Kumu Arnaz Kekela Ifopō is the Kumu Hula of Hālau Hula Nā ʻOhu Maile ʻO Kula Moku and a founding leader of Tausi Vā. Trained under Rolanda Reese and with guidance from Aunty Mae Kamamalu Klein, Kumu Kekela brings over 25 years of dedicated study and practice in traditional hula, chant (oli), language (ʻōlelo), and cultural protocol. Kumu Kekela formally underwent ʻūniki August 2022 in Southern California and opened hālau the following year. 

Deeply committed to serving the diaspora, Kumu Kekela views the hālau not merely as a dance space, but as a living sanctuary for intergenerational healing, identity preservation, and tending to the vā. Through rigorous instruction and compassionate mentorship, Kumu Kekela guides students to honor the hula traditions and lineage of Aunty Maiki Aiu Lake.