Sunday, June 8, 2025

2:15 – 3:15 pm HST

Join Kumu Mālia’s hula sister: Kumu Leimomi! This Hula Basic Workout focuses on exercise through traditional hula movements, strengthening muscles, boosting heart health, and enhancing flexibility. No prior experience is needed.

Under the tutelage of Kumu Hula Puluelo Park for over 20 years, Leimomi was taught all aspects of hula including but not limited to oli, kahiko (hula ‘olapa), and ‘auana (modern hula). She has performed as a dancer throughout the state of Hawai’i as well as Japan, and after undergoing rigorous training to complete her ‘ūniki ceremony, graduated as a kumu hula in 2002.

The experiences gained throughout the years has led Leimomi to take her education and knowledge to another level: teaching. 

Leimomi believes that it is valuable to our hula lineage that we bring our true Hawaiian culture of the dance to our students. It is our responsibility as “Keepers of Hula” to grasp what we learned from the teachers before us, and to continue in this fashion so it will be handed down and enjoyed for generations to come.