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A Student Publication of the University of Hawai'i • Honolulu Community College • January 2018
kumu Professor J. Kimo Keaulana gives back to the place where it all started
Jerald Kimo Keaulana has a passion for hula, music, history and teaching. By Allison Sharp
Through teaching, community involvement and performing, Jerald Kimo Keaulana has shared his knowledge and many gifts throughout the islands with thousands of people. One of the last people trained in the sacred hula known as hula kuahu, Keaulana now shares his knowledge of mele and hula with students at Honolulu Community College, where he is an assistant professor of Hawaiian programs, and throughout the Hawaiian
community. He has been teaching hula and singing professionally for over 45 years. Now, as he considers a step back from the music, he still indulges in his passion of translation work, translating and explaining meles, chants, and other older texts, a large compilation of which can be found at the Bishop Museum. Keaulana, 63, is originally from Manoa Valley and now lives in the Nanakuli Hawaiian Homestead. The fourth of six children growing up, he is the only one to have graduated from college. And that
KA LĀ photo by Larry L. Medina
journey began at the Honolulu Community College campus. He first attended Honolulu Community College for two years directly out of high school in 1973, studying liberal arts, but decided he wasn’t ready for college life just yet, so he joined the work force in the visitor and entertainment industries. Keaulana returned to HonCC around 1982, ready to dedicatehimself to his studies. He got involved in the campus community and was the president of the Hawaiian Club, Hui 'Oiwi, and vice president of the Polynesian
Dance Club. He graduated in 1984 with an AA in Liberal Arts and a Certificate of Achievement in Anthropology. He continued his studies at UH-Manoa, where he majored in history with a concentration in Hawaiian history, and secondary education earning his bachelor’s in 1986, followed by master’s in education in 1992. Keaulana says being exposed to many ideas, information, people and experiences as a HonCC student helped prepare and shape him for his professional and personal journey.
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Volleyball Team Silver takes intramural gold by Janica Marie Pascua
HonCC Sports, a branch of the Student Activities Board, has given HonCC students the opportunity to play intramural sports with their peers year after year. This fall, HonCC Team Silver brought home the volleyball championship. The team won two out of the three sets against UH-West O'ahu to claim the title.
“The returning champs had really high standards for themselves to win another championship,” said Bryce Aleviado, one of the advisers to the program. “Even the new players on their team had high standards because they didn't want to let the team down. The intramural program, originally created by IMLee
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HonCC Team Silver poses for a group picture.