Hālau Kaʻeaikahelelani

Our Family Hālau

Keauhou-Kona, Hawaiʻi

Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate (ʻĀina Pauahi)

Nā Kumu Hula Kaʻea Lyons-Yglesias and Kahelelani Alohikea-Smith of the Lucy Kapōhaialiʻi branch of the House of Unauna. Their mother was the late hereditary Aliʻi Sally Kalala Lyons (Alohikea-Toko) (1937–2001). "Aunty Sally" was the hiapo of High Chief Alfred Unauna Alohikea (1884–1936) of the House of Unauna. She was a kumu hula and a Huliheʻe Palace dancer under hula Master Iolani Luahine.

Kumu Kahelelani Alohikea-Smith and Kumu Kaʻea Lyons-Yglesias, co-founders of Hālau Kaʻeaikahelelani, in traditional Hawaiian attire with lei — Kumu Kahelelani Alohikea-Smith (left), and Kumu Kaʻea Lyons-Yglesias (right), co-founders of Hālau Kaʻeaikahelelani.

Hālau Kaʻeaikahelelani performing at Volcano, Hawaiʻi — dancers in yellow kapa-print dresses with maile lei — Hālau Kaʻeaikahelelani performing at Volcano, Hawaiʻi

Hālau Kaʻeaikahelelani performing in Volcano, Hawaiʻi — hula dancers performing traditional ceremony — Hālau Kaʻeaikahelelani in Volcano, Hawaiʻi. Photo by Dino Morrow.

Hālau Kaʻeaikahelelani performing at Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau, Kona — dancers in yellow dresses beneath palm trees — Hālau Kaʻeaikahelelani at Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau, Kona

A community Hawaiian language based cultural education center in Keauhou-Kona, Hawaiʻi. #AinaPauahi

Hula & Hawaiian Cultural Arts

Rooted in the traditions of our kūpuna, Hālau Kaʻeaikahelelani preserves and perpetuates hula, oli, and the cultural practices of the Hawaiian people.

ʻĀina — Land & Farm

Our hālau is grounded in the ancient royal homeland of the chiefs, Keauhou, where we cultivate traditional Hawaiian crops such as ipu (gourds), kalo (taro), ulu (breadfruit), kō (sugarcane), niu (coconut), maiʻa (banana), ʻuala (sweet potato); maintaining a living connection to the ʻāina (land) and our nā kūpuna (ancestors).

Community & Family

We welcome family members, researchers, and those called to learn. The hālau is a place of gathering, learning, and perpetuating the legacy of the House of Unauna.

Rhyncholaeliocattleya Kalim Smith's Kahelelani 'Volcano Queen' — single bloom held against blue sky with Akatsuka Orchid Gardens nursery tag

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Rainbow arching over the hālau farmland in Keauhou, Hawaiʻi with palm trees and ocean in the distance — Our farmland in Keauhou, Hawaiʻi

He Mele No Kaʻeaikahelelani

Performed at Lanikai (Kahaluʻu, Kona) with Hālau Kaʻeaikahelelani, a Hawaiian cultural education center based in the royal homelands of Keauhou-Kona. The song was composed by and sung by Grayden Haʻi-Kelly in honor of the sisters Kaʻea Lyons-Yglesias & Kahelelani Alohikea-Smith, both kumu of Hālau Kaʻeaikahelelani.

Each Friday (weather permitting), the sisters & their students (haumana) host an authentic educational, descendant-led archaeological tour, alongside a farm-to-table dinner experience with ancient and modern hula all staffed and performed by members of the hālau.

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Foundation of Aloha

A documentary preserved in the Internet Archive exploring the foundation of aloha as a living cultural practice — its roots in Hawaiian tradition, family, and the land.

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Rapa Nui Royalty on Hawaiʻi Island

UNESCO living treasure Isabel Pakarati, Tamaru Pakarati, and Nico Ika travelled to Kona with their ʻohana from Easter Island / Rapa Nui. Guests of the Alohikea-Smith ʻohana at KIK Hālau of Keauhou-Kona for the Hawaiʻi Kuauli Festival, this was the group's first time sharing their song and dance on Hawaiʻi island.

Rapa Nui visitors Isabel Pakarati, Tamaru Pakarati, and Nico Ika at the Hawaiʻi Kuauli Festival in Kona

Nonprofit Hula School

Your support keeps hula alive for the next generation of students in Keauhou, Hawaiʻi.

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