Hi'ohia Publishing

Proudly located on O'ahu

Ka'iulani Kauihou started her teaching career in Hawaiian Language Immersion schools.  One of her biggest concerns was that the storybooks from which the students had to choose were limited in variety and that they also portrayed world views contradictory to those of the ancient Hawaiians.

Using the book Sites of O'ahu as a guide, Ka'iulani began researching stories specifically from her 'ahupua'a, or district, of Wai'anae, which is on the leeward side of O'ahu, Hawai'i.

After two years, six directors, eight photographers, 100+ models, and countless supporters, Hi'ohia Publishing pulled off their first project, The Ka'ena Aloha Series.  This series consists of eight Hawaiian legends, each re-enacted and published in its own hardcover book. These were stories that were nearly forgotten until Hi'ohia Publishing breathed life into them again.