Ka ‘Aha Ho’olauna Aloha
United in Aloha.
Strong in Lāhui.
2027 KAHĀ Conference: June 25 - 27
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.
Mālama ‘Āina (Stewardship of Land & Natural Resources): The practice of caring for, protecting, and sustaining ʻāina and the natural resources that nourish our communities.
Many Journeys. One Shared Kuleana.
Aloha nui kākou e ka ʻohana KAHĀ,
Mahalo Ke Akua!
As we look ahead to 2027, my heart is full of gratitude for all that we have built together and for all that is still to come.
Our theme for the year is E Hawaiʻi Nui Kuauli — Great Hawaiʻi of the Verdant Lands.
Throughout 2027, KAHĀ will celebrate the ʻike, moʻolelo, traditions, people, and places of Hawaiʻi Island. It will be a year of honoring the knowledge that has been carried forward through generations and creating new opportunities for our communities to learn, gather, strengthen pilina, and keep that ʻike living, both in Hawaiʻi and across the diaspora.
In February, we will launch the ʻIke Akamai Scholarship, helping remove financial barriers for individuals and ʻohana seeking deeper cultural learning.
In March, we will officially introduce our fifth ʻUmeke, Mālama ʻĀina, with a new Huakaʻi Program on Hawaiʻi Island, grounding our learning in ʻāina, place, stewardship, and connection.
Then in June, we will gather once again in Las Vegas for our fifth annual KAHĀ Conference, where we will also launch our first KAHĀ Keiki Hula Competition, creating a new space to uplift our keiki and perpetuate hula for generations to come.
And these are only the first announcements of what is ahead.
Mahalo nui for walking with us, believing in this work, and helping us strengthen the bridge between ka ʻāina and our communities throughout the world.
E Hawaiʻi Nui Kuauli. E ola ka ʻike Hawaiʻi. E ola ka lāhui.
ʻO au nō me ka haʻahaʻa,
Me ka naʻau haʻahaʻa,
Kumu Loea Kuʻualohanui Kauliʻa | KAHĀ Founder and Board Chair
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)