Protecting Mauna Kea - UCSC Event Series

Tuesday, May 5, 4-6 pm, THEA Dance A104: “Hula and Traditional Ecological Knowledges”

A public workshop facilitated by visiting Mauna Kea protectors, Hāwane Rios and Hopoelehua Pa’a Makakau, as well as Kumu Mehana Thomas and Kūhai Hālau O Mehanakealohakalaua'eikapoli Pā 'Ōlapa Kahiko from Santa Cruz.

Registration: bit.ly/2026mkp (registration is recommended but not required—onsite registration available)

The series features visiting Mauna Kea protectors from Hilo, Hawai‘i: Hāwane Rios, an award-winning singer, songwriter and a celebrated haku mele (song and chant composer); Hopoelehua Pa’a Makakau, a Kanaka ‘Ōiwi cultural bearer, aloha ‘āina (land protector), hula practitioner, and skilled multi-disciplinary hana no’eau (cultural) artist. It also will feature Amber Espinosa-Jones, the award-winning producer of the feature film Standing Above the Clouds and respected teachers and members of the Santa Cruz hula community, Kumu Mehana Thomas and Kūhai Hālau O Mehanakealohakalaua'eikapoli Pā 'Ōlapa Kahiko.

All events are free and open to the public.