Kiholo...not a problem!

She was working on her hula moves as well as jumping in the jumper. She's got her first move down and she even picked a spot on the wall to look at. Kumu would be so proud. spokane, wa 2007

Newst Edition

She's the newest addition to the halau and they really keep coming. She made her debut at the Christmas party. Baby Lehua. fed. way, wa 2007

Her Mangos

She painted a wonderful scene of mangos, but it was too small to cover the vast space that is her wall. So I took a picture of it and she is going to blow it up to make it work. kent, wa 2007

Tish

My hula sister performed her dance that she danced so wonderfully at E Hula Mau. puyallup, wa 2007

More Dress Talk

Also when talking about these dresses, he mentioned our seamstress and that if you needed anything done that she could do it for you just call her. puyallup, wa 20007

They Only Make Them in Small

Kumu was telling a story about how one of the "ladies" down at E Hula Mau wanted one of our dresses. He told her that they only came in size small, which is completely untrue, but when telling this story at Lokahi, this is the reaction he got from one of my hula sisters and it ended up with tons of laughter from the crowd. puyallup, wa 2007

Hula Sister

This hula sister dances beautifully and represented us last year as Ms. E Hula Mau. Now she will be add another hula sister or brother to the family as she too is pregnant. puyallup, wa 2007

Swirl

The swirl of her skirt kept going, but she was ready to go the other way. puyallup, wa 2007

More Culture

This dancer took us to Tahiti and performed some tahitian. Her hips shook all around. puyallup, wa 2007

Her Culture

The application of her moko went very smootly as well as her dancing. puyallup, wa 2007

Hula Smiles

Beautiful girls all in precision with lovely smiles to boot. puyallup, wa 2007

Postcards

Move over Kim Taylor Reece, here I come. This is my hula brother during our performance last night. puyallup, wa 2007

My hula sister who is starting her own photography business. puyallup, wa 2007

Hula Sisters...

and so much more. They do so much for all of us. We are all so blessed to have them in our lives. long beach, ca 2007

Look At Her!

She is shrinking before our eyes. This was taken only 4 months after surgery and now she is even skinnier. She lost 100 pounds about a month ago and continues to shrink. I am so proud of her. She is amazing. seattle, wa 2007

Beauty

She is getting ready to perform with the ho opa`a and our soloist at E Hula Mau, where she once performed as a soloist. long beach, ca 2007

Hula Family

These beautiful ladies made their first trip to Long Beach this past weekend with me. Two of them were my roommates and we had a great time. Elanienani in the middle danced for the first time with the ladies and did a wonderful job. long beach, ca 2007

The Men of Manawaiopuna

Here they are in all their glory, well before all the glory set in. long beach, ca 2007

Details

It's all in the details. The nails, the skirt, the top, and the ever present japanica leaves. This lovely hula dancer is waiting her turn to go on stage and blow them away. long beach, ca 2006

Ke'ala O Kamailelauli'ili'i and Manawaiopuna

Here they are in all their "regalia". The men and women of Ke'ala O Kamailelauli'ili'i and Manawaiopuna. long beach, ca 2007

Manawaiopuna

The boys of Manawaiopuna came back with two trophies for placing second in both auana and kahiko categories. This is the first year they have ever competed and uncle made all of us shirts, so we could show our support for them. long beach, ca 2007