Unuokeahi

Welina Mai Ke Aloha

Unuokeahi is a hālau hula in Hilo, Hawaiʻi under the direction of Kumu Kapua Kaʻauʻa.

We dance in the ʻaihaʻa style indicative of our Hawaiʻi island. Established in 2017, we promote Hawaiian culture through hula, indigenous leadership, and environmental stewardship.

Kūkālā Hāmau 2024

We are on our way with our silent auction to raise funds for our trip to Aotearoa in 2025 for the World Indigenous Peopleʻs Conference on Eduation. Our amazing donors

Pilina: The Hula Kinship between Japan and Hawaii

E ʻaʻa i ka hula! The hula kinship between Japan and Hawaii has become a bridge that connects our two seemingly distant cultures. Many Japanese learners have dedicated their lives

Kuleana Hula

Wahi a kūpuna, : ʻIke ʻia nō ka loea i ke kuahu" When the cultural world bestows upon youthe title "loea" in your craft, you have reached a point of excellence

Hōʻike

Hoʻopiʻi Kuahu at Kumukahi, 2020

Hauʻoli Ala Polohiwa a Kanaloa Poʻaono, lā 19 o Kēkēmapa, 2020 Ma ka lā 19 ʻo Kēkēmapa, ua eʻe mākou i ka ʻaha kakahiaka i kapa ʻia ʻo Ala Polohiwa

Hōʻike

Our Annual Presentation at Kaʻauea, Winter Solstice, 2019

E ia ka ʻawa e ke akua, he ʻawa lani wale nō... This year's hōʻike was done in the ʻaha fashion as we welcomed ala polohiwa a Kanaloa, the winter

Mālama ʻĀina

Native Replanting at Kīpuka ʻOwēʻowē

Hula is a microcosm of our physical and natural environment. Protection and care of the environment will always be a quintessential concern for any cultural practioner. With that in mind,

Mālama ʻĀina

Cultivating the Loʻi at Kūhua, Pilialoha Farms

Kapu ka Hāloa ʻO ka lau o Hāloa i ke ao lā, Puka! Mahalo Ala and Krista for allowing us to be a part of your farm to table aloha

Huakaʻi

Unuokeahi Visits Kyoto and Osaka

Cypress needles glisten in the cold morning sun. In Kyoto, the bustle of early morning traffic and street vendors beckons our curiosity and intrigue. For some of my students this

Hōʻike

Our Annual Presentation at Kaʻauea, Winter Solstice, 2018

Our first hālau communion with Pelehonuamea was not to disappoint. Our time spent in the morning Lono rains was well needed and just like that, Puka! The clouds broke, and

Mālama ʻĀina

Mālama ʻĀina at Momilani Farm

Momilani Farm is a place that is dedicated to Mālama ʻĀina. Located along the ʻĀwehi River, it lies at an elevation of 1500′ with expansive views of Hilo and Puna.

Hōʻike

Ka ʻAha Hula ʻO Hālauaola 2018

On June 17, 2018, more than 500 hula practitioners gathered at Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium to open Ka ʻAha Hula ʻo Hālauaola (KAHOH), 2018. The world hula conference, now in its

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