Kealoha has toured throughout the world, playing to packed houses in cities such as Zurich, Amsterdam, Sao Paulo, New York City, Chicago, Seattle, and San Francisco.  He has also made numerous television and radio show appearances, and has performed in hundreds of live venues throughout Hawai`i including the Aloha Stadium, Waikiki Shell, Neal Blaisdell Arena, Hawai`i Theatre, Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Studio1, Kumu Kahua Theatre, Hawaiian Hut, Pipeline Cafe, and the Hawai`i Convention Center.  He has been booked to perform and/or emcee at conferences, festivals, weddings, speaker series, rallies, anti-violence shows, HIV awareness days, art openings, motivational seminars, concerts, cultural events, award ceremonies, and fundraisers.  His performances combine poetry with interactive speaking, and have ranged from 1 minute to an hour-and-a-half, depending on his clients' needs.

Kealoha conducts both large-scale assemblies and intimate classroom workshops for Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, High Schools, and Universities throughout the country.  His touring series, called "Stylistic Elements," exposes students to performance poetry, gives them a hands-on writing experience, and inspires them to find their own poetic voice.  The content and language level (automatically censored for High School and below) of Stylistic Elements is tailored from class to class in order to match the age group and learning needs of the students.  Furthermore, each of Kealoha's workshops fulfill an average of 6-7 of the Hawai`i Content and Performance Standards in the Language Arts (written & oral), Fine Arts (drama and theatre), and Career Planning areas.  In addition to poetry, his assemblies and classroom workshops have also been used to address specific topics such as anti-violence awareness, career options, the importance of reading/literacy, motivation, leadership, college prep, theater, and anti-tobacco messages.  Because he is both Native Hawaiian and born & raised in Hawai`i, Kealoha has extreme sensitivity towards local issues and builds rapport with students as soon as he enters the room.

Stylistic Elements has inspired thousands of students and teachers in over 200 distinct schools, libraries, prisons, and community centers since 2002.  Furthermore, Kealoha has also taught a Master's Workshop at the Bamboo Ridge Writer's Institute, has done professional development with teachers at educational seminars, has conducted workshops at the International Youth Poetry Slam Festival (Brave New Voices), and has taught both male and female inmates in Hawaii's prisons.  Kealoha has been on the Artistic Teaching Partners (Artists in the Schools) roster since 2005, and has completed multi-week residencies at Kahuku High School, Waiau Elementary, Molokai High School, Kaua`i High School, Makaha Elementary, Waimea Middle School (Big Island), Kamaile Academy, Wai`anae Elementary, and Salt Lake Elementary.

Kealoha is the coach and a member of the HawaiiSlam Poets, a group of Hawaii's best performance poets.  Their team pieces (more than one person delivering the poem) have been featured on the National Poetry Slam's Finals stage for three years, and in 2009 they placed 5th in the nation out of 68 teams.  Their performance poetry shows have been typically used for special events, school assemblies, concerts, and festivals.

Kealoha tours with some of Hawaii's best musicians & performers as a poetic vocalist.  He currently has full concert shows with Henry Kapono ("The Wild Hawaiian" - classic rock with a Hawaiian language twist), Makana (progressive slack key and rock), Hawaiian Ryan (comedy, poetry, and improv music), Kathy "Tita" Collins (storytelling & poetry), and Communication (acoustic soul, jazz, funk, hip-hop, poetry).  These performance groups have typically been used for music festivals, art shows, and concerts.

Need a poem, spoken word piece, or piece of prose that says something very specific?  Kealoha is up for the task.  As an artist, he immerses himself into his clients' assignments with passion.  He can work on very tight time lines, and is professional with his communication during the process.  Kealoha has been commissioned by clients such as the State of Hawaii's Department Of Health, The Na Hoku Hanohano Awards Show (Hawai`i's Grammys), the musical group Hapa, the Na Hoku O Hawai`i Music Festival, the Kokua for Katrina Benefit Concert, and the Kokua for the Pacific Benefit Concert.

If you are interested in using Kealoha or his associates for your event/school, please send an email to info@KealohaPoetry.com or call (808) 387-9664 for more information.  If you have a different use for Kealoha that is not listed in any of the above categories, don't be shy.  Kealoha is a quick study and can usually accomodate any of your needs.  He is also honest about his limitations, and will let you know if he is uncomfortable with performing certain functions. 

For major bookings outside of Hawai`i, please contact Kealoha's non-exclusive worldwide touring representation: Pasifika Artists Network, LLC; Karen A. Fischer, President; 1-808-283-7007; karen@pasifika-artists.com

Finally, if you are interested in helping Kealoha to grow the slam poetry movement, you can make a tax-deductible donation to HawaiiSlam, an official 501(c)(3) non-profit through Poetry Slam Inc.  Contact us and we will walk you through the very simple process.