About

Welina me ke aloha!

Founded in March 2015, Halau Kiuwailehua is a hula school based on a standard of excellence and teachings passed on to Kumu Hula Sonny- Jean Irvine Preston and anointed through blessings set forth by Akua and her Kumu Hula to transform the lives of everyone that steps through our halau doors. 

 Sonny- Jean Irvine-Preston was born in Hilo, Hawai’i and lived in her family home in the small town of Pepeekeo before her ohana relocated to  the Windward side on the island of O’ahu.  She began her hula journey at the age of 8. As a haumana of Kumu Hula Camille Collins, Mary Kupau and Al Makahinu Bacarse, Sonny- Jean served as an olapa, alaka’i and ho’opa’a for more than 32 years before collectively being blessed to carry on the traditions of her Kumu Hula. Sonny-Jean has taught and danced all over the world sharing her love of hula, but her passion is for her community of Kahalu'u and Hau’ula on the North Shore where Halau Kiuwailehua resides. Besides caring for her ohana and teaching hula, Kumu Sonny Jean serves full time as HCAP's Windward District Social Services Manager in Kahalu'u right alongside Key Project where she has humbly served the community for over 15 years. It is also where halau offers weekly classes since 2015.

Halau Kiuwailehua offers classes in oli, kahiko and auana to all levels. 

Halau enrollment is closed at this time