Hāna Festivals of Aloha Week

Hāna Festivals of Aloha 2026 Schedule of Events

Our Festivals of Aloha theme, “Ea mai ke Kai mai – Rise up from the Sea,” supports Governor Josh Greene’s declaration that 2026 be the “Year of our Coastal Kuleana.” It is inspired by a pule hoʻōla (prayer for long life) found in June Gutmanis’s book, Nā Pule Kahiko Ancient Hawaiian Prayers. This pule is noted to be a familial chant stemming from the family of David Malo Kupihea (1872-1952). The repeated phrase, “Ea mai ke kai mai,” reinforces the deeply embedded beliefs that the akua and the aliʻi, along with the highly organized systems of kuleana-based beliefs and stewardship over which they presided, rose up from the sea.

Festivals of Alo