Hula Manu

Ka Pā Hula Nā Manu Hoʻoheno Aloha

Hawaiian Dance and Cultural Arts

Serving La Verne, Pomona, San Dimas, and surrounding communities.

As we prepare to open our doors, our website is still taking shape.

Please visit our Classes page for information about Hula Manu's inaugural class offering, beginning September 3, 2026.

Be sure to join our mailing list to receive the latest news, registration updates, and announcements about future programs and events.

Mahalo for your interest and support as we begin this exciting new journey together.

We can't wait to welcome you to Ka Pā Hula Nā Manu Hoʻoheno Aloha (Hula Manu).

MISSION

Ka Pā Hula Nā Manu Hoʻoheno Aloha exists to cultivate meaningful relationships through the study of hula, nurturing haumāna in ʻike, aloha, humility, and cultural responsibility while honoring the lineage from which these teachings come.

VISION

We envision a thriving community of haumāna who live the values of hula with humility, integrity, and aloha, strengthening relationships with one another, with Hawaiian culture, with the natural world, and with future generations through lifelong learning and service.

PHILOSOPHY

We believe meaningful learning begins with meaningful relationships.

Before reaching for complexity, we seek understanding.

Before seeking performance, we seek purpose.

Before mastering choreography, we develop character.

Before teaching movement, we nurture connection.

Hula is not something to be collected. It is something to be cultivated.

We believe that when our relationships with ʻike, our kumu, one another, Hawaiian culture, and the natural world are rooted in aloha and humility, learning follows naturally.