Sunday, November 22, 2026
12-5 pm
FREE
Join us for a rich celebration of Hawaiian songs and dances, both ancient and modern, with the Kaululehua Hawaiian Cultural Center. Learn about Hawaiian culture through performances, demonstrations, and a vendor marketplace. Featured performers will include Kumu Kawika Alfiche and Hālau o Keikiali`i. This family-friendly event is free with registration at the link below.
Photo by Peter Jew
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Kumu Hula Kawika Keikiali’ihiwahiwa Alfiche has dedicated 33 years to teaching hula and Hawaiian cultural arts. As the Kumu Hula of Hālau o Keikiali’i and Founder of the Kaululehua Hawaiian Cultural Center in South San Francisco & Napa, Kumu Kawika’s mission is to preserve and perpetuate Hawaiian culture. His passion for learning, teaching, and sharing his heritage has taken him around the world. Kumu Kawika’s training is rooted in his profound respect for his teachers.
He began his journey under the guidance of Tiare Maka-Olanolan Clifford of Hanalei, Kaua’i. After her passing in 1992, he became a student of Kumu Hula Harriet Kahalepoli Keahilihau-Spalding of Keaukaha, Hawai’i. Harriet had Kawika to open his Hālau in 1994, continuing the lineage that traces back to her grandmother, Mary Ahi’eha Kekuewa, affectionately known as Mama Fuji’i. In 1996, Kumu Harriet guided Kawika to study under Kumu Hula Rae Kahikilaulani Fonseca of Hilo, Hawai’i. Rae is a formal graduate (`uniki) of the celebrated hula master, Uncle George Lanakilakekiahiali’i Na`ope. In March 2007, Kawika was among the select few to be part of Kumu Rae’s first and only `Ūniki. In addition to his teaching, Kumu Kawika is a prolific composer and recording artist with four CDs: Nālei (2005), Kale’a (2011), Nā Mele Kahiko (2013), White Ships (2015), and six DVDs: Nānā I Ke Kumu (2010), Hula Pahu (2012), Ho`okupu (2014), Hilo Hanakahi (2016), Mohala (2020), and Māhua (2025). Currently, he is working on his fifth CD, set to release in 2026.
Hālau o Keikiali’i is a Hawaiian Cultural & Dance Group based in South San Francisco. Since 1994, our goal has been to educate the general public about Hawaiian Culture, its traditional customs, values and protocols. Besides having regularly scheduled classes, we strive to help perpetuate the rich culture of the Hawaiian people through presentations to the general public throughout the year, including educational workshops, performances and other cultural events. Our primary focus is on cultural traditions, including hula kahiko (ancient dance), hula `auana (modern dance), oli (chant), mele (traditional songs), himeni (modern songs), nā mea hula (arts, crafts, implements), lole hula (hula attire), ‘ōlelo (language), and mo’olelo (stories). The hālau is comprised of both men and women, young and old, ranging from 5 to 85 years of age and presents theatre productions highlighting hula in its many aspects. Following tradition, we share what we learn with different communities so that others too can benefit from a better understanding and appreciation of Hawaiian culture. It is within the stories told in the mele, and its morals and values, that people can truly be enriched in their personal lives. We hope to reach people far and wide, touching everyone who may or may not be exposed to the Hawaiian culture and share with them in this spirit.
Kaululehua Hawaiian Cultural Center opened its doors in 2003 with the goal of offering different classes, workshops, performances and events that appeal to all wanting to learn about the different aspects of Hawaiian Culture. Some of the Kaululehua Cultural Centers on-going events include: Annual Lu`au, Hawaiian Film Festival, Art & Craft Gallery Show, Kaliko Keiki Camp, Hula Gatherings, Land Cultivation, Ukulele Classes, Hula Classes, Lectures, Demonstrations, and more. Through the support of the community, the Resource Center & Library was completed in late 2006. The library houses collected books, tapes, recordings, articles, Hawaiian language resources, culture, history, local foods, native arts & crafts, just to name a few. April of 2021 the Kaululehua Center officially expanded with 2 acres of land, dance, music and retreat center in the Napa Valley.