Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI 96718
USA
Hula Kahiko featuring Hālau Ka Lehua Pua Kamaehu under the direction of nā Kumu Hula, Kasie Puahala Kaleohano and Brandi Nohelani Barrett. The Volcano Art Center’s Hula Kahiko program continues on Saturday, July 13th at 10:30am with a performance by Hālau Ka Lehua Pua Kamaehu under the direction of nā Kumu Hula, Kasie Puahala Kaleohano and Brandi Nohelani Barrett. The performance is part of a year-round series sponsored by the Volcano Art Center at the kahua hula (hula platform) near the Volcano Art Center Gallery in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Audience members are encouraged to bring sun/rain gear and sitting mats, and to arrive early as parking at the Visitor’s Center is limited, additional parking is available at the Steam Vents parking lot.
Hālau Ka Lehua Pua Kamaehu was founded in 2022 by nā Kumu Hula Kasie Puahala Kaleohano and Brandi Nohelani Barrett. The hālau, proudly located in Hilo, Hawai`i, and is dedicated to perpetuating the legacy of the late Kumu Hula, Johnny Lum Ho. Hālau Ka Lehua Pua Kamaehu has kaikamahine, keiki kāne, wahine, kāne and kupuna ranging in age from 4 to 80+ years old, serviced weekly through 18 differentclasses. Hālau Ka Lehua Pua Kamaehu has recently competed in the Merrie Monarch Festival hula competition in 2023 and 2024. They have also participated in and received top honors at the E Mālama Mau i ka Hula Keiki Competition held yearly in Hilo. They perform at many events on Hawaiʻi Island, and can be seen weekly at the Grand Naniloa Hotel. Hālau Ka Lehua Pua Kamaehu focuses on providing haumāna with access to culture and language while instilling foundational values and skills. These include aloha, kuleana, hō`ihi, kūpa`a, lōkahi and others. The hālau is committed to instilling a genuine love for hula and the associated cultural practices while building strong, lifelong bonds. The hālau acknowledges the importance of and is extremely grateful for family and community support and looks forward to cultivating a new generation of lehua. The performance takes place in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, National Park entrance fees apply. These free events are supported in part by support provided by Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority through the Kūkulu Ola Program. The presentation is presented authentically in an outdoor setting, rain or shine without electronic amplification. The Volcano Art Center is a non-profit art and educational organization created in 1974 to promote, develop, and perpetuate the artistic and cultural heritage of Hawai‘i’s people and environment through activities in the visual, literary, and performing arts. To donate to the Hula Arts at Kīlauea programs or to find out more information please contact Emily C. Weiss at info@volcanoartcenter.org, visitwww.volcanoartcenter.org or call 967-8222.
Although the event is free, park entrance fees apply.
Mahalo!