Ke Po'okela Cultural Foundation is dedicated to promoting an understanding of, and harmony between, the different cultures that make up our society today. By using our experiences within the Hawaiian culture, a model Pacific Rim melting pot, and sharing such traditional Hawaiian values as respect, caring and accountability we strive to :

Promote and cultivate the discovery and resurgence of Hawaiian cultural heritage by utilizing cultural workshops and concert performances.

Disseminate through the general community the diversity and strength of the Hawaiian cultural heritage.

Promote the ability for many cultures to live together in harmony, celebrating each other's diversity.

Providing a school (Hula Halau) of formal education in Foundation traditional Hawaiian dance, music, language, values and traditions, history, and arts and crafts,

Establishing a Performing Arts Dance Company,

Providing cultural presentations by the Performing Arts Dance Co.,

Organizing community events that bring visibility and revenue to the Hawaiian community,

Providing seminars and workshops in the school systems and general communities,

Providing scholarships for students to go to Hawai'i to attend the Kamehameha Schools’ Hawaiian Exploration Program,

Providing college scholarships. and by

Participating in various fundraising events in support of the Hawaiian community.

Hula Halau Na Meakanu O Laka O Hawai'i is the dance school from which the Performing Dance Company is derived. It is a formal school of hula established in 1985 in Torrance, California. The mission of the school is to provide a positive environment through which students may grow in their cultural awareness and personal evolution. Students are given formal training and education in traditional Hawaiian dance, chants, music language, history, values and customs, and arts and crafts. The purpose of the Halau is twofold:

1) to ensure that the Hawaiian heritage and traditions are properly preserved and passed on to future generations, and

2) to share the true richness of the Hawaiian culture with as many people as possible.

Kaulana Na Pua, The Best in Hawaiian Hula and Music, is an annual fund-raising event takes place the third weekend in September in Southern California and actually consists of two separate events: 1) a workshop/seminar, and 2) a chant/concert performance. The workshops and seminars are led by Hawai'i’s esteemed educators and cultural specialists. The Chant Performance features chanters representing the various Hula Halau from all over California. The Concert Performance features Hawai'i’s finest accomplished musicians, sharing the stage with the best hula artistry from various Hula Halau in California. This fund-raising event contributes to a College Scholarship Trust Fund, and to fund future annual Kaulana Na Pua events.