Mele Pūnana Leo: Haku Mele Mentorship
Mele Conference Panels
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59m
Featuring panelist Kamalei Kawaʻa, Kalehua Ontai, Kainani Kahaunaele. Moderated by Hulali ʻŌpiopio.
In partnership with over 25 haku mele from across the pae ʻāina, Kāhuli Leo Leʻa proudly
presented "Mele Pūnana Leo, " a collection of 13 new mele, one for each Pūnana Leo campus. Celebrate Pūnana Leo’s legacy of ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi with some of the album’s haku mele.
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