Academy of Hawaiian Arts — Attraction in Oakland

We have been going to hula with AHA for about 2 years now and Aunty Jazzy is a wonderful hula teacher. She is patient with the children and passionate about her work. We recently had their hula performance and Aunty Jazzy and the AHA team worked tirelessly to ensure the event was fun and a success. We’re also enjoying the extra events that they put together to interact with all students from all levels such as annual picnic and holiday events. Aunty Pua has been helpful in answering our questions and making us feel comfortable starting from the beginning, we’re honored and lucky to be a part of the...

Went to see their show this year and the owner was so unprofessional and quite frankly ruined the show. Apparently the sound guys were off but us in the audience could not tell. This guy spends the show cussing the guys out on stage, flipping them off while on stage and walked off stage leaving the audience awkwardly sitting there. I only gave 2 stars because the dancers were good and I know how hard they worked to get ready for a show that their teacher ruined. I won't waste my money on one of their...

Kumu Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu is amazing. I am now in my 3rd year of training with him. I feel like I've become a better hula dancer. I like that everyone works together as a team. My experience at the Academy has been nothing...