Momi’s Mission Statement
It is my passion to perpetuate the meaning & wisdom of the Hawaiian culture. This is accomplished through ongoing training, as well as through teaching and performing.  I offer traditional hula, Hawaiian language, chant, mele and moʻolelo through weekly classes and community performances.  I maintain and mālama time-honored traditions.  My intention is always to remain pono. Always with aloha.

Aloha Is…love, affection, compassion, mercy, pity, kindness, charity; greeting, regards; sweetheart, loved one; beloved, loving; to love, show kindness, mercy, pity, charity, affection; to remember with affection; to greet, hail. -Hawaiian Dictionary, Pukui & Elbert

A… AKAHAI meaning kindness, to be expressed with tenderness

L… LOKAHI meaning unity, to be expressed with harmony

O… ʻOLUʻOLU meaning agreeable, to be expressed with pleasantness

H… HA’AHA’ A meaning humility, to be expressed with modesty

A… AHONUI meaning patience, to be expressed with perseverance

Auntie Pilahi Paki
Kailua, O’ahu, Hawaii’i