Category: Moku of Kaʻū

Hosts Lei and Drew introduce Kaʻū, especially Kalae and seas and currents of that region in this kamaʻilio episode.  In our next episode, our mau mea kipa ~ special guests Nohea and Leiahi Kaʻawa will share moʻolelo and ʻike about Kalae and Kaʻū.  Check it out anytime on or after January 18, 2026, when we usher in the next lunar month Kaulua!

This new, fifth season of Ka Leo o ka Uluau consists of 12 episodes beginning in Welehu 2025, in October,  as we continue to focus on our astonishing and inspiring Mauna and bodies of Wai & Kai of Hawaiʻi Island.  Just like Season IV (2024-25).

In previous seasons, we highlighted our relationship with native manu of Hawaiʻi (Season III 2023), Hawaiian sustainable practices (Season II 2022) and moʻolelo wahi pana of Hawaiʻi Island (Season I 2021).

Season V episodes will be released throughout the year on the Hilo moon phase of every malama, also known as mahina or lunar month, to raise awareness of and honor this indigenous practice of keeping time.

This segment was released December 20, 2025, initiating the Hawaiʻi lunar month of Kāʻelo, a lunar month of the Hoʻoilo or “winter” season in Hawaiʻi.

Season V Episodes, with Release Date

• November 20, 2025 ~ start of Welehu: Maunakea, with Pua Case and Kalani Flores
• October 22, 2025 ~ start of Welehu: Maunakea – Hoʻolauna ~ Intro

Season IV Episodes, with Release Date

• September 22, 2025 ~ start of ʻIkuwā: Kamaʻehuakanaloa, with Kuʻulei Kanahele
• August 23, 2025 ~ start of Māhoehope: Kamaʻehuakanaloa ~ Hoʻolauna ~ Intro
• July 25, 2025 ~ start of Māhoemua: Kawaihae, with Nicole Kūwalu Anakalea
• June 25, 2025 ~ start of Hinaiaʻeleʻele: Kawaihae – Hoʻolauna ~ Intro
• May 28, 2025 ~ start of Kaʻaona: Kealakekua, with Akoni Nelsen & Kanani Enos
• April 28, 2025 ~ start of Ikiiki: Kealakekua – Hoʻolauna ~ Intro
• March 29, 2025 ~ start of Welo: Hualālai, with Uncles Sonny Keakealani & Karin Haleamau
• February 28, 2025 ~ start of Nana: Hualālai – Hoʻolauna ~ Intro
• January 29, 2025 ~ start of Kaulua: Hiʻilawe, with Kūlia Tolentino-Potter
• December 30, 2024 ~ start of Kāʻelo: Hiʻilawe – Hoʻolauna~Intro
• December 1, 2024 ~ start of Makaliʻi: Kohala Mauna, with Hoʻoipo & Kaʻala Bertelmann
• November 1, 2024 ~ start of Welehu: Kohala Mauna – Hoʻolauna~Intro

Guests Pelehonuamea Harman and ʻĀina Akamu join hosts Lei and Drew for our last episode in Kaʻū as they share about the nature of this moku and its people.

To learn more about all of our guests, including this episode’s guests Pele and ʻĀina, visit the mea kipa page. To guide your journey as you listen, use the StoryMap for this installment of Ka Leo o ka Uluau in the moku of Kaʻū.

Listen to earlier episodes of Ka Leo o ka Uluau:

• Moku of Hilo
• Moku of Puna
• Moku of Kaʻū

Guest Kekuhi Kealiʻikanakaʻoleohaililani joins hosts Lei and Drew, telling us the story of shark-people migrations to the moku of Kaʻū.

To learn more about all of our guests, including this episode’s guest Kekuhi Kealiʻikanakaʻoleohaililani, visit the mea kipa page. To guide your journey as you listen, use the StoryMap below.

Listen to earlier episodes of Ka Leo o ka Uluau:

• Moku of Hilo
• Moku of Puna
• Moku of Kaʻū

In episode 10, Nohea Kaʻawa joins hosts Drew and Lei, taking us on a huakaʻi through moʻolelo to Punaluʻu and Puʻuʻenuhe in Kaʻū. To learn more about all of our guests, including this episode’s guest Nohealani Ka‘awa, visit the mea kipa page. To guide your journey as you listen, use the StoryMap for this installment of Ka Leo o ka Uluau in the moku of Kaʻū.

Listen to earlier episodes of Ka Leo o ka Uluau:

• Moku of Hilo
• Moku of Puna
• Moku of Kaʻū

Join us as Noah Gomes kicks off our huakaʻi in the moku of Kaʻū, starting at the home of Pele. Make sure to follow along with the story map below for this place-name rich episode!

Learn more about all of our hosts and mea kipa along with this episode’s guest Noah Gomes.

Listen to earlier episodes of Ka Leo o ka Uluau:

• Moku of Hilo
• Moku of Puna