We are troubled often by not honoring our relationship of life found deep within the spirit of the land. We forget about the protocol of life that our beginning is our end and our end is our beginning. We honor our spirit by understanding our relationship with the land, because our relationship to our life is our spirit and our life is the land.

Kumu Keala Ching is a Hawaiian cultural educator, composer, song writer, and spiritual advisor to many Hawaiian organizations. He lives and breathes aloha into his Hawaiian heritage with his strong presence and great heart. Under the tutelage of Loea Frank Kawaikapuokalani Hewett, Kumu Keala spent many years learning and building his knowledge. He is fluent in the Hawaiian language, which he uses as the foundation for teaching all of his students. Kumu Keala lives in Kailua-Kona, where he is Kumu Hula for Ka Pa Hula Na Wai Iwi Ola (the ancient waters of life) and Co-founder and Executive Director of Na Wai Iwi Ola (NWIO) Foundation.