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| About Leolani | |||||||||||||||
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| The biggest influence in Leolani becoming a teacher is kumu hula Clark Bolivar of San Jose, CA. With his encouragement and his blessing, she began teaching in Santa Cruz in February 1998. Leolani is forever grateful for his guidance and knowledge of the Hawaiian culture. |
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| To further her education in hula, she is currently studying with Mapuana de Silva on O’ahu and has completed a special ’uniki ceremony in August 2007 as ‘olapa (dancer). She will continue her training to become ho’opa’a (chanter). Knowledge is being passed down from several generations of na kumu hula, invaluable to the next generation of hula dancers. It is Leolani’s hope that the hula will be perpetuated with its basic intentions still intact and will flourish in today’s modern world. | |||||||||||||||