Aloha, Hula Halau (Hula School) Hiva Nui and The Men and Women of Na Pua O Ka Honua is a community based Hawaiian and Tahitian Dance Company that has been in existence since 1995.  Classes were also co-taught in San Francisco for a couple years before centralizing in Stockton and its vicinity.
In the past 12 years,  our Hula Classes have been enveloped by the diverse cultures here in Stockton  and vicinity with approximately 98 students.  We educate our haumana to further understand our mission and goals as a Hula Halau to perpetuate the Hawaiian Culture and Art of Hula.  This is done in co-part with the guidance of our Kumu Hula, Blaine Kamalani Kia and Juni Kalahikiola Romuar of Ka Waikahe Lani Malie representing Oahu, Kaua’I, Chiba Japan, Sacramento, Antioch, Ca., and Montana.  Kumu Blaine is also the founder of E Pili Kakou.  We are extremely proud to be a part of Kumu and his legacy. We visually try to educate spiritual and cultural awareness, to be humble in every aspect and to be social and respectable with each other with respect to the Hawaiian and Polynesian Culture and sharing the Aloha Spirit. We try to create here on the mainland the way life is back in Hawaii. So that our haumana also understand the love of hula and to understand its spirituality, the kaona and protocol. We instill the lineage on what has been and continues to be taught to us with high regard and further educate the haumana on the impact they have for our city’s commerce and community involvement in the Hawaiian and Polynesian Cultural Arts.  

In 2007 it was a busy year.  We participated at Ka La Hula I Reno Tahitian Competition, Ia Oe E Ka La and we also produced our Ho'ike and Concert with Makaha Sons and Friends, Hoku Zuttermeister and Barry Kimokeo.  It was a wonderful weekend and was well recieved in Stockton.

Our Haumana

Our wonderful Haumana had the opportunity to compete at Ia Oe E Ka La 2007.  We were humbled the Men of Na Pua O Ka Honua took 2nd Place in 'Auana and surprised us all.  The men were blessed as Kumu Chinky Mahoe was present and the Original composer of the Kane's mele.

Ote'a at Ho'ike

Wahine at Ia Oe E Ka La 2007 "Nani Ahiahi"

Ka La Hula I Reno 2006, we are very proud of our Haumana and Kekaniwai for the many honors given to us that year.  

Leialoha and I Ia Oe E Ka La 2007

Valley Dance at Weber Point 2007

An Evening Sharing the Aloha Spirits with MKS and Friends, this was Ho'ike last year 2007.  It was a memorable event.

Kane with Kumu Chinky Mahoe, producer of the Kane Mele, "Mea Pa'ani Kinipopo.
The Kane were blessed Kumu happened to be at Ia Oe last year.  Kane received 2nd place honors in 'auana for this number