We’re thrilled to welcome Kumu Nawahine Haili Kuraoka at 11:00am to represent Hawaiʻi in the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture at Capitol Modern!
Marlene Nāwahine Haili Kuraoka started Hālau Hula ‘O Nāwahine in 1996. Her beloved Kumu Hula (master teacher) was Aunty Bella Richards, a legend in Kailua on the island of Oʻahu. Bella Richard’s mother, Rose Kuamoʻo, was a well-known Kumu in Hilo, Hawaiʻi, in the 1930s. Kumu Nāwahine teaches students from Hawaiʻi and around the world. For many years, she has called Hale Pulelehua (HPS Studio) her hālau home in Kāneʻohe.
