No ka Mea Hoʻokumu

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, as well as finishing up an M.A. in Indigenous Language & Culture Education—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 a kumu at Kamehameha Schools Hawaiʻi, where his work continues to center ʻŌiwi excellence, student agency, and language revitalization in education.

A husband, father, believer, 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.