Kumu Keala Ching
Kumu Keala Ching is a Hawaiian cultural educator, composer, song writer, and spiritual advisor to many Hawaiian organizations. He lives and breathes aloha into his Hawaiian heritage with his strong presence and great heart. Under the tutelage of Loea Frank Kawaikapuokalani Hewett, Kumu Keala spent many years learning and building his knowledge. He is fluent in the Hawaiian language, which he uses as the foundation for teaching all of his students. Kumu Keala lives in Kailua-Kona, where he is Kumu Hula for Ka Pa Hula Na Wai Iwi Ola (the ancient waters of life) and co-founder and executive director of Na Wai Iwi Ola (NWIO) Foundation.
Ka Wehena: Aia ke Aloha ke Nana Aku (Love is There When We Seek)
Na Kumu Keala Ching ‘Ohu’ohu o ka lani i ‘ike aku Kūlia a’ela ka lā i ka lewa Wahi ola nā kūpuna i lōkahi ai Aia ana ke aloha ke nānā aku Kūlani ka ‘uhane i kupu aku Ākea ka…
Ka Wehena: Ke Ao
Na Kumu Keala Ching Ua hāmama ka ‘īpuka o ke ao Ke ao (i) ‘ike ‘ia o ke ālaula Lālau ho’i ke aloha o nēia ola E ola ka makani (i) lawe aku ai ka ‘i’ini He ‘i’ini i mālama…
Ka Wehena: Ku‘u One Hanau e
Na Kumu Keala Ching Eia ku’u one hānau ē E ku’u ‘āina Kaulana ē Eia ho’i ke aloha pau’ole ē Aloha ku’u one hānau ē ‘Onipa’a ka ‘i’ini laha’ole ē I ka nani pili maila ē Halihali ko ka mana…
Ka Wehena: Maluhia, He Aloha o Mauna Kea
Maluhia Na Kumu Keala Ching Pi’o mai ke ānuenue I ke ala o ke Akua Noho maila ka maluhia I ke alo o ka lani Nani ku’u ‘ike I ka malu o ka mauna Manua kū kilakila I mua o…
Ka Wehena: Pū‘olo
By Kumu Keala Ching He pū’olo waimaka kapa i ka lani Aia ka ha’i ‘ōuli, ke aloha pau’ole Aniani ho’i ke ala, kau ka maka i mua Ha’aha’a ke ola, ho’omalu ka ‘ike Hāmama ka pu’uwai, ho’owehe ke aloha Aia…
Aia ka ‘Ike i ka Wāwae (Knowledge Is in the Feet)
I ka hānau ‘ia ke kamali’i Helu ‘ia nā manamanawāwae Hū! Eia ka pono i ka wāwae, he ola Aia ka ‘ike i ka wāwaeI ka ‘ulu ‘ana ke keiki Kū wale a a’o ka ‘ike I mua ‘ana…
Aloha e Ku‘u Māmā: A Dedication to Mother Earth
‘O ‘oe ka lani, e ho‘onani nei Nāu e ku‘u ‘ike, e kāko’o nei ‘O ‘oe ka lā, e ‘alohi nei, Nāu e ku‘u aloha, e ‘imo‘imo nei ‘O ‘oe ke ao, e ho‘omalu nei, Nāu e ku‘u pili e…
Ka Wehena: Ho‘ola Hou
I ke alaula, ke ala o ke Akua Ho‘āla ‘ia (‘o) Ka‘ōnohiokalā Kūkuna ke ola, pi‘i i ka lani Kūlia a’ela i ke au houKūlia a‘ela i ke au houI ha‘eha‘e la o Kumu Kahi Puka maila ka lā, Pi‘i…
‘Ae, Poni Mō’ī ‘o Kalākaua
Na Kumu Keala Ching Aia ho’i (‘o) Ka’ōnohiokalā I ka hale o ha’eha’e ē Pi’i a’e ka manu, ‘Iolani Kaulana ia, he hale Ali’i ē Holo ka moku, puni ka honua E ō mai he Ali’i o Hawai’i nei Palapala…
Pu’uhonua – A Foundation of Peace
Na Kumu Keala Ching, Nā Wai Iwi Ola, Hawai‘i Āpuni ka honua, he ola Ola ke Akua Mana Loa, he kia‘i Kia‘i ka ‘ike kapu, he Akua Akua mālama Ali‘i Ali‘i mālama Kanaka Kanaka mālama ‘āina ‘Āina hānai Kanaka Kanaka…
Ao ka Pō i ke Ao ē, Pō ke Ao i ka Pō ē (Night Becomes Day; Day Becomes Night)
Na Kumu Keala Ching Huliau ka ‘ike, ‘ike o ka pono Pono ke ala, Ala o ka lā Aia ka lā, alo ka honua Ao ka pō i ke ao ē Pō ke ao i ka pō ē Huli iho…
‘O ka hula ke ola kanaka
‘O ka hula ke ola kanaka, ‘a’ole nā kānaka āpau ka hula (Hula is the life of the people, not everyone is hula) Na Kumu Keala Ching ‘O ka hula ke ola kanaka, ho’onui ‘ike ke ola pili i ka…
Ka Wehena: Ko Honua Mauli Ola (The Earth’s Healing)
Na Kumu Keala Ching ‘O Wakea noho pu iā Papahanaumoku, he mauli ola Hānau ‘ia ‘o Ho’ohōkūkalani, he wahine mauli ola Hānau ‘ia ‘o Hāloalaukapalili, he kalo mauli ola Hānau ‘ia ‘o Hāloanaka, he kanaka mauli ola Hā mai ka…
Ka Wehena: Ho‘ohanohano ka Mana
Na Kumu Keala Ching Mai ke kinohi o ka lā, puka i Ha‘eha‘e Pi‘i akulā i ke alo o Mauna Kea ā Hualalai Wahi kaulana o Kohala, Waimea, Waikoloa, Kona ‘Ākau ā Kona Hema ala Moemoeā i ka poli o…
