Hoʻokani Pila

Program Lead

Zachary Lum

Zachary Alakaʻi Lum is a Native Hawaiian musician, composer, hula dancer, scholar, activist, educator, and philantrhopist. He hails from Haʻikū, Heʻeia, Koʻolaupoko, Oʻahu, and is a graduate of Kamehameha Schools. Upon graduating, he furthered his musical education at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, where he earned BAs in Music with a focus on Piano Performance and ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, respectively. He would also go on to receive his MA in Ethnomusicology from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Currently, Lum is pursuing a Doctorate Degree at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in the Indigenous Politics Program. Lum is a longtime student of Kumu Hula Robert Uluwehionāpuaikawēkiuokalani Cazimero and dances hula for Cazimero's Hālau Nā Kamalei O Līlīlehua. Lum was formally admitted into the hālau in 2017.From 2014-2020, Lum served as the Director of Choral Music at Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Campus. He currently serves as Executive Director of the non-profit organization, Kāhuli Leo Leʻa. As a musician, Lum has won various awards and accolades as a member of the Hawaiian music group Keauhou. He is a four-time winner of the highly-coveted Haku Mele (Composer's) Award, awarded by the Hawaiʻi Academy of Recording Arts at its annual Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards celebration.