Puakea Nogelmeir

As I sit here listening to the rain fall on the trees outside of my house, I thought about introducing you to an author, kumu hula and professor who will give you great insight to the Hawaiian language and culture. What's so great about him is he has taken the time to learn about a culture & language and adopted them as his own. We all play a vital role in our communities whether or not you know it. Each one of us is important. Puakea Nogelmeir chose to impact the Hawaiian community in a positive way (and no he didn't know that this is where his choice of learning the Hawaiian language would lead him!). Enjoy this link: http://www.pbshawaii.org/ourproductions/longstory_guests/nogelmeier.htm There is and audio interview and pdf file to read.