25th Anniversary!

Welina mai nei....we are slightly astounded at our quickly approaching 25th anniversary. Why astounded? Because we are only able to stand here because of the hard work, dedication and aloha of those civic club founders and members who have come before us and we are astounded at what their hard work has wrought. We are also excited. Very excited for all of the wonderful things in store for our club and our community.


KALEA is now a part of Hui Hawai`i O Utah and the potential for us to do huge and amazing things together in the community is a reality that keeps us humble, and the positive energy generated keeps us invigorated and energized. Ka `ohana Tejada, Uncle Mike, Lincoln, Johnny and their `ohana by means of their generously sharing their wa`a, have gifted this community and upcoming generations. Their sheer wholehearted aloha has served to re-energize and inspire our community and for that, we are ever grateful and humbled. MAHALO.

Halau Kawaiulu has re-emerged, with our entering once again into the Makahiki season. The cultural depth, and subsequent flow, serves to spiritually, culturally and emotionally feed na haumana a Kawaiulu, which in turn better allows them, and our club to be culturally enriched outside of the Makahiki season. Halau Kawaiulu is a Hawaiian studies type of piko, a cultural resource designed to increase the amount of `oiwi that are connected to their Native Hawaiian culture. This increases our resources, our waiwai, with the amount of `oiwi in our community who are culturally grounded and therefore able to share with others. While Halau Kawaiulu is an initiative through Hui Hawai`i O Utah Hawaiian Civic Club, they participate community wide by means of Hawaiian language classes, cultural workshops, conducting protocol, serving as Haku for ho`oponopono sessions and more. Be on the lookout for a series of cultural workshops by Halau Kawaiulu in 2011.

While our club's strength is in na mea Hawai`i, we are committed to the entire well being of our people and that includes ho`ole`ale`a, or having fun. Our civic club was active in the promotion of recent concert here in Salt Lake City that featured `Ekolu, as well as our favorite REBEL ZION, Natural Roots and Evalution. Brought to us by Fairwinds Productions and other sponsors, and held at Bar Deluxe, it was a fun way for us to support local owned businesses, and local bands and local music. Here are some pictures from that night.