Tanya Mailelani Naehu is a Kanaka Maoli Boricua, educator, performer, artist, community organizer and activist of Aloha ‘Āina from the island of Moloka’i, Hawaii. As co-founder of Ka Hale Hoaka, an online school of Hawaiian Knowledge, her teachings are grounded in indigenous philosophies and practices such as mo’olelo,  ʻōlelo Hawai’i, hula, and oli. She is also the director of the Molokaʻinuiahina project, a multi-generational community art project that is founded in traditional storytelling.  By teaching via various art mediums through the vessel of moʻolelo she emphasizes great importance in building communication skills, self confidence, and a new generation of storytellers.