stiffly like images; to dance thus.

PC: Aulii Mitchell

Hula Preservation Society UNUKUPUKUPU Ke Kumu Hawaii Halau O Kekuhi
Lonoa Honua I Ola Hāloa Center for Hawaiʻi Life Styles - Hawaiʻi Community College Kīpuka Native Hawaiian Student Center - University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo

06/06/2023

04/30/2023

Taupōuri Tangarō

04/22/2023

Governor Josh Green has proclaimed May 6, 2023 as Edith Kanaka‘ole Day! The public is invited to attend a special event honoring Aunty Edith Kekuhikuhipuʻuoneonāaliʻiōkohala Kanaka‘ole:

Saturday, May 6, 2023
University of Hawai‘i at Hilo
Performing Arts Center
10:30 a.m. (doors open at 10:00 a.m.)
Livestream link: https://go.hawaii.edu/XXT

Celebration and Exhibits of Aunty Edith's Impact:
Edith Kanaka‘ole Hall
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Hosted by: Edith Kanakaole Foundation, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo, Hawai`i Community College, United States Mint, and Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum

For disability accommodations or assistance, please contact the Office of the Chancellor at (808) 932-7348 (V), (808) 932-7002 (TTY), [email protected].
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For more information on the life and legacy of Edith Kanaka‘ole, visit the Edith Kanaka‘ole Foundation website at: https://edithkanakaolefoundation.org/

To make a contribution to a fund recently established by the family of Edith Kanakaʻole which recognizes her numerous contributions towards the promotion of Native Hawaiianʻs educational pursuit, visit the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation Hale Kanakaʻole Fund at: https://giving.uhfoundation.org/funds/13026904

04/20/2023

Governor Josh Green has proclaimed May 6, 2023 as Edith Kanaka‘ole Day! The public is invited to attend a special event honoring Aunty Edith Kekuhikuhipuʻuoneonāaliʻiōkohala Kanaka‘ole:

Saturday, May 6, 2023
University of Hawai‘i at Hilo
Performing Arts Center
10:30 a.m. (doors open at 10:00 a.m.)
Livestream link: https://go.hawaii.edu/XXT

Celebration and Exhibits of Aunty Edith's Impact:
Edith Kanaka‘ole Hall
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Hosted by: Edith Kanakaole Foundation, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo, Hawai`i Community College, United States Mint, and Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum

For disability accommodations or assistance, please contact the Office of the Chancellor at (808) 932-7348 (V), (808) 932-7002 (TTY), [email protected].
_________________________________________

For more information on the life and legacy of Edith Kanaka‘ole, visit the Edith Kanaka‘ole Foundation website at: https://edithkanakaolefoundation.org/

To make a contribution to a fund recently established by the family of Edith Kanakaʻole which recognizes her numerous contributions towards the promotion of Native Hawaiianʻs educational pursuit, visit the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation Hale Kanakaʻole Fund at: https://giving.uhfoundation.org/funds/13026904

04/17/2023

‘O Pele Ka Wahine Hi’ahi’a!”