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 Keʻelikōlani at UH-Hilo. He has been an instructor at Hawaiʻi Community College in the Hawaiian Life Styles-program since 2003 and currently works as a consultant for several Native Hawaiian restoration projects. As a kumu hula, Manaiakalani opened his hālau, Akaunu, in 2012.
Pūkoʻa Kani ʻĀina: Ke Kuini – Ke Kumulipo – Ke Kuleana
He ahiahi kūkā me kekahi mau Kumu no nā haʻawina o ke mele koʻihonua ʻo ke Kumulipo, no ko Liliʻuokalani pili i ia mele, a no ke kuleana hoʻi o ka ʻike no loko mai. A conversation with Kumu about the lessons of the Kumulipo, Queen Lili uokalani's connection to this...
