Kalani's Life In Hawaii Essay

Kalani L.W. was born in 1971 in the Oahu Island of Hawaii, in a what was once a small town, Laie. She was born to Edward and Tessi L. who together raised 4 children in humbling circumstances. She graduated Kahuku High School and attended Brigham Young University where she studied a Bachelor of History. After completing her studies she went on a voluntary mission, devoting 18 months to serve her faith in the LDS church, over in Sydney, Australia. As time went by, Kalani is now happily married with 5 children, and is running a small private business in making authentic Polynesian dance costumes and teaching all styles of Polynesian dancing including the hula. She moved to Australia 21 years ago and moved to Adelaide from Sydney 4 years ago and is loving the beautiful surroundings.
Growing up in Hawaii, Kalani describes her childhood as enjoyable, hardwork and peaceful all into one. She gratefully said “I come from humble beginnings, as a child, my family had very little, but the love we shared with one other helped us through those times”, despite the poor circumstances they were in, Kalani was grateful for the sacrifices that her parents made in being diligent to provide for the family. “If it wasn’t for them, I would
Because Hawaii being a multicultural and diverse country, Kalani grew up learning and knowing the cultural customs and dances, which made her passionate about the Polynesian cultures. From there she began to take a huge interests in learning the different Polynesian cultural dances, therefore she chose to compete at the different Tahitian divisions and Hawaiian competitions, winning at least 5 competitions. Furthermore, while still in junior high school she began working at the Polynesian Cultural Centre as a dancer like her beloved parents, to extend her expertise. From a young age she has always wanted to be a dancer at the