FOR THE COMMUNITY, BY THE COMMUNITY
MISSION
The Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival celebrates and perpetuates Hawaiian culture throughout the Pacific Northwest. We strengthen the Hawaiian community and engage broader audiences through language, music, dance, history, and cultural education and creating meaningful opportunities for cultural exchange and learning that honor Hawaiʻi, and the Native Hawaiian people.
The Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival celebrates and perpetuates Hawaiian culture throughout the Pacific Northwest. We strengthen the Hawaiian community and engage broader audiences through language, music, dance, history, and cultural education and creating meaningful opportunities for cultural exchange and learning that honor Hawaiʻi, and the Native Hawaiian people.
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HOME AWAY FROM HOME
In response to social and economic challenges—high living costs, modest incomes, and limited opportunities for high-wage employment—many Native Hawaiians have relocated to the continental United States seeking better opportunities. The 2020 U.S. Census reveals that approximately 340,000 Native Hawaiians, 53% of the total Native Hawaiian population, now reside outside their ancestral lands. In 2024, the Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs reported over 78,000 Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders reside in Washington state alone, making it the third-largest population of this demographic in the United States.
With approximately 18,200 Native Hawaiians living in Washington state, the diaspora continues to grow, and with it, the number of generations born away from their ancestral homeland and cultural roots. The Live Aloha committee strives to create a "home away from home"—a living memory of Hawaiʻi—through music, dance, history, and educational programs that preserve and perpetuate the Native Hawaiian cultural and heritage.
In response to social and economic challenges—high living costs, modest incomes, and limited opportunities for high-wage employment—many Native Hawaiians have relocated to the continental United States seeking better opportunities. The 2020 U.S. Census reveals that approximately 340,000 Native Hawaiians, 53% of the total Native Hawaiian population, now reside outside their ancestral lands. In 2024, the Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs reported over 78,000 Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders reside in Washington state alone, making it the third-largest population of this demographic in the United States.
With approximately 18,200 Native Hawaiians living in Washington state, the diaspora continues to grow, and with it, the number of generations born away from their ancestral homeland and cultural roots. The Live Aloha committee strives to create a "home away from home"—a living memory of Hawaiʻi—through music, dance, history, and educational programs that preserve and perpetuate the Native Hawaiian cultural and heritage.
Live Aloha Committee:
Cyndi Aiona Kahaiali'i
Robin Bentley
Candace Nagao
Kamalei Brandon
Kalani Kahaiali'i
Cyndi Aiona Kahaiali'i
Robin Bentley
Candace Nagao
Kamalei Brandon
Kalani Kahaiali'i