📅 Upcoming Events
​June 2025 - July 2026

We invite you to explore our upcoming events at Hālau Kalikopuakalehua. Your presence and support mean so much to our organization and help us continue preserving and sharing Polynesian culture.


🌕 Live Hula Performance
📅 July 11, 2026
⏱️ 4:30pm
📍 Prince Kūhiō Plaza
111 E Pū’ainakō St. Hilo, HI 96720

🌺 LIVE HULA IN HILO! 🌺
Come spend the evening supporting local businesses, enjoying great food, and celebrating our island community.

Hālau Hula ʻO Kalikopuakalehua will be performing at the Saturday Social at 4:30 PM at the Prince Kūhiō Plaza (Old Sears parking lot). We’re honored to share hula alongside an incredible lineup of local vendors and businesses.
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Whether you’re stopping by for dinner, shopping local, or simply looking for something fun to do with the ʻohana, we’d love to see you there. Come say aloha, support small businesses, and enjoy an evening filled with community and culture.

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​🌕 Huaka’i Fundraiser
📅 August 23, 2025
​⏱️ 6:00-9:00pm
📍Chandler Community Center
125 E Commonwealth Ave
Chandler, AZ 85225
Embark on a Huaka’i (voyage) through Polynesia with us! Join the cultural practitioners of Hālau Hula 'O Kalikopuakalehua as they take you on a journey across the islands of Polynesia through song and dance. Additionally, our student group, Hālau Ho'okahi I Ka Hula, is raising funds for materials and costumes for their upcoming performance at the 2026 Aloha Festival. We will have amazing silent auction and raffle items, authentic Hawaiian cuisine (including traditional kālua pig), soothing entertainment by our musicians, the budding dancers of Hālau Ho’okahi I Ka Hula and more.
​For more information, please visit our linktree here:
​https://linktr.ee/kalikopuakalehua1
🎟️ $45-65 per event ticket. 50/50 raffle and regular raffle tickets also available for purchase
| Purchase tickets here → |
https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/2025-huakai-fundraiser-presale-ticket
🌕 Kumukahi ‘Ukulele & Hula Festival
📅 October 10th & 11th, 2025
📍 Rio Las Vegas Hotel & Casino
Come support as Hālau Hula ‘O Kalikopuakalehua competes at the 10th annual Kumukahi Ukulele & Hula Festival at the Rio Las Vegas Hotel & Casino.
🎟️ $41.20-77.25 per event ticket
[ Purchase event tickets and merch here → ]
​https://kaiofoundation.org/tickets
🌕 Lei Hali’a Aloha No Lili’uokalani Festival
📅 Saturday, September 6, 2025
⏱️ 10:00am-3:00pm
📍 Lili’uokalani Gardens
49 Banyan Drive
​Hilo, HI 96720
Join us in honoring the life and legacy of Queen Liliʻuokalani at one of Hawaiʻi’s most treasured cultural sites. This special day commemorates her birthday and the historical and cultural significance of Liliʻuokalani Gardens.
[Find out more about the festival here → ]
https://www.liliuokalanigardens.org/events/he-halia-aloha-no-liliuokalani
🌕 Arizona Aloha Festival 2026
📅 March 21st and 22nd

  • ​3/21 at 12:30pm at Hale Mana’o - Hula kahiko history with Kumu Nālani​
  • 3/22 at 10:15am at Mountain Stage - come meet our NEW band, Ho’onani Music, where we’ll share all new, original island music
  • 3/22 at 1:00pm at Lakeside Stage - KEIKI of Hālau Ho’okahi I Ka Hula and the cultural practitioners of Hālau Hula ‘O Kalikopuakalehua
  • 3/22 at 3:00pm at Lakeside Stage - MĀKUA of Hālau Ho’okahi I Ka Hula and the cultural practitioners of Hālau Hula ‘O Kalikopuakalehua
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📍 Tempe Town Lake
A free, family-friendly, annual festival that takes place in Tempe, AZ. Groups from around the world gather to perform on multiple stages to share the Polynesian cultures. Browse various food and merchandise vendors while viewing the performances. We have been participating in this community event every year since 2009. Next year will mark our 18th performance there.
🎟️ Free Admission
[Find out more about the festival here → ]
https://azalohafest.org/
🌕 Gilbert Global Village Festival
📅 Saturday, April 11, 2026
⏱️ TBA
📍 Gilbert Civic Center Lawn
[Find out more about the festival here → ]
https://www.gilbertaz.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/special-events-and-permits/gilbert-global-village-festival
🌕 New Student Orientation
📅 Saturday, April 18, 2026
⏱️ TBA
📍Our Hālau
1929 E Ray Rd. Suite 1.
Chandler, AZ 85225
Sign up here: www.hulainarizona.com
For questions, please contact: [email protected]
🌕 Amelia Butler Māori Workshops
📅 Sunday, April 19, 2026
⏱️ 10:00am-4:30pm
📍 Our Hālau
1929 E Ray Rd. Suite 1.
Chandler, AZ 85225
[Find out more here → ]
https://www.learnmaoriabroad.com/event-details/maori-workshops-in-arizona
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Hālau Hula ‘O Kalikopuakalehua at the 2025 Arizona Aloha Festival

​SUPPORT

​At Hālau Kalikopuakalehua, hula is a living language, a vessel of history, and an expression of ancestral knowledge. By donating, you’re supporting a program, helping preserve the ʻike kupuna (ancestral knowledge) and uplifting Native voices.

✨ Together, we keep the Native voices alive.

Your generosity helps us provide:
  • Authentic costumes, implements, and instruments
  • Studio space and cultural education resources
  • Travel support for competitions and cultural events
  • Outreach programs to schools and communities
  • Continuing to provide Kōkua (aid) for keiki and ʻohana in need through reduced memberships

💖 Your gift helps hula thrive.
How you can donate:

ZEFFY
https://www.zeffy.com/donation-form/donate-to-make-a-difference-4045
(Or see the direct form below)

Other Ways to Donate:
​If you would like to donate via cash donation, check, ACH, or wire, please contact [email protected]

SPONSORSHIPS
Please visit https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/2025-huakai-sponsorships and contact us at [email protected] for more details on becoming a partner/sponsor.

Mahalo nui loa for your generosity and support!

📅 Past Events