Category: Dance

• Once Upon a Mo’olelo – Mahina Lepo

  Aloha all, I apologize for my recent absence. I was focused on finishing up the semester, which included a lot of writing assignments. But all the hard work paid off  because I earned straight A’s and made the Dean’s List! I’m not entirely sure what being on the Dean’s List means for my future, but…

  Kathleen Saito

  May 20, 2025

  Dance, Fairytales, Mythology, Uncategorized

  Cinderella, Dance, fairytale, family, fantasy, fiction, hawaii, hula, inspiration, short-stories, storytelling, writing

• Beats of Courage

  Beats of Courage I stepped onto the green, soft grass,white roofs framing the square,spectators eager, their energy buzzing,the perfect grounds for an Ori Tahiti. The blades of grass crept through my toes,whispering, Stay grounded,as if they feared I might float away. My heart, a drumbeat of its own,pounding in rhythm with the sounds.Every nerve alive,guiding…

  Kathleen Saito

  December 19, 2024

  Dance

  competition, Dance, Poetry, Tahiti, writing

• The Mai-Kai Ft. Lauderdale 12 years ago…or so.

  I graced the Mai-Kai stage from 2008 to 2013. The Mai-kai was first opened in 1956. It may be the longest continued Polynesian Review in America including Hawai’i. They shut down during Covid and did a major renovation. They finally reopened about three weeks ago. I am hoping to visit in a few months and…

  Kathleen Saito

  December 15, 2024

  Dance