Ha'amana | to empower
Huraiti Mana is a Seattle-based Polynesian Dance Troupe specializing in 'Ori Tahiti, Hula, and Lei. Led by Founder and Ra'atira, Kalei'okalani Matsui, we are dedicated to creating a welcoming community infused with much laughter, shared stories, and passionate work. Through ancestral wisdom and movement of the Indigenous Pacific, we foster cultural pride and empower each of our huraiti, our beloved dancers, in mind, body, and spirit. Our mission is to reconnect everyone to their culture and original identity so that we may all recognize the homes within our hearts.
At Huraiti Mana, we host weekly Tahitian Dance and Hula instructional classes with choreography connecting ancient meaning to modern dance; offer lei-making workshops weaving tradition; and conduct presentations on identity, education, and more. The young ones enjoy vibrant story-telling in Mo'olelo Moments and the older dive into conversation of decolonization and intersectionality in Mana'o Moments. We invite all whom would like to find a place of belonging.
Welcome home.
At Huraiti Mana, we host weekly Tahitian Dance and Hula instructional classes with choreography connecting ancient meaning to modern dance; offer lei-making workshops weaving tradition; and conduct presentations on identity, education, and more. The young ones enjoy vibrant story-telling in Mo'olelo Moments and the older dive into conversation of decolonization and intersectionality in Mana'o Moments. We invite all whom would like to find a place of belonging.
Welcome home.