Halawai is run by an all volunteer board. Here's a bit more about us. And don't hesitate to get in touch!
Patti Dankopdanko@halawai.org
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Michael DeFrancomdefranco@halawai.org
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Kim Davidson - Vice PresidentKim Davidson grew up in Alewa Heights on the island of O'ahu. She came to NYC to attend Columbia in 2005 and has been here ever since! Kim previously worked as Community Manager at Idealist.org then managed website builds for progressive nonprofit organizations at Advomatic. She currently works as a project manager at CivicActions, a company that builds websites for government agencies, and she provides social media services for a voter registration nonprofit on the side. She also runs a Tahitian dance group called Ori Manea and does the occasional hula gig. Kim joined the board in 2015.
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Kimo Gerald - PresidentJames (Kimo Nakapa'ahu) Gerald is one of the founding board members of Hālāwai and its predecessor, Hawai'i Cultural Foundation. Kimo, born and raised in Hilo, is a graduate of Hilo High School and has a degree from New York University. After a career as Company Manager on and off-Broadway, he served as House Manager at Carnegie Hall for 29 years until his retirement in 2012. As a board member, Kimo continues his lifelong dedication to his Hawaiian roots and Polynesian culture.
kgerald@halawai.org |
David Goldsmithdgoldsmith@halawai.org
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Carol LauCarol Noelani is a Native Hawaiian, born and raised on O'ahu. She attended Kamehameha School in Kalihi as well as Punahou School and the University of Hawai'i, Manoa. She completed graduate school in NY, as a family nurse practitioner, and had a clinical practice for many years. She is currently the Administrative Director of Montefiore Comprehensive Family Care Center in the Bronx, the largest health center within the Montefiore network, and the main east campus training site for young physicians in various primary and specialty care services. She is a haumana of Kumu Vicky Holt-Takamine and co-organizer of the NY extension of halau, Pua Ali'i 'Ilima o Nuioka. Having participated on the board of Hawai'i Cultural Foundation in it's final years, and then Halawai, she is committed to serving our communities.
clau@halawai.org |
Naomi Lyumnlyum@halawai.org
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Deb McCueDeb is the daughter of a hula dancer and WWII vet. Born and raised on the East Coast under the loving guidance of her Hawaiian grandmother whose family was originally from North Kohala. Her great-grandmother gave her the name Ku’upuaonaona, engraving upon her heart a love of Hawaii. Halawai has given Deb the opportunity to connect with Hawaii in NYC is excited to contribute to that work as a member of the board. She is currently Director of Admissions Operations & Systems at Sarah Lawrence College and lives in Yonkers with her husband, Kerin.
dmccue@halawai.org |
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Nersa Miller - SecretaryA self described “Cubana-Hawaiiana” Nersa Miller retired after 30 years as a Faculty Assistant at Columbia Law School. She has been studying hula since 1987 and is currently studying as hoʻopaʻa with Kumu Hula Mapuana de Silva. Nersa served as secretary of the Hawaii Cultural Foundation from its inception in 1997 to its closing in 2007.
nmiller@halawai.org |
Leslie Moriokalmorioka@halawai.org
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Roberta UnoBorn in Honolulu and raised in Los Angeles, Roberta Māpuana Uno is a theater director and Director of Arts in a Changing America at the California Institute of the Arts, with a satellite in New York City. A haumana of Kumu Hula Vicky Holt Takamine, she co-organizes halau Pua Aliʻi ʻIlīa o Nūioka and is a haumana ʻŌlelo Hawai'i under Kumu Naʻilima Gaison. She previously was the Ford Foundation Senior Program Officer, Arts and Culture. She was the Founder and Artistic Director of the New WORLD Theater 1979-2002, and Professor, Directing and Dramaturgy, in the UMass Amherst Department of Theater.
runo@halawai.org |
Andy Wang - Treasurer
awang@halawai.org
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Lotus Wonglwong@halawai.org
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