MEET THE TEAM
Here are the humans that make it happen
Kekuhi Kealiʻikanakaʻole
Owner/Creator
No Kaʻū koʻu makuahine; No Laʻie koʻu makua kāne.
Hānau ʻia au ʻo Kekuhi Kanahele Kealiʻikanakaʻole he pulapula.
ʻO Hawaiʻikuauli kuʻu kulaiwi.
ʻO Panaʻewa kuʻu ʻāina.
ʻO Kīlauea kuʻu mauna.
ʻO ka Palekai kuʻu kai.
ʻO ka ʻōhiʻa lehua ka lāʻau i ʻoluʻolu ai kuʻu ola.
OLA LOA!
"For much of my youth I felt like I didn't belong, socially..."
More about KekuhiAimee Sato
Kua Administrative Alakaʻi
No Iāpana ko’u mau mākua
Hānau ʻo Aimee Sato, he pulapula
ʻO Wailua kuʻu kulāiwi
ʻO Kahaluʻu kuʻu ʻāina
ʻO Koʻolau kuʻu mauna
ʻO Hakipuʻu kuʻu kai
‘O ka palaʻā ka lā’au i ‘olu’olu ai ku’u ola.
OLA LOA!
"I'm a hula dancer, nurtured by the wailua of Kauaʻi and currently fed by the pōʻaihale rains of Kahaluʻu..."
More about AimeeKainana Francisco
Kākoʻo
No Yokohama koʻu makuahine. No Hilo koʻu makuakāne.
Hānau ʻia au ʻo Kainana Sachi Francisco, he pulapula.
ʻO Hilo o ka ua kinakinai kuʻu kulāiwi.
ʻO Puna paia ʻaʻala i ka hala kuʻu ʻāina.
ʻO Kīlauea, Maunaloa, me Maunakea o ka ʻāina Pele kuʻu mau mauna.
ʻO Kumukahi i ka hikina a ka lā kuʻu kai.
ʻO ka lama o Laka ka lāʻau i ʻoluʻolu ai kuʻu ola.
OLA LOA!
"I grew up on the east side of Hawaiʻi island, spending most of my time outdoors with my ʻohana..."
More about KainanaLeahi Hall
Kākoʻo
Hānau ʻo Lēʻahi Hall, he pulapula
ʻO Hāmakualoa kuʻu kulāiwi
ʻO Kuiaha kuʻu ʻāina
ʻO Haleakalā kuʻu mauna
ʻO Peʻahi kuʻu kai
‘O ka ʻōhiʻa ʻai ka lā’au i ‘olu’olu ai ku’u ola.
OLA LOA!
"A long time ago in a wā Kumulipo far far away there lived a girl who danced Halemaʻumaʻu..."
More about LeahiNaoho Kanahele
Poʻokeʻokeʻo
No San Fransisco koʻu makuahine; No Koolaupoko koʻu makua kāne.
Hānau ʻia au ʻo Keahikaaiohelo Kanahele he pulapula.
ʻO Hawaiʻikuauli kuʻu kulaiwi.
ʻO Panaʻewa kuʻu ʻāina.
ʻO Kīlauea kuʻu mauna.
ʻO ka Palekai kuʻu kai.
OLA LOA!
"Aloha! My name is Keahikaaiohelo Naoho Kanahele. I grew up in Panaewa on the moku of Hilo..."
More about NaohoKekuhi Kanahele
Programs Support
No Hilo koʻu makuahine; No Koolaupoko koʻu makua kāne.
Hānau ʻia au ʻo Kekuhi Haililani Kanahele.
ʻO Hawaiʻikuauli kuʻu kulaiwi.
ʻO Panaʻewa kuʻu ʻāina.
ʻO Kīlauea kuʻu mauna.
ʻO ka ua loku a o Panaewa kuʻu wai.
ʻO ka ʻīlio koʻu ʻano.
I Ola Loa a pua-aneane!
"I am an 18 year old person who really enjoys hula, helping others, and helping for a cause..."
More about KekuhiLinnea Heu
Multimedia Support
No Hanapēpē koʻu makuahine. No Kailua koʻu makuakāne.
Hānau ʻia au ʻo Linnea Ihilani Heu, he pulapula.
ʻO Kaua’i o Manokalanipō kuʻu kulāiwi.
ʻO Hilo kuʻu ʻāina.
ʻO Maunakea kuʻu mauna.
ʻO Haleolono kuʻu muliwai.
ʻO ka ʻuluhe ka lāʻau i ʻoluʻolu ai kuʻu ola.
OLA LOA!
"Growing up on the West Side of Kauaʻi, I love sunshine, heat, sand and salt..."
More about LinneaSteph Olson-Moore
Paimāna Advocate
No Los Angeles koʻu makuakāne. No Deerborn koʻu makuahine.
Hānau ʻia au ʻo Stephanie Olson-Moore, he pulapula.
ʻO Florida Keys kuʻu kulāiwi.
ʻO Honoliʻi kuʻu ʻāina.
ʻO Mauna Kea kuʻu mauna.
ʻO Wai ʻŌlena kuʻu wai.
ʻO ka ʻuhaloa ka lāʻau i ʻoluʻolu ai kuʻu ola.
OLA LOA!
"Aloha! I am a plant loving, māmā, educator, counselor, kilo enthusiast..."
More about Steph