Nā Pua o Keko’olani

Background

Nā Pua o Kekoʻolani, the flowers of Kekoʻolani, represents Napualeialohaakuku and her daughters, Kuʻumomialoha and Pumehana, Kumu Hula of the Kekoʻolani hula lineage. Originating on Puni Kahakai Road in Puna, Hawaiʻi this hālau currently has branches in Kapolei, Oʻahu and Keaʻau, Hawaiʻi. Okinawa is the hālau's newest branch, under the direction of Kananiokahakai, daughter of Ku'umomialoha. The symbol of our hālau are the three kiele, or gardenia and the turquoise color.



Class Information

Schedule:	Cost:
see Studio Schedule

I encourage all new students to try the class on the last day of a 4-class month.  Payment is then due by the 1st class each month. (If you come on the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd class, you will have to pay full month’s tuition. Best to come on the last day or return the following month.) Makeup and/or prorated fees are no longer available. As with most group lessons, if you miss a class, there is no refund. If I miss a class and don't make it up, you will receive a refund.

Registration Fee:

¥4000 per student - This fee is due on your second month of hula (payment plan ok – please pay within first three months). This fee helps cover items like studio costs, printing costs, and possibly food and/or pavilion rental for hula parties, etc. We will have at least three parties a year. Yearly renewal fee is ¥1500. If your child does not attend class for 3 consecutive months, you will have to reregister and pay the ¥4000 again.

Hālau & Curriculum:

Nā Pua o Keko’olani is a hālau (hula school), which began on the Big Island of Hawai’i. This Okinawa branch will be the third, with two others in Kapolei, Oʻahu (Kumu Ku’umomialoha and kaikaina Makanaalohapumehana) and Keaʻau, Big Island (Kumu Pumehana). Your child will be learning several things, such as ‘olelo Hawai’i (Hawaiian language), hula, mele (song), Ori Tahiti (Tahitian dance), as well as hālau protocol. In essence, this is not just a hula class. Hālau students study hula and culture much more in depth, even the younger keiki.

Lawe i ka maʻalea a kuʻonoʻono. “Acquire skill and make it deep.”

Materials:

·      Paʻu skirt, sarong, or dress/skirt (A workshop can be scheduled to instruct on how to make paʻu)

·      Hula folder – One will be provided, but you are welcome to create one of your own. It will contain a section for each of the following: Hula Basics, Language, Song Lyrics, Culture, and Hula language

More information:

Our blog www.punikahakai.blogspot.com will be updated regularly. Please follow this blog. Parents of younger children: please help your child feel comfortable during class by simply sitting behind them for a few minutes. As they become more ma’a (used to) the class and myself, they will learn to follow along, at which time you can simply step away or leave the class, whichever you decide. You are welcome to follow along in the back so that you can help them at home.  Mahalo ā nui for your interest in hula and Hawaiian culture. Hiki nō!