Barbara Pualani Ke Anuenue Finneran

Auntie Barbara, as her students fondly call her, studied and taught under Kumu Hula Joan S. Lindsey for 12 years before moving to San Diego and opening her own halau (studio). Pualani’s Hula Studio opened in 1976 and has been sharing Hula and other Polynesian traditions since that time. Auntie Barbara strives to instill in her haumana (students) the deep respect she was taught for the time honored traditions that are the lifeline of the Hawaiian culture.