Black Pearl Documentary of Tahitian Tour

Our first performance tour was filmed and produced into a documentary called Black Pearl. It won 1st place at the Berkeley Film Festival.

First Ka ʻAha Hula ʻO Hālauaola

Hula Ceremony for the very first Ka ʻAha Hula ʻO Hālauaola in Hilo, Hawaiʻi.

Visiting India

I visited India with my Sister-of-the-Heart, Lakshmi.

Moemoeā released

First Haumāna Hula Handbook

The first iteration of the Haumāna Hula Handbook was self published and made available to the public.

Mele Hula released

Tuahine Rain CD released

I had never contemplated recording a CD before, but then I met Ashley Moore, who encouraged me to try it. Tuahine Rain was my.

1990s

In this decade I was a young mom and in adjunct faculty mode splitting my time between two different campuses as well as my.

Early MUCID

I opened my studio on Heinz Avenue with the goal of having a nurturing, inclusive place for the community to come together and learn.

First Competition

This was the very first time I trained dancers to go out and compete. It was for the old Kaleponi Hula at Fort Mason.