Community

“Wayfinding Community-Campus Vā" is mixed-media collection that, “imagines how an ‘oceanic orientation’ promotes cultural education, sustains community relationships and engagements, and advances social justice. With a basis in the ancient foundation of Austronesian language families, Vā is ‘connecting space’ that link islands and ocean together as an interconnected worldview.”

Lei Aloha Series to teach our community about the significance behind the lei.

What a wonderful time we had sharing hula performances and teaching lei-making with the guests of Vista Library. Mahalo to the Friends of the Vista Library for having us, we are unable to do work in the community without supporters like you!

In an exciting community partnership with Oceanside's MacAuliffe Elementary School, UMEKE will be engaging with local cultural practitioners to provide choral music education accompanied by hula and ʻukulele, funded by  Chorus America's Music Education Grant . This project identifies the significant Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (NHPI) population in the Oceanside area and aims to foster NHPI identity and  cross-cultural learning to create equity across all populations.

We were honored to present a history of hula and hands-on crafts for the San Diego County Library Fallbrook branch's Hawaiian Cultural Experience  event. Mahalo to the  Friends of the Fallbrook Library  for sponsoring this event.