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About Kumu Mehana
Kumu Hula Mehanaokala Hind of Hālau Nā Pua Maeʻole o Ka Wai Ola in Honolulu,
Oʻahu, graduated in the first papa ʻūniki Lehua Mamo under her beloved Kumu Hula
Leinaʻala Kalama Heine of Nā Pualei o Likolehua. A proud alumna of the
Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge, she earned her M.A. in Hawaiian
Studies in 2010. Kumu Mehana recently opened her own hālau and is devoted to
advancing ceremonial hula traditions and the practice of oli, Hawaiian chant, with a
focus on cultural grounding, ritual, and ancestral connection.
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