Larry Lindsey Kimura grew up in Waimea, South Kohala during the 1940’s with his grandparents being among the last native Hawaiian speakers of their community. He has taught Hawaiian language for over 40 years at the University of Hawaiʻi and continues his work at Ka...
Kīpuka Moʻolelo | Kamalani Johnson
Kamalani Johnson is a scholar rooted in Kahana, Oʻahu, specializing in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi and moʻolelo Hawaiʻi. He is pursuing a Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, focusing on Indigenous politics and political theory, with a graduate...
Kīpuka Moʻolelo | Noʻeau Peralto
Dr. Leon Noʻeau Peralto was born and raised in Waiākea Uka, Hilo, Hawaiʻi, and is a proud descendant of kūpuna from Koholālele, Hāmākua, Hawaiʻi. He is a community builder, educator, and a cultivator of seeds and stories, and holds a PhD. in Indigenous Politics...
Kīpuka Moʻolelo | Pila Wilson
Dr. William H. “Pila” Wilson is a founding member of the ʻAha Pūnana Leo. Pila was born in Honolulu after his parents came to Hawaiʻi during World War II. Pila teaches at Ka Haka ʻUla o Keʻelikōlani Hawaiian Language College at U.H. Hilo. His professional expertise...
Kīpuka Moʻolelo | Kauanoe Kamanā
Kauanoe Kamanā is a prominent advocate for Hawaiian language revitalization and education. As a co-founder of the ʻAha Pūnana Leo Hawaiian language immersion preschools, Kumu Kamanā has been instrumental in preserving and promoting the native Hawaiian language, which...
Kīpuka Moʻolelo | Kuʻulei Kanahele
Kuʻulei Kanahele, PhD, raised in the ahupuaʻa of Waipiʻo, Oʻahu, is a 1994 graduate of Kamehameha Schools Kapālama. From 1997-2012, Kuʻulei trained as an ʻōlapa with Hālau o Kekuhi, under the direction of Dr. Pualani Kanahele Kanakaʻole and Nālani Kanakaʻole. Kuʻulei...
Kīpuka Moʻolelo | Holeka Inaba
Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba presently serves as the representative for District 8 (North Kona) on the Hawaiʻi County Council. Born and raised in Kaloko, Kona, Dr. Inaba's roots trace back to a family legacy in Hōlualoa, where his 'ohana managed the renowned Kona Hotel for...
Kīpuka Moʻolelo | Ikaakamai Nahuewai
ikaakamai is musical wizard (musician, producer, artist) who fights oppression and injustice in Hawaiʻi with heavy, two-chord-reggae. Taking the pulsating power of reggae music and interweaving its vibration to universal anthems of aloha and kuleana, ikaakamai strives...
Kīpuka Moʻolelo | Kananinohea Mākaʻimoku
About Kīpuka Moʻolelo He papa hana hou ʻo Kīpuka Moʻolelo e hāpai aʻe ana i ka ʻōlelo, moʻomeheu, a kuanaʻike Hawaiʻi ma ka hoʻonaʻauao, kālaiʻāina, mele, a hoʻopaipai pū. Ma ka holo ʻana o ka papa hana, nānā ʻia ka moʻolelo o kekahi o nā koa o ke aukahi hoʻōla ʻōlelo...
Kīpuka Moʻolelo | Kalena Silva
Kalena Silva is the former director of Ka Haka Ula O Ke'elikolani College of Hawaiian Language at the University of Hawai'i at Hilo and a Professor of Hawaiian Language & Hawaiian Studies. Dr. Silva teaches courses in Hawaiian language, literature, culture, and...