Kumu Hula Kehau Chrisman
Halau Hula Napuaokalei'ilima, Central Arizona
Last Updated January 31, 2010
Hawaiian Hula, Culture & Arts in Arizona
Teaching the dance, culture and language of Hawai'i
Halau Hula (Hula School) in Central
Arizona

Halau Hula Napuaokalei'ilima provides
Hawaiian hula dance instruction, along
with Hawaiian language, culture and
values classes, in the cities of
Cottonwood, Flagstaff and Prescott
Valley.  New students--men, women,
children and senior citizens--are
welcome to enroll.  See our Class
Schedules page, or contact Kumu Hula
Kehau Chrisman to find out the best
time to start your first class.
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Hula Performances

The Halau (school) is available for show
performances, both private and public,
in the Verde Valley and Flagstaff.  Our
dance presentations reflect the
integration of hula, language, and the
spiritualness of Hawai'i.  Many
audiences walk away with a greater
understanding of Hawaiian culture.
"Hula is the art of Hawaiian
dance, expressing all we see,
hear, smell, taste, touch and
feel."
---Aunti Maiki Aiu Lake
(1925-1984)
Kumu Hula Kehau Chrisman
Our Hula Performances in Arizona have been
hosted by:

  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University,
    Prescott
  • Arizona Aloha Festival, Phoenix (yearly)
  • The Heard Museum 50th Anniversary
    Indian Fair & Marketplace, Phoenix
  • Trappings of the American West Show,
    Flagstaff
  • Performance with well-known Hawaiian
    group, HAPA, at The Orpheum, Flagstaff
  • Opening Act for Music Concert by
    Hawaii musicians Ledward Ka'apana
    and Mike Ka'awa, Prescott
  • Lockheed/Martin Aeronautical Center,
    Prescott Valley
  • Siegel Day Spa Open House, Cottonwood
  • Cottonwood Parks and Recreation
  • American Legion Post #3, Flagstaff
  • Thousand Trails RV Park, Cottonwood
  • Infinia Healthcare Facility, Flagstaff
  • Cottonwood Village Retirement
    Community
  • Red Hat Society Luncheon, Prescott
    Valley
  • "Movies on the Square", Heritage
    Square, Flagstaff (yearly)
  • Prevent Child Abuse Arizona Annual
    Fund Raiser, Prescott
  • Coconino County Fair, Flagstaff
  • Northern Arizona Council of
    Governments, Prescott
  • Pine Shadows Community Association
    Luncheon, Clarkdale
  • Yavapai College Prescott, Cultural
    Anthropology Lecture/Demonstration
  • Yavapai College Verde Valley, Cultural
    Anthropology Lecture/Demonstration
  • Mingus Mountain Academy, Prescott
    Valley
  • Accelerated Learning Charter School,
    Lecture, Cottonwood
  • Lau Kanaka No Hawai'i, Arizona
  • No. Arizona Arabian Horse Association
  • Sedona Winds Retirement Community
  • The Peaks Senior Living, Flagstaff
  • Sedona Verde Valley Realtors Assn.
  • Elks Lodge, Jerome
  • Arizona Pioneers Home, Prescott
  • Forest Highlands Golf Resort, Flagstaff
  • Coconino Center for the Arts, Flagstaff
  • Festival of Native American Culture,
    Sedona
  • The Spirit Room, Connor Hotel, Jerome
  • numerous other private gatherings
RESOURCE WEBSITES

http://www.arizonahula.com/Aloha-Fest
ival.html
View a 4-minute video of our 2009
performance

www.ulukau.org
for Hawaiian dictionary on-line

www.mele.com
to purchase Hawaiian music, and find
hula schools worldwide

www.hulasupplycenter.com
for lei, instruments, fabric, etc. for hula

www.huapala.org
for lyrics to hundreds of Hawaiian
songs

www.hawaiian105.com
www.am940hawaii.com
to listen to Hawaiian music LIVE on
your computer via streamaudio

www.HawaiianAir.com/Affiliate
to buy flight plans at a discount.  Enter
KEHAU as the program code, & log in.

www.mele.com/resources/studyhula.ht
ml
for some things to consider before you
choose a hula school and before
studying hula.
Students beam as
they tell the story of
"Kipukai" composed
by Mary Kawena
Pukui.  (Arizona
Aloha Festival 2008).
Arizona Aloha Festival 2008,
Phoenix-- "'Ike i ke one kani a'o
Nohili".  All dancers made their own
bamboo stamp ('ohe kapala kapa) with
their own design, and stamped the
fabric for their pa'u (skirt), just as
women would have done in Ancient
Hawaii.
Kumu Kehau dances a tribute to
her father and her Kumu Hula
Pili Correa (Arizona Aloha
Festival 2008).
'Olelo No'eau 1261 (M. Pukui):
I ulu no ka lala i ke kumu.
The branches grow because of
the trunk.
(Without our ancestors, we would
not be here.)  
Me ka mana'o aloha o ku'u Kumu
Hula Pili Correa (1953-2008),
a me ku'u makuakane aloha
(1927-2008).
PHOTO GALLERY
Arizona Aloha Festival 2007
Arizona Aloha Festival 2009--Kane (Men's)
Class
Scenes from AZ Aloha
Festival 2009, Tempe
Town Lakes
VIEW A  WONDERFUL FOUR-MINUTE
VIDEO COLLAGE OF OUR
PERFORMANCE AT THE 2009
ARIZONA ALOHA FESTIVAL HERE.  
CLICK ON THIS LINK:
http://www.arizonahula.com/Aloha-Festiv
al.html

Mahalo to Light Form Films for the
incredibly touching video production.
www.lightformfilms.com

Mahalo to Mountain Apple Company for
Jon de Mello's lilting production of the
album "Wonderful World" by Israel
Kamakawiwo'ole with full orchestra.
www.mountainapplecompany.com

Mahalo to composers of the beautiful
song E Ku'u Morning Dew, Music by
Eddie and Myrna Kamae, Lyrics by
Larry Kimura.
www.hawaiianlegacy.com
"E Ku'u Morning Dew,
alia mai, alia mai.....
..........e kali mai 'oe, ia'u nei...
   'o wau iho no me ke aloha."

"My Morning Dew, wait a
moment...
....wait for me,
....for I remain yours with love."

Complete lyrics available at
www.huapala.org/E_Kuu_Morning_De
w.html