Kumu Malia LOVES the basics because she understands that a solid foundation underlies every graceful hula. In this class, careful attention is given to basic steps and gestures so that the dancer can access deep inner confidence while dancing. Party hulas will be emphasized so come prepared to have good a time!

3/24/2020

Mālia Helelā

Kumu Mālia Ko’i’ulaokawaolehua Helelā strives to live a life of grace. Her hālau (hula school), which meets at Still & Moving Center, is Nā Hula Ola Aloha. Completing her ‘ūniki (graduation) under Kumu Hula Pulu’elo Park in 2002, she now teaches hula and oli (traditional Hawaiian chanting) to a wide range of students, from infants and toddlers to kupuna. Mālia studied oli under Kumu Hula Keola Lake. She began her formal training in lomilomi massage as a teenager. She was licensed by the State of Hawaii as a massage therapist in 1998 and as an esthetician in 2002. Her hula practice and lomilomi practice, she says, are the same. She continues to look to the beauty and grace of the Hawaiian environment for grounding and inspiration. Mālia has become a respected and beloved cultural practitioner in Hawaii.