This production tells the inspiring story of one family’s incredible voyage from Tahiti to Kauai, told through vivid storytelling & dance in an enchanting setting. In the opening scene a father remembering a time of struggle, recalls a decision, a journey and their prayers to Akua (God). Kalama means light ……kalamaku a flaming torch….that is what his people would need. A father tells his strong-willed daughter Orama of his decision to go ahead to the new land. She must stay behind but he will send for her when the time is right, when the land brings its first harvest.
Legends and tales abound in the new land of Pele the Goddess of Fire, her long sleep, her lover Lohiau, her sister Hiiaka and the Mo’o or Dragon Women of Haena. Ari sees them in his dreams. Ancient people journeyed with only the stars and ocean currents as their guides. They carried an inner fire of determination that passed like a great flamed torch from generation to generation. Father asks Akua (God) to watch over his Orama, his only child. He asks Akua to protect her and show her the future. Orama scolds heaven for taking both her father and her love Ari on this foolish journey. Ancient people journeyed with only the stars and ocean currents as their guides. They carried an inner fire of determination that passed like a great flamed torch from generation to generation. Father asks Akua (God) to watch over his Orama, his only child.
Flirtatious fun before departure with seductive dances to ensure a safe return.
The Blue Wind calls as the men journey towards uncharted waters. Their voyage following the longest sea road through Polynesia, lifted by the Spirit of the Sea, Ka Uhane o Ke Kai. Hula Kahiko, the dance of old captures our soul.
“Auwe” a Polynesian lament Orama though, left behind, finds hope in a vision of the future shown to her by Ka Uhane o Ke Kai. She will see her lover Ari again, they will have a child, his name will be Kalamaku.
Orama’s vision becomes a reality with a family’s reunion, a wedding a child born in the new land. Kalamaku. The Flamed Torch lives on. 
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