The Designer

 

Anna Kahalekulu is the mind and hands behind Kūlua. She is a lifetime practitioner of hula and generational weaver.  he is a skilled designer, pattern maker, and seamstress. She earned a degree in - and is a former lecturer of - UH Maui College's Fashion Technology program and holds a degree in business from CU Boulder. Kūlua was founded to fulfill her vision of an environmentally responsible fashion line that incorporates old concepts within Hawaiian culture, her heritage and values as a young Hawaiian woman. It is design that is as good as possible for the 'aina that inspires it.