Kumu Hula Legacy
Josh Kamuela Chang and Uncle Randy Kaulana Chang are Father and Son Duo
Kumu Hula / President
Joshua Kamuelaonakupanihianamekamahele Chang is the son of Randy Chang and Kahealani Kamahele and himself an accomplished Hawaiian musician, hula dancer, filmmaker, and Kumu Hula. Born and raised in Redondo Beach, CA, Josh grew up immersed in the Hawaiian language and culture for the majority of his life. He credits his family for fostering his lifelong passion for the Polynesian arts. He currently runs his own music business and film production studio. He became our Kumu Hula during his father's health complications as well as the president of our hālau's non-profit organization for the last six years.
Josh released two Hawaiian falsetto albums and graduated from the Los Angeles Film School with his Bachelor of Science degree and double honors and now owns a film production company since 2020. He released a single entitled "Kiss Me Love" on all streaming services and became engaged to his beautiful Fiancée Miyuu Hashimoto in 2021.
Currently, Josh is creating films for major Fortune 500 companies and his first directorial short documentary film for Pacific Islanders in Communications or Hawaiʻi, which will be released in 2024. Josh currently teaches hula to the UCLA Hawaiʻi club for their annual Luau Hōʻike every year for the last fourteen years as well.
Despite his busy schedule, he still dedicates his time to church, family, and friends by ensuring that he can support them in any way shape, or form. However, teaching hula to the hālau has always been a priority for him. Continuing to preserve his Hawaiian culture and knowledge with all those that aspire to learn motivates him to share his ʻike from the many sources he has learned under. Kaulana Ka Hale Kula ʻO Nā Pua ʻO Ka ʻĀina legacy is important to him because it represents who he is, where he comes from, and where he wants to go after 25 years.
Kumu Hula
Uncle Randy Kaulana Chang has been teaching and sharing his knowledge of the Hawaiian culture for over 35 years. In 1996, he decided to formally establish his Hālau in Southern California. Starting in a small garage on Kornblum Avenue to the slopes of Alondra Park, and later renting a Karate Dojo space...the hālau eventually found a home in the Yukon Square Plaza for 21 years. The hālau would see many faces and iterations along the way that helped shape, guide, and propel this hālau into many years of success.
The hālau was created to perpetuate Native Hawaiian culture through crafts, dance, music, and history on the continent as well as other Polynesian history and music. Uncle Randy has taken the hālau to showcase their talents in competitions such as Merrie Monarch, E Hula Mau, and Kumukahi throughout the years. We have participated multiple times in Kūlia I Ka Punawai (Kumu Hula Association of Southern California) projects, pacific islander festivals as well as educational community ventures.
Uncle Randy is the son of Frank and Moana Chang, former residents of Carson, California. Along with all of his siblings, Randy received his training in the Hawaiian culture from his mother, Moana. In his mother's hula school, his job was to train the young kāne in hula and other Polynesian dances. However, he began teaching women in 1999 and continues to share his unending manaʻo with haumāna far and wide. We hope you will join our hālau to become a part of his lifelong work to perpetuate the Hawaiian culture.
Meet The Board
We Are a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization
Josh Kamuela Chang
President
Kahea Chun
Executive Secretary
Katie Fujita
Chief Financial Officer
Makana Pelayo
Chief Of Operations
Blossom Eugenio
Special Events Coordinator
Carolyn Kimura
Internal Affairs
Creating Meaningful Impact
Since our launch in 2000, the team at Kaulana Ka Hale Kula O Na Pua O Ka 'Aina has worked tirelessly to promote our cause. We are fortunate to have volunteers and staff from all walks of life who bring their unique expertise and resources into everything we do. This is what enables us to achieve our goals year after year.
While there is always more that can be done, there is no doubt that we are making a significant impact. We don’t measure our success through just facts and figures, but through happy faces and heartwarming feedback. See how you can become part of the difference.