Kumu Hula | Cultural Practitioner | Founder of Ka Pā Hula O Laʻakea

ʻAuliʻi Aweau is a Kanaka Maoli cultural practitioner, Kumu Hula, and the founder of Ka Pā Hula O Laʻakea. Born and raised in Kailua on the island of Oʻahu, she has dedicated her life to the protection, preservation, and perpetuation of the Hawaiian culture.

With almost three decades of experience in both cultural practice and community leadership,ʻAuliʻi approaches hula as more than dance—it is a living cultural practice that carries ʻike (knowledge), ʻike kupuna (ancestral wisdom), discipline, and responsibility. Her  teaching emphasizes the deeper foundations of hula, including protocol, intention, storytelling, and the relationship between movement, place, and ʻike Hawaiʻi.

In addition to her work as a Kumu Hula, ʻAuliʻi is the founder of Laʻakea Healing, where she
works with individuals, leaders, and organizations navigating healing, leadership development,
and cultural grounding. Her broader work bridges cultural practice, trauma-informed leadership,
and personal transformation, and has supported communities across Hawaiʻi, the continental
United States, and internationally.

ʻAuliʻi is known for her direct, grounded teaching style, her deep respect for cultural integrity,
and her ability to create learning spaces that are both welcoming and rooted in responsibility to
the culture.

Through Ka Pā Hula O Laʻakea and her workshops, she shares hula as a pathway for healing and
connection—to culture, to story, and to one another.