🌺 KUMULIPO WORKSHOP 🌺
Free to the public through sponsorship by Hālāwai
Join us in NYC for a rare and intimate gathering with Kumu Mehanaokala Hind — Native Hawaiian cultural practitioner, scholar, and Kumu Hula — as she guides us through the language, cosmology, and cultural significance of the Kumulipo, the epic Hawaiian creation chant.

✨ What you’ll leave with:
🐚 Trace Hawaiʻi’s pre-contact history through the Kumulipo’s 16 wā, from pō to ao
🌊 Understand its bio-cultural pairings of ocean and land life
🎶 Learn proper breath, tone, and vocal technique for oli
🗣️ Chant a section of the Kumulipo by workshop’s end

Whether you’re new to oli or deepening an existing practice, this is a chance to learn directly from one of Hawaiʻi’s most respected cultural voices.

📅 September 26, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 La MaMa 47 Great Jones Street, New York, NY 10012

Open to Kanaka Maoli, hula people, Indigenous and Native peoples, scholars, poets, vocalists, designers, and anyone who aloha Hawaiʻi 💛