August 1st, 2026 | 3:00-7:00 PM 

Zen Life & Meditation Center,46 Lake St. Oak Park, Illinois 

Nā Pua e Hoʻōmau i Ke Ea  - “The Flowers Will Continue to Perpetuate Sovereignty”

A Lā Kū'ē Lei Celebration 
Honoring Kumu Michael Pili Pang's 40 Years of Amazing Hula!!!

Join us in person or online for a Hula Performance and Raffle. In person: enjoy the Lei Contest and Food Buffet. All proceeds support Halau i Ka Pono's journey to Honolulu to honor Kumu Pili's 40th Anniversary Celebration. 

The day after Lā Kū'ē (Hawaiian Sovereignty Restoration Day), we gather to appreciate lei, hula, and celebrate forty years of Kumu Juneʻs teacher, Kumu Michael Pili Pang's dedication to keeping Hawaiian culture alive, breathing and excelling.

Nā pua - the flowers, the people, the students, the practice. 
Hoʻōmau - to continue, to perpetuate, to tend and sustain. 
Ke ea - sovereignty, breath, rising, life force. 

As long as we tend to our collective responsibilities - make lei, dance hula, gather in community - we continue to rise, to breathe, to enact sovereignty for our past and future ancestors. We are still here.!

Ukulele Lady Raffle

Join the fun with our Ukulele Lady Raffle. The winner walks away with Half the Pot!!

Tickets are One for $10, Five for $40, or Ten for $50.

You do not have to be present to win.

Lei ‘Ā’ī Contest (Neck Lei)

Enter your fresh flower lei in our contest. It’s open to all and any style is accepted.

First Place Prize: Aloha Wagon’s 2 Bento Lunches, 2 Drinks, and 2 Aloha Bars ($45 Value). See details below.