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Mākaukau? ʻAe! 📖 Lil story time for my readers💙In this moment of “light painting,” holding still for minutes at a time, I instinctively chose to embody what has always been within— hula. Beyond the lens, it’s is a reflection of a lifelong journey. Since childhood, hula has been it🗿the foundation.

Since the age 5/6, my first hālau, Rohotu, under the guidance of Uncle Wallis and Aunty Shana Punua-whom I’ll always be SO grateful for- shaped my earliest years. Week after week, year after year, I learned the basics and embraced the discipline and grace of Hula & Tahitian, until Rohotu went on a hiatus when I was 15… My love and longing never faded and at 17, I stepped into the world of lūʻau life with Urahutia Productions, a Tahitian strong group where I fell so deeply in love with the stage that I almost never left Hawaiʻi. Dance was my deepest passion & yet, God had other plans.

At 20, I had the honor of traveling to Japan as Miss Kauaʻi 2015 as Yokohama’s first Annual Ho’olaule’a special guest solo dancer and later that year, at 21, I took a leap and moved to Las Vegas to chase new paths. Before I left, I found my first hula ʻohana away from home, traveling across the U.S. with my new hula sisters and the Tevakanui ʻohana for travel gigs and shows. At 24, a new chapter led me to San Jose, where I found a temp hālau to keep my heart fueled—until COVID changed everything. Then came my longest hiatus of 5 years! 

At 25, for the first time in my life, Hula and Tahitian were no longer a regular part of my routine. As the world shifted, I stepped into my entrepreneur era, building something new… though dance was never far from my heart. Fast forward to 29—moving back to Hawaiʻi has been more than just a homecoming; it’s been a reunion with a part of myself that I never lost, only paused. 

Now, at 31, my hula journey continues with an incredible hālau and Kumu on my home island who challenges and inspires me in ways I am so humbled by. My heart is pono.

To every Kumu, hula sister, and brother who has been part of my path—thank you! Your aloha, encouragement, and wisdom have shaped me more than words can say. 26 years later, and I love it now more than ever. ♥️💯
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