About Kumu Rachel ~
In my 35+ years of dancing hula, I have had the honor and privilege to have studied under some of Hawai'i's greatest kumu hula masters:
Taught Hawaiian Culture 1991-2006, including hula, songs and language at Kamehameha Schools (Kona and Maui). Key responsibility: May Day Program
Currently teaching Hawaiiana at Koloa Elemantary School (Kaua'i) 2008-present. Key responsibilities include May Day Programs, choir classes and adult hula classes.
- Kumu Hula William Wallace
- Kumu Hula Rachel Kamakana
- Kumu Hula Moana Dudoit
- Kumu Hula Etua Lopes
- Kumu Hula Keali'i Reichel
- Kumu Hula Uluwehi Guerrero
- Kumu Hula Napua Greig & Kahulu Maluo-Huber
- Merrie Monarch
- Kamehameha Hula competition
- Kalakaua Hula Festival
- Mokihana Hula Festival
- International Hula Competition
- Carnegie Hall (New York)
- Hawai'i Theater (Honolulu)
- Maui Arts and Cultural Center (Kahului)
- Golfing With the Stars (Maui)
- Hotel Lu'au Shows (Marriot, Hyatt, King Kamehameha Hotel, Hulihe'e Palace)
Taught Hawaiian Culture 1991-2006, including hula, songs and language at Kamehameha Schools (Kona and Maui). Key responsibility: May Day Program
Currently teaching Hawaiiana at Koloa Elemantary School (Kaua'i) 2008-present. Key responsibilities include May Day Programs, choir classes and adult hula classes.