Noelani Kanoho Mahoe
Olohe Haka: Noelani Mahoe served as the haka and chanter for Paku'ialua, responsible for teaching the essential chants, ha'a, and mele of lua practice. With extensive training as a kumu hula under Tom Hiona and Mary Puku'i, she successfully transitioned to lua, reviving traditional ha'a. We owe a great debt to Noelani Kanoho Mahoe for her commitment to researching and preserving the older ha'a and chants of Lua. Now retired from lua training, she holds the title of Olohe Haka and is proficient in Lua fighting, though she has not achieved the title of Olohe Lua, with her legacy tracing back to the early 1950s. Noelani dedicated herself to teaching hula, Hawaiian music, and `ukulele to new generations through a City & County of Honolulu program. In 1999, she contributed to the Hawaiian Music of Fame Education Committee, helping to create the E Mele Kakou curriculum for elementary schools and was the first to implement in music classes for 4th and 5th graders. In 1963, founded the "Leo Nahenahe Singers," and alongside Ka`upena Wong, they became the first Hawaiians to perform at the Newport Festival in 1964. Her outreach in Hawaiian
