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.
Laʻa: Consecration of Aloha ʻĀina in ʻAha
Making Laʻa is the first step in any successful kanaka endeavor. Appealing to the akua and kūpuna is essential to all major tasks that a kanaka takes. Because they are our sources of mana, we recognize that it is only with their support and aloha that our tasks will...
