Academy of Hawaiian Arts • Kumu Mark Kealiʻi Hoʻomalu

Academy of Hawaiian Arts Kumu Mark Kealiʻi Hoʻomalu Oakland, California “Pua Pakalana” The mele, “Pakalana Blossom,” is a tribute to the composer’s makuahine. When Kuana Torres Kahele writes a song that mentions a pua pakalana, it is always about his Mama. It is her favorite pua of all blossoms and she thinks poetically of her children as a cluster of pakalana. The fragrance of these flowers is likened to her love for each of her children. WATCH LIVE: https://www.merriemonarch.com/2025-fe... GALLERY: https://www.merriemonarch.com/2025-hu... #MerrieMonarch #MerrieMonarch2025 #MM2025 #Hilo #HiloHawaii #hula