Workshop Instructor Bios

Roland Cazimero

Roland is considered an extraordinary icon and a legendary artist. One half of the Brothers Cazimero,  Roland plays with such passion, he almost becomes the guitar.  As a multi-talented entertainer, he’s a profound songwriter, arranger, falsetto & baritone singer. Grammy nominated and a multiple Hoku Award winner with his brother, Robert Cazimero, Roland also has several solo CD’s to his collection.

Kanoe Miller

Kanoe Miller started her career early with performances at the Aloha Tower Pier, greeting passengers on arriving ships with leis and hulas. A Miss Hawai`i 1973, she has since performed six nights a week at the Halekulani Hotel in Waikiki for the past thirty-two years. She has also co-produced and starred in the Hapa Haole hula documentary Romantic Waikiki Hula.

Victoria Holt Takamine

Victoria Holt Takamine is the founder and kumu hula of Pua Ali`i `Ilima.  She has served as a judge at Merrie Monarch for 8 years and is co-founder and Executive Director of PA`I Foundation which sponsors the annual Hapa Haole Hula Festival on O`ahu. She is the president of `Îlio`ulaokalani, a coalition of traditional practitioners who are committed to protecting their Hawaiian customs and traditions, the president of KAHEA: The Hawaiian Environmental Alliance, and co-founder and president of Aloha `Aina, a new Hawaiian political party.