Lele Wale: UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ hana keaka brings Lahaina’s story back to its people
Lele Wale is an original hana keaka written and directed by UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ MFA candidate in Hawaiian theatre, Ikaika Mendez.
Lele Wale is an original hana keaka written and directed by UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ MFA candidate in Hawaiian theatre, Ikaika Mendez.
Master Japanese classical dance artist Onoe Kikunobu helped define UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹¡¯s kabuki legacy, shaping generations of performances for decades.
UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ students participated in an international dance tour across London, Paris and Poitiers, France.
UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ students will star in Panji and the Lost Princess at Kennedy Theatre this April.
The 2026 conference centered on the theme, “Legacies Through Time: Rethinking the Past, Confronting the Present, Shaping the Future.”
Degree programs are recognized for using assessment to strengthen curriculum and enhance student learning.
The conference explored how Indigenous performance sustains knowledge, language and relationships across generations.
Hawaiian theatre production Lele Wale takes audiences on a journey of community rebuilding in the wake of the Lahaina wildfires.
The performance moves between hip-hop, street dance, contemporary, Filipino Indigenous styles and ʻori Tahiti.
Hulita Drake and members of the student team traveled to Auckland, New Zealand, for the festival¡¯s October 7 celebration event.