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Are you asking about the name of the halau? Ke kai o kahiki? Its a halau that traces the hawaiian and polynesian roots back through pacific navigation and population of ancient Hawaii, in some ways similar to Polynesian Voyaging Society and the canoe around world voyages of Hokuleʻa. Ke Kai means “The Sea” o Kahiki means “Of Tahiti”. Original Hawaiian islands inhabitants came by canoe, bringing their Polynesian religion, language, navigation skills, chants and of course hula. They lived by oral tradition, educating and passing knowledge through chants, songs(mele) and dance (hula), Post contact with whalers, sailors, missionaries, the language was written-immeidately creating one of most literate societies on earth. Hawaii population had more printing presses, newspapers and reading population. That also created a need to preserve and perpetuate the hula & chant/mele traditions! Kahiko means “ancient”, relating to hula and chants in the ancient traditions of Hawaiis monarchy and earlier still¯ I hope that answers your question.