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

Kumu Kahelelani Alohikea-Smith with students of Hālau Kaʻeaikahelelani ready for a performance in Kailua-Kona, holding ipu heke gourds in traditional attire — *"Nānā i ke kumu." (ʻŌlelo Noʻeau)*Kahelelani with students ready for a performance in Kailua-Kona.

Young haumana watching a sunset hula performance at Coconut Grove Marketplace in Kailua-Kona — *Coconut Grove Marketplace, Kailua-Kona*Kahelelani and Lilia with haumana at a sunset performance.

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

Kalim H. Smith with ipu heke gourds at Keauhou farm

Kalim H. Smith with ipu heke.Learn more →

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.

Pūwalu — Free Community Gathering, Keauhou, Hawaiʻi, September 2026

Pūwalu — September, 2026Learn more →

Hawaiʻi Kuauli Festival — Workshops November, 2026Learn more →

2026 PoʻoHawaiʻi Conference & Oli Fest — sponsored by Hālau ʻOhiʻa, Edith Kanakaole Foundation, and Hālau Kaʻeaikahelelani

PoʻoHawaiʻi Conference & Oli Fest December, 2026Learn more →

Lau hala leaves ready for weaving at the Keauhou farm

ʻUlana Lau Hala — Pandanus WeavingLearn more →

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).

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

Our Farmland in Keauhou, HawaiʻiLearn more →

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.

Pā ʻUluniu — ʻUlu and Niu Grove at Hālau Kaʻeaikahelelani in Keauhou

Pā ʻUluniu — ʻUlu and Niu GroveLearn more →

Lanikai at Kahaluʻu, Kona — a weekly cultural gathering of story, song, movement, and connection to environment through a native lens

Lanikai at Kahaluʻu, Kona →Learn more →

Rlc. Kalim Smith's Kahelelani Volcano Queen orchid bloom against blue sky, Keauhou, Hawaiʻi

Kahelelani OrchidLearn more →

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 Isabel Pakarati, Tamaru Pakarati, and Nico Ika at KIK Hālau, Keauhou-Kona

Rapa Nui Royalty on Hawaiʻi IslandLearn more →

Hālau Kaʻeaikahelelani Kaʻū Hurricane Lālā Relief — Viejas Tribal Government donation

Kaʻū Hurricane Lālā ReliefLearn more →

Nonprofit Hula School

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

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