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Kīpuka Moʻolelo | Aolani Kaʻilihou & Pōkiʻi Seto

ʻO Samantha Aolani Kailihou, no Mānoa, Oʻahu au a ʻo Puna, Hawaiʻi kahi e noho nei. ʻO ia ke Poʻo o Pūʻawalau, ke kikowaena alakaʻina a hoʻoholo ʻōiwi ma lalo of Hālau Kupukupu ma Ke Kula ʻO Kamehameha ma Hawaiʻi. ʻO Aolani, he mea e kahukahu mau ana i ka hoʻonaʻauao...

Kīpuka Moʻolelo | Aolani Kaʻilihou

ʻO Samantha Aolani Kailihou, no Mānoa, Oʻahu au a ʻo Puna, Hawaiʻi kahi e noho nei. ʻO ia ke Poʻo o Pūʻawalau, ke kikowaena alakaʻina a hoʻoholo ʻōiwi ma lalo of Hālau Kupukupu ma Ke Kula ʻO Kamehameha ma Hawaiʻi. ʻO Aolani, he mea e kahukahu mau ana i ka hoʻonaʻauao...

Kīpuka Moʻolelo | Manaiakalani Kalua & Ānuenue Punua

Kīpuka Moʻolelo | Pōkiʻi Seto

ʻŌiwi Educator, Scholar, Writer, Musician, and Co-founder; Dr. Pōkiʻi Seto is the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Education Coordinator at Nā Wai Ola Public Charter School in ʻŌlaʻa, Puna, Hawaiʻi. Prior to this, he was the Program Coordinator of the Hoʻopūliko Kumu Hou Title III...

Kīpuka Moʻolelo | Manaiakalani Kalua

A true mauliauhonua Manaiakalani Kalua and his ʻohana know every nook, cranny, story, rain, wind and attitude of Keaukaha, Moku o Keawe. Manaiakalani graduated from Kamehameha Schools in 1996 and received a BA in Hawaiian Studies in 2002 from Ka Haka ʻUla ʻo...

Kīpuka Moʻolelo | Ānuenue Punua

Ānuenue Punua is a kupa of Kāneʻohe, Koʻolaupoko, Oʻahu. She is a mother, educator, and a kanaka aloha ʻāina who strives to prepare the next generation of leaders with skills grounded in kūpuna values and practices needed to thrive in our island nation. She was a...

Kīpuka Moʻolelo | Haʻalilio Solomon & Kalei Nuʻuhiwa

Dr. Haʻalilio Solomon is from Honolulu, Oʻahu, where he teaches as an assistant professor at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the Hālau ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi ʻo Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language. In May 2024, he completed his doctoral degree in linguistics with...

Kīpuka Moʻolelo | Haʻalilio Solomon

Dr. Haʻalilio Solomon is from Honolulu, Oʻahu, where he teaches as an assistant professor at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the Hālau ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi ʻo Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language. In May 2024, he completed his doctoral degree in linguistics with...

Kīpuka Moʻolelo | Kalei Nuʻuhiwa

Dr. Kalei Nuʻuhiwa, a native Hawaiian is a progressive pioneer with 30 years of experience in conducting research in various Hawaiian practices of time keeping, lunar calendars, heiau ritual, ceremonies and epistemologies connected to phenology, strategic resource...

Kīpuka Moʻolelo | Larry Kimura

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...

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