Kahiapo Talent is happy to announce the start of hula classes that will be taught by professional hula dancer Kawena Mechler.

Intermediate Class

Monday evenings from 6:30-8:00 p.m.

Beginner Class and Private Lessons

Call Kawena at (808) 285-8505 or email kawenagirl@hawaii.rr.com
for days/times and rates

Beginners, intermediate and experienced dancers looking to learn new songs and have a place to get a workout are welcome in this laid-back stress-free setting. Kawena will be focusing strictly on 'auana and perfecting hula basics.

Contact Kahiapo Talent for more information.

Kawena Mechler has been a hula dancer her whole life. Born and raised in Hawaii on the island of 'O'ahu, her life has been shaped by Hawaiian music, hula and culture. She has been a featured dancer for Tony C. (Conjugacion), Weldon Kekauoha, Sean NaÔauao,The KaÔala Boys, The Kaimana Band, Kamaka Fernandez, Pali, The Brown Boys and Sam Kapu III, and has danced for many of the top Hawaiian artists including Robert Cazimero, Keale, Brother Noland, Ledward KaÔapana, 3 Scoops of Aloha, Ocean Kaowili, and many more. She first competed in the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival in 1999 under the direction of her Kumu Hula Ellen Castillo and returned in 2003, 2007, 2008, and 2009.

She frequently performs in Waikiki and conducts workshops on major cruise ship lines, and was part of the performance troupe that accompanied the Governor during a visit to China to promote HawaiÔi as a visitor destination.

She is a composer of mele, contributing her lyrics in the Hawaiian language on songs.
In 2009, she co-founded the company HulaBaby Hawaii, a high quality hula accessory line that combines realistic flowers and Swarovski crystals.