No ka Mea Nānā i Hoʻokumu i ka “ʻŌlelo Group”

Isaac “Kealohapauʻole” Ahuna is a Native Hawaiian educator, translator, and historical researcher with a lifelong commitment to ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi. Born and raised in Hilo, Hawaiʻi, Kealohapauʻole brings over a decade of experience in Hawaiian language education, instruction at the secondary and university level, curriculum design and production, and culturally grounded translation work.

He holds both a B.A. in History and Hawaiian Studies, and is currently finishing up an M.A. in Indigenous Language & Culture Education with a focus on Hawaiian language and literature—his academic research focusing on the social and political history of Hawaiian healing, public health policy, and language revitalization, particularly through moʻokūʻauhau and Hawaiian-language newspapers of the 19th century.

Before founding The ʻŌlelo Group, Kealohapauʻole taught Hawaiian language and Hawaiian Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo and served as a curriculum developer at Hale Kuamoʻo, the Hawaiian Language Center housed within UH Hilo. There, he helped create immersion-aligned educational materials that continue to support ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi across classrooms and communities statewide. He now serves as an Institutional Analyst at the Office of Hawaiian Education, in constant (re)search for ways to highlight the value and necessity for Hawaiian (Immersion) education for all.

A husband, father, believer in Christ, and storyteller, Kealohapauʻole is grounded in faith, driven by purpose, and dedicated to uplifting ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi with integrity, aloha, and excellence — one project at a time.