To Lead By Example

We are a team of Experienced, Committed and Fun Educators and land Practitioners whose main focus is on the wellness of the Environment.

We work for Change through Land Connection Education. We trust and believe that all people have a unique role in the process of  Kealoha ʻāina; love for the land. 

About Your Kumu

Leialoha Ilae-Kaleimamahu is from Mokuhulu, Puna on the island of Hawaiʻi. She presently works and creates educational experiences in Hawaiʻi through her business called Hua ‘Āina (leikcreative.com).

She’s been teaching for a little over 30 years and taught at the community college in Hilo for about 10 years. She’s a mother of three and married for 18 years. Her passion is being on the land and creating special educational opportunities for herself and others. She focuses on Hawaiian language, the Hawai’i Environment and Practices of Hawaiian culture which includes Hula (Hawaiian Dance).

Her experience as a Kumu has led her down a path that is truly unique to who she is. She’s taught hula for 25 years in and outside of Puna, and comes from a tradition of hula through the lineage of Hālau o Kekuhi.She has ʻūniki (graduated) under Kumu Hula Kekuhikealiʻikanakaʻoleohaililani of Hālau o Kekuhi as a Kumu Hula as well.