For centuries, the hālau hula (traditional hula school) has been one of several spaces in Hawaiian society where traditional knowledge is transferred from one generation to the next. 🌱 Hālau I Ka Leo Ola O Nā Mamo (Hula School of the Living Language of the Descendants) came to Washington, D.C. this summer for the 2025 Smithsonian Folklife Festival to highlight the strength of Ke Aukahi Hoʻōla ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, the Hawaiian Language Revitalization Movement. At the Festival, which celebrated “Youth