KumuKahi Ukulele & Hula Festival logo with ukulele, fern, and bird graphics.

About Kumukahi

A group of musicians playing ukuleles on stage, wearing matching red shirts and leis, with music stands in front of them.
A group of people sitting at a table wearing traditional leis and hats, possibly judges at an event, with drinks and papers in front of them.
Two people wearing leis sing on stage, one holding a microphone, with musicians in the background.
Group of dancers performing in traditional Hawaiian hula attire with green skirts and floral necklaces on stage.

Our festival celebrates the spirit of hula and allows the spirit to dance – without too much focus on precision. Our reactionary panel react and may join in on your presentation – whether it be chanting or singing from their seats or joining your haumana on stage.

Reactionary Panel of 2025:

 Hawai'i – Taupouri Tangaro
Maui – Cody Pueo Pata
O’ahu – Makanani Salā
Kaua’i – Leina’ala Jardin
California – Keikaimoku Yoshikawa
Nevada – Kahiki Akana
Musicians/Ukulele – Aaron Salā
Musicians/Ukulele – Ho’omanawanui Apo

Children performing a traditional hula dance in Hawaiian attire.
Three boys wearing Hawaiian shirts performing a dance on stage with tropical plants in the background.
A group of people playing ukuleles on stage, seated in a row, with music sheets on stands in front of them. The lighting is blue, and there are tropical plants in the background.
Group of dancers in Hawaiian dresses and hats performing on stage
Group of musicians in Hawaiian shirts holding ukuleles and guitars, standing indoors.
A group of people in red shirts playing ukuleles on stage with a tropical plant background.
Group of male dancers performing a traditional Polynesian dance on stage, wearing pink skirts and leaf garlands, with tropical plants in the background.
A group of musicians in red shirts playing ukuleles on stage with microphones.
Group of four musicians on stage playing ukuleles, with floral accessories and orange leis, seated and performing at microphones.
Four hula dancers performing on stage in traditional Hawaiian attire with floral crowns and leis, surrounded by tropical plants.
Hula dancers wearing blue dresses perform on stage with musicians in the background.
Group of men in blue Hawaiian shirts performing a dance on stage with musicians playing in the background.