Retired Lecturer
Hawaiian Hula and Chant
Victoria “Vicky” Holt Takamine is the kumu hula (master teacher) of Pua Aliʻi ʻIlima, a school of traditional Hawaiian dance. She graduated through the ʻūniki rituals of hula from Maiki Aiu Lake. Vicky is a graduate of Kamehameha Schools. She received her Bachelor’s and Masters Degrees in Dance Ethnology from the University of Hawaiʻi. She served as a dance lecturer in the University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa Music Department, and, at Leeward Community College and the University High School.
For over thirty years, she choreographed for UHM Department of Theatre and Dance, Dance Program Concerts at Kennedy Theatre and taught dance degree courses. In addition, Pua Aliʻi ʻIlima, under the direction of kumu hula Vicky Holt Takamine, participates in many cultural festivals throughout Hawaiʻi. Pua Aliʻi ʻIlima is committed to perpetuating, preserving and promoting Hawaiian culture, art, music and dance.