SHERATON KEAUHOU BAY RESORT & SPA PROUDLY "ADOPTS" LOCAL HULA HALAU
Hula School Now Rehearses at Resort Wednesdays and Saturdays
Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa rests in one of the most historic districts in all Hawaii. The lands known as Keauhou played a very significant role during the Kamehameha dynasty and several defining moments in Hawaii's history took place here. To further resort efforts to share the rich culture and history of Hawaii with guests, Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa has "adopted" Halau Kala'akeakauikawekiu.
The developing relationship with Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa means that the halau (hula school) holds its practices on resort grounds. Guests are welcomed to sit, watch, enjoy, and take photographs as the keiki (children) and adults work diligently with their kumu (teacher) to perfect intricate hand and foot movements while expressing the emotion of hula.
Halau Kala'akeakauikawekiu ladies practice each Saturday morning from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. From 10:00 a.m. until noon, keiki, ages 4 to 12 years, rehearse. Keiki return each Wednesday afternoon from 3:30 p.m. until 5:30 and ladies from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Rehearsals are generally outdoors on the Hawaii or Bayside Lawns.
Halau Kala'akeakauikawekiu educates and enriches the lives of Hawaii's youth through the proper protocol and perpetuation of Hawaii's culture and history through hula. Nurturing the responsibilities of a dancer and their direct link to nature, culture and family, students learn and live Hawaiian concepts and principles through the meanings of ALOHA, a - akahai (modesty), l - lokahi (unity), o - 'olu'olu (pleasantness), h - ha'aha'a (humility), a - ahonui (patience).
Halau Kala'akeakauikawekiu was founded by Kenneth "Aloha" Victor in 2004.
