ABOUT US

Kūhai Hālau O ʻIlima Pā ʻŌlapa Kahiko (KHOI) is a traditional hālau hula rooted in thecommunity of Oceanside, California. We honor hula as a living cultural practice that carries the history, language, and ancestral wisdom of Hawaiʻi. Through study of mele, moʻolelo, ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, and traditional arts, our haumāna cultivate cultural literacy, humility, and a deep sense of kuleana to represent Hawaiʻi’s traditions with integrity in all spaces they enter. We aspire to nurture generations of dancers from diverse backgrounds who approach hula with humility and commitment carrying it not only as an art form, but as a lifelong responsibility.