Ku-A-KANAKA

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We are a family-owned native Hawaiian social enterprise, providing quality products and services to:

Learn Basic Hawaiian

Interested in Having Fun with ʻAnakē Aloha, Kicking It with ʻAnakala Ikaika, Diggin' In with Papa Pono, OR Movin' and Groovin' with Tūtū Mālama? Then sign the Interest Form below to become a pilot tester for one of these courses, starting February 23, 2026.

As a pilot tester you will have the opportunity to learn from our friendly, culturally-grounded Hawaiian avatars and become familiar with everyday Hawaiian vocabulary, basic sentences, traditional chants, songs, and proverbs and much more. In exchange for this FREE learning opportunity we ask you to complete a pre and post survey, as well as provide us with your honest feedback as you visit with our knowledgeable Kanaka ʻOhana, and are immersed in Hawaiian language and culture.

Complete your Interest Form TODAY since spaces are limited, and discover the joy of speaking Hawaiian beginning in the very first lesson.

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SPECIAL OFFER:

FREE Hawaiian culture-based

Professional Development, Educational Experiences and Digital Materials

for Hawaiʻi public school teachers, students and support staff

between April 1, 2025 and August 30, 2026.

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Volunteer

Hoʻolaulima Workday

Join us once a month at our Hoʻolaulima Workday events where we work together to Aloha ʻĀina. Volunteers help us to preserve, regenerate and revitalize Kapapa Loʻi o Kealiʻikuaʻāina and create a vibrant, self-sustaining, intergenerational loʻi and māla outdoor learning laboratory.

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Approved DOE Vendor

Looking for Hawaiian language and culture online courses for your students that can be accessed anytime, anywhere? Contact us to learn more about how we can create customized courses that meet your schoolʻs needs. Kū-A-Kanaka LLC is an Approved DOE Vendor.

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PD for Educators

World-class in-person and online professional development focusing on how to integrate our research-based Pedagogy of Aloha into your classroom and/or online teaching. Customized culture-based trainings available for Pre-K to university level. Ideal for schools with high concentrations of native Hawaiians.

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LOOKING FOR HIGHLY EFFECTIVE, ONLINE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE EDUCATION WITH ALOHA (EA)?

EA E-Learning courses offer fun, interactive, culture-based learning for:

individuals and ʻohana who want to increase their Hawaiian language skills and ʻike kūpuna in the comfort of their home and when it is convenient for them
Hawaiian or Hawaiian-serving businesses, organizations and institutions of learning who want to create an atmosphere of aloha among their staff and/or seek professional development to help their employees better serve native Hawaiians

EA E-Learning courses are accessible anytime and from anywhere with a computer and WIFI

CLICK FOR FUN, INTERACTIVE CULTURE-BASED ONLINE COURSES

CLICK FOR CUSTOM-MADE, CULTURE-BASED PD

SERVICES

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Testimonials

"Kanaka Kitchen was special and nourishing for me and my spirit. Mahalo nui no ka ʻike ʻono! Helping normalize our language in these kinds of settings helps us all heal - together. This workshop was special beyond words.

Hoʻoulu lāhui."

- Manulani Meyer, Ed.D. Konohiki, University of Hawaii West Oʻahu

Testimonials

"The wildly popular Dr. Kū Kahakalau taught us the importance of Hawaiian proverbs and their importance to the basic method methods and principles of Indigenous research"

- Lori Lambert, Ph.D. President American Indian Research Association

OUR

ʻOHANA

From aloha ʻāina to hosting camps and conferences, we have always worked together as an ʻohana. Therefore it was only fitting to start a family owned and operated social enterprise to serve our community and lāhui.

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