https://www.hulamelia.com/home daily 1.0 2025-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f276e212436e97b9b6c92f3/1597530388307-GF0SB7H0MSODJHXDZE09/image-asset.jpeg Home - Ka Pua Melia Advanced Class https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f276e212436e97b9b6c92f3/1596586722940-S687G92TR4GYELY44Z2L/IMG_0553.jpg Home - Hulacise Hula Fusion Exercise Class https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f276e212436e97b9b6c92f3/1596587398061-8USH7FHCK970QTY59PWL/IMG_0582.jpg Home - Hapa Hula Beginner’s Class https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f276e212436e97b9b6c92f3/1597695844565-J9LLLG055FBR42S21UCZ/41257867_10103068661674396_3059033565439197184_n.jpg Home https://www.hulamelia.com/about daily 0.75 2020-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f276e212436e97b9b6c92f3/1596582902353-0U7MS52OINUXH4MM4P4A/385663_3570656111040_369439854_n.jpg Melia Hula Bio Background Page Amber Ayako Du Bois is a dance instructor and performer based out of the North Shore of Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi. With family ties to Japan, Hawaiʻi, and the Bay Area of California, her dance background is rather eclectic. At the age of three, Amber became a student of modern dance with Luna Dance Company in Oakland, California; while there she earned a one year Dance Scholarship. As a member of the Performing Arts Academy at Skyline High School, Amber majored in Dance Production and Music. Throughout high school and college she practiced Ballet, Modern and Jazz Dance. After college she studied American Smooth and Latin Ballroom at the Kessler School of Dance in Honolulu. In 2011 Amber joined hula hālau Nā Wahine O Ka Hula Mai Ka Puʻuwai under the direction of Kumu Hula Valerie Candy Pollack and in 2014 Amber began assistant teaching alongside Mrs. Pollack, where she continues to co-teach as well as leading her own hula classes. https://www.hulamelia.com/classes daily 0.75 2025-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f276e212436e97b9b6c92f3/1597543638062-P7SDZHMWAWDQJKVUSOAI/IMG_0559.jpg Melia Hula Class List and Description - Hulacise This is a fun and invigorating exercise class centered around fundamental hula steps and movement set to contemporary music. These classes are currently not available. Check back soon for updates! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f276e212436e97b9b6c92f3/cbb4561e-af5e-4ac4-94b2-cad10debb48e/Hula4Mom.jpeg Melia Hula Class List and Description - Hapa Hula A hula class designed for beginners. In this class we will break down and define basic hula movements and techniques required to learn fun and easy hula choreographed to modern hapa haole and popular music hits. Weekly donation based classes are available every Thursday from 8:30am - 10am, at the Mokuleia Polo Field. 68-411 Farrington Hwy. Waialua, HI 96791 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f276e212436e97b9b6c92f3/1597540803566-98SEBATI6H8YIC4DCCK4/IMG_2654+copy.jpg Melia Hula Class List and Description - Ka Pua Melia This advanced class is reserved for hula haumana (students) who have previous hula experience and are dedicated to hula not only as a practice but as a lifestyle. The focus for Ka Pua Melia haumana will be exploring and learning more traditional hula, mele (songs), and oli (chants). Those students in the Hapa Hula class may be eligible to graduate into this advanced level class based on personal skillset and development determined by kumu hula Amber. As of June 2025, beginning and advanced students are mixed into one class. Weekly donation based classes are available every Thursday from 8:30am - 10am, at the Mokuleia Polo Field. 68-411 Farrington Hwy. Waialua, HI 96791 https://www.hulamelia.com/contact daily 0.75 2020-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f276e212436e97b9b6c92f3/1597716188218-BU0116428GC6P44E29FP/11893960_10153116045236984_8680517286821226941_o.jpeg Contact Phone Email - Contact me amber@hulamelia.com (808) 265-9853 Instagram https://www.hulamelia.com/origin daily 0.75 2020-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f276e212436e97b9b6c92f3/1597713499362-HNYDO7P0BVGU08AMPFH5/IMG_4437.jpg Origin - The origin story of Hula Melia is very much a personal story of awakening and transformation. The plumeria flower, or ka pua melia, has and continues to serve as my primary source of inspiration — a symbol not only of beauty and devotion but also of resilience and new beginnings. There was a period in my life when everything was changing and I had to adapt to the change or be forced to settle for a life that I ultimately did not want. This rapidly occurring change forced me to shed parts of my life that I had outgrown, to be vulnerable and to accept help from the people who loved me the most and who only wanted to see me thrive. It quickly became clear that I needed to trust and have faith in myself, in my own strength and abilities; to value my natural gifts and talents. I had to nurture ka pua melia within me and allow it to come into full bloom. From the moment I started looking inward in an effort to discover what truly made me happy, where I wanted my life to go and what I wanted it to look and feel like, my focus always came back to hula. For me, hula is, of course, fun and educational but it is also an escape from the daily demands of life — an escape to a place of tranquility and peace. For many others like me, hula is a very sacred and spiritually uplifting practice. As said by Aunty Mae Ulalia Loebenstein, “When you dance there are two of you, your spiritual self and your physical self. The spirit has to dance.” Hula is not just a means by which one can connect with themself on every level but hula is also an invitation for one to connect with a larger hula community and learn about it’s beautiful and poetic history and culture — an art form that continues to grow and evolve for all to enjoy. My intention is to create a space where you can let go, have fun and release personal stress or worries, even if it is only for an hour of your day. May your hula journey remind you of your own beauty and resilience. It is with sincere gratitude that I welcome you to Hula Melia.