FOR THE COMMUNITY, BY THE COMMUNITY
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MISSION
The Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival celebrates and perpetuates Hawaiian culture throughout the Pacific Northwest. Our mission is to strengthen the Hawaiian community and engage broader audiences through cultural practices including language, music, dance, history, and cultural education--creating meaningful opportunities for cultural exchange and learning that honor Hawaiʻi's rich heritage.
HOME AWAY FROM HOME
In response to social and economic challenges—high living costs and limited low-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.
The Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival celebrates and perpetuates Hawaiian culture throughout the Pacific Northwest. Our mission is to strengthen the Hawaiian community and engage broader audiences through cultural practices including language, music, dance, history, and cultural education--creating meaningful opportunities for cultural exchange and learning that honor Hawaiʻi's rich heritage.
HOME AWAY FROM HOME
In response to social and economic challenges—high living costs and limited low-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.
