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Pulelehua Studio

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Studio
Renovations
Grand Opening

Butterflies

Welcome to the House of the Butterfly! Named for Auntie Nona’s hale in Puna, Hawai‘i.

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This is the official name of the building where Hale Pulelehua is located.

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Beautiful mirrored wall—24-feet long

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Words to live by for hula dancers!

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Carpets are laid down over the laminate when not in use to help protect the floor

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View from the parking lot looking at partially raised warehouse door

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See the orange circle—that’s Hale Pulelehua!

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Installing new lighting on the walls—the gear was adopted from a shop that was closing

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Prepping the cement floor before the laminate flooring could be installed.

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The edge of the beautiful, newly installed laminate flooring.

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We believe in dreams and dreaming!

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Here is the driveway you turn into on Alaloa Street.

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Some classes leave the carpets down during class for extra padding.

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Beautiful wall to wall laminate flooring, lovely to dance on.

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White board and bulletin board for use by teachers and classes

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Dr. Kamanamaikalani Beamer, HPS Founder Auntie Nona’s grandson (pictured with Maile Loo, and Board members Linda Rich and Pali Kaʻaihue)

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Kumu Maile Loo’s wahine sharing a hula for this special gathering

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Nā Kumu Hula Lilinoe Lindsey, Nawahine Kuraoka, and Auntie Joan Lindsey joined us for the Grand Opening in March 2009

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Kent Ghirard’s Hula Nanis sharing a hula from “back in the day” (L->R: Pat Ching, Isabel Sua, Mae Parish, Panana Keawe, Winnie Naihe)

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The view looking out from inside Hale Pulelehua

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HPS Videographer Gene Kois doing his thing!

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HPS Administrative Assistant and Event Planner extraordinaire, Kēhaulani Volhein

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Auntie Joan Lindsey sharing a hula at the Grand Opening

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A fun moment between HPS’s Maile Loo and Kumu Joan Lindsey

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Hula Nani leader Kent Ghirard taking a tour of Hale Pulelehua—his donation helped HPS purchase the flooring

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A hula by Kumu Leina’ala Naipo Akamine (Kumu Puluelo Park’s younger sister) and at right, Kumu Malia Bird Helela (graduate of Auntie Pulu)

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Kumu Maile Loo and her hālau keiki share an Oli Aloha to welcome the guests

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Adorning the walls of Hale Pulelehua—HPS Founder and Kumu Nona Beamer, King David Kalakaua, and Kumu George Naope

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Can’t be afraid of heights when it comes to creating a dance studio in a warehouse!

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The crew in charge of making it happen—Kēhaulani Volhein and Maile Loo.

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A mirrored dance studio is daʻ best!

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Fans on the walls help keep the fresh air moving and the dancers cool

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Eight newly installed mirror panels getting a shining!

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ʻAʻohe pau ka ʻike i ka hālau hoʻokahi

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