United in Aloha.
Strong in Lāhui.
2026 KAHĀ Conference
June 26 - 28 | Palace Station, Las Vegas
Oʻahu Ka ʻŌnohi O Nā Kai (Oʻahu, the Pearl of the Seas). This year’s conference centers Oʻahu as its guiding theme, honoring the island as a place of profound history and cultural brilliance, a living source of ʻike that flows across generations and across oceans, connecting poʻe, place, and practice in an enduring expression of aloha.
For many, distance creates a sense of separation from culture, language, and community. Ka ‘Aha Ho’olauna Aloha (KAHĀ) exists to close that distance. We gather to reclaim ʻike, strengthen identity, and build relationships grounded in aloha, ensuring that ʻike Hawaiʻi continues to thrive.
As a growing national cultural movement, KAHĀ brings together Hawaiians and Hawaiians at heart alongside dozens of kumu and cultural practitioners, fostering a vibrant, multi-generational community rooted in pilina. Yet beyond numbers, our truest measure of impact is connection.
Advancing Hawaiian Cultural Knowledge Through Aloha and Collaboration
Rooted in aloha, KAHĀ creates meaningful opportunities for learning, mentorship, and cultural connection. We create space for:
Ola Pono (Health & Wellness): Practices that nurture balance, vitality, and holistic well-being.
Hana Noʻeau (Handcrafted Arts): The creative expression of culture through skilled, traditional craftsmanship.
ʻIke Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian Knowledge): The transmission and deepening of ancestral wisdom, ʻike, ʻōlelo Hawai’i, oli, mele, and cultural understanding.
Hula (Traditional & Contemporary Dance): The living embodiment of story, lineage, and ʻike through movement, from kahiko to ʻauana.
Many Journeys. One Shared Kuleana.
Our leadership is guided by ʻike, ʻikepili, and lived experience, bringing collective wisdom, integrity, and accountability to the work before us. We lead with intention and purpose, carrying forward a proven history of thoughtful action and meaningful impact.
“It is with a warm heart and much gratitude that I welcome all of you to our 4th Annual Ka ʻAha Hoʻolauna Aloha.
One of KAHĀʻs goals is to continue building and reinforcing a cultural bridge connecting the many people from Hawaiʻi who have migrated to various places in and around Maleka (America).
In a concerted effort to establish, nurture, and maintain healthy pilina (relationship/connections), I am very proud to once again announce another year of exciting presenters and practitioners of ʻike kūpuna and Hawaiʻi.”
Kuʻualohanui Kauliʻa
KAHĀ Founder and Organization President
A Message From Our Founder and Organization President
E hui mai kākou.
Stay connected to KAHĀ and the growing circle of kumu, practitioners, and community members committed to ʻike Hawaiʻi, pilina, and aloha.
E ola ka ʻike i ka pilina (May knowledge live through relationship)