Mohala Hou Foundation
“To Blossom Anew”
Our Programs
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Aloha Music Camp
Aloha Music Camp is a week-long journey into the music, dance, and culture of Hawaii. Set amidst tropical gardens and cultural sites, daily instruction is offered in slack key guitar, ʻukulele, hula, Hawaiian language and chant, along with crafts and specialized workshops, evening concerts, and nightly informal "kanikapila" (jam sessions).
Instructors include the Beamer ʻohana (family) – slack key pioneer Keola, dancer Moanalani, and Hawaiian language specialist Kaliko – together with Big Island luthier Dennis Lake, Camp Administrator Mark Kailana Nelson, and some of Hawaii’s best kumu (teachers). Upcoming family-friendly camps at the Keauhou Beach Resort on the Big Island of Hawaii include Summer Camp June 27 – July 3, 2010 and Winter Camp February 6 – 12, 2011. www.alohamusiccamp.com.
Auntie Nona Beamer Documentary
In 2007, Mohala Hou Foundation commissioned Emmy award-winning filmmaker Kenny Martinez Burgmaier to produce a documentary on Auntie Nona Beamer, the first ever to be done of this legendary Hawaiian matriarch of the Beamer family. When the documentary is released, it will serve to educate people around the world about traditional Hawaiian culture and how it can serve as a way of bringing people of all backgrounds together.
Hoʻoulu
Hoʻoulu (“to stimulate growth”) is a program designed to create opportunities for broad community interaction and bridge-building through education, performance, participation, and sharing in Hawaiian music and culture.
Guitars in the Classroom
Mohala Hou Foundation is a Hawaiian islands partner of Guitars in the Classroom program whose mission it is to help revive and restore music to its rightful place in schools.
Scholarship Program for Kumu and Hawaiian Youth
The Mohala Hou Scholarship Fund was established to assist young students from at-risk populations, their chaperones, and kūpuna (elders), with the financial needs to cover tuition costs and associated expenses to attend and participate in Hawaiian culture workshops and camps. Thanks to the financial support of individuals and foundations, Mohala Hou Foundation has so far given scholarships to eight young students and several kūpuna to attend Aloha Music Camp.