Kahealani Silva - Dance, Beauty Pageant Instructor & Modeling Agent:
Under the direction of Mili'aulani Newalu-Young and Kahea Newalu-Morton. My mother & Aunty (Na Kumu Hula) both come from 2 different hula traditions Mother (Kahea) Lived with Kumu Hula, Kau'i Zuttermeister of Kaneohe O'ahu for over 9 years and baby sat Noenoe for Aunty.
- Aunty (Mili'aulani) Learned from Kumu Hula, Mary Wong of Kaneohe O'ahu.
- She is the 2nd Miss Aloha Hula Winner of Merrie Monarch
- Continues her traditions in Waikoloa, Hawaii, Halau O 'Aulani
They were one of the few masters of the early mid-stages of the revival of hula. Competitively, they were one of the first to enter Merrie Monarch, Keiki Hula, Maui Hula, Kamehameha, Kauai Fete and many other festivals in the 1960s to present.
- Kahea since retired in 1985 and ‘ Uniki me, her youngest daughter J. Kahealani Silva to Kumu Hula in a private setting.
aka; Tiare Apetahi Honolulu/Kaneohe, Apetahi, Halau O Kahealani Las Vegas, NV, Hula Halau O Kahealani and finally; Puka Imua Lanakila Halau Hula & Hot Lavalava Productions.
- 1985 Miss Tahiti Vahine 2nd place talent winner Kahealani Silva, Title holder 1986 Miss Tahiti Vahine, 1st place talent winner – Kahealani Silva
- 1987 Overall Group Winners Tahiti Fete
- 1988 Group Winners Tahiti Fete
- 1992 Ote'a, Ahuroa, Pareu, Costume Designer for Miss Tahiti Pageant Winner (Ms. Ki’iwaikapu Young).
- 2000 Wai'anae Christmas Parade Float Winner.
- 2001 Hilo Tahiti Fete Winners in Ote'a and 'Aparima (Jr. Division Categories) and Best in Traditional Costume Ote'a and 'Aparima
- 2002 Kauai Polynesian Festival Winners in Ote'a, 'Aparima, Drumming, Soloists, Maori Group, Winners in Designing of Costumes in both Ote'a and 'Aparima.
- 2003 Winner in the Miss Hawaiian Tropic in Honolulu, Hawaii & Kalihi Business Parade Float participants.
- 2004 Shelby Kapana 2nd runner up Las Vegas Ori Tahiti soloist, 2005 Heiva I LV- Best In Ote'a Amui.
- 2006 1st all women Tahitian Drum group in Las Vegas at Jimmy Buffets.
- 2007 Hilo Tahiti Fete 1st place Tamarii Aparima, Music and Drumming, 2nd runner up in Ote'a. Best in Ote'a.
- 2008 South Hilo Huli Rotary Club Annual Fundraiser, 2008 Hilo Tahiti Fete 1st runner up Tamarii Otea/Aparima, 2nd runner up Group Aparima. Hula participation in the Hilo's Queen Lili'u'okalani Gardens' lei ceremonies.
- 2009 South Hilo Huli & Puna Rotary Club Annual Fundraisers, 1st Place Ote’a Amui Group Dance Festival Winners of Mehetia Productions Fete & Kalihi Christmas Parade Participants.
- 2010 Heiva I Honolulu, Aloha Tower Marketplace Tahitii Festival, West Coast Tour, Modeling Workshops, Beauty Products & Services.
MODELING Talent/Experience: Susan Page’s Modeling Agency, Oahu.
PRINT: L’Aqua Bikinis, Splash Bikinis, 98 Rock The Beat Magazine Sweetheart/Sister Sylvia (radio personality), Women of the South Pacific, Kintetsu Tours, Alexis Boutique, Golf Magazine (Japan), Chicago Tribune Newspaper, Hilo Tribune Herald, etc.
RADIO: KGU Radio Sports/Talk Disclaimers/Commercials, KDNN Radio, KINE 105.1, KJPN Radio, 98 ROCK, Olinda Road Distribution, etc.
MOVIE: Ten with Bo Derek as a Hula Dancer.
PAGEANTS; Miss Kalihi, Miss Hawaii, Miss Hawaiian Tropic, Miss Tahiti-Hawaii, Miss Aloha Week, Miss Ori Tahiti, etc.
ENTERTAINMENT: Billy Gonsalves Agency, Football HULA BOWL halftime, Kalo’s South Sea’s Revue Ala Moana Americana Hotel, Sealife Park, Paradise Park, Royal Tahitian Lanai, Kika Productions, American/Hawaiian Airlines’ Promotional Team, TIHATI’s Moana Surfrider Hotel, Disneyland CA., Istanbul Turkey, Chicago Illinois, North Island, New Zealand and Egypt.
LIFE COACH & CULTURAL CONSULTANT: OVER 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE in Hawaiian Spirituality and Christian Belief System.
