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The Hawaiian name given to me at my birth is Kawenaulaokala. Wena, or wana means sea urchin (うに) or sun rays. Ula, has a double meaning. Ula is red, and it also translates as kahuna (shaman), ka la is ‘the sun.’ The translation my family always said to me was ‘bright rays of the sun.’ I find it ironic that my name is the Japan flag symbol, hinomaru. Because my name is related to sunrays, I took HIkari as my Japanese nickname. My name Kawenaulaokala is also a name from Pele family. Pele is the volcano fire goddess residing on the island of Hawaii. My name in particular is more closely related to Pele’s younger sister Hiiakaikapoliopele, who was a kahuna and kumu hula.

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