Mauli-ola

Lāhui Kānaka

Aloha nui on behalf of Huamakahikina. As a proactive response to a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases affecting the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities of Hawaiʻi, a hui of Kumu Hula from across the pae ʻāina, now called Huamakahikina, originally agreed to a 30-day kapu to help stop the spread of the pandemic. This kapu is called the “Lāhui Kānaka”, and it represents a gathering of intentions focused on stopping the spread of COVID-19 in Hawaiʻi. The original kapu began for hula practitioners on August 16th with the rising of the Mauli moon and continued for three anahulu (three…