Mahealani is a dancer and musician. She has been a teacher of Polynesian dance for over 25 years, and has performed with numerous dance ensembles. She has also won numerous awards in dance, chant, singing and drumming from competitions throughout California and Hawai’i.

Ms. Uchiyama is the Executive Producer of the documentary “Black Pearl”, a film which won top honors in the 2002 Berkeley Film Festival and was featured on Hawai’i Public Television.

She has performed in such venues as San ...