Kaimana Chee was born and raised on the north shore of the island of O'ahu in Hawai'i. He started dancing hula at the age of nine and began
teaching while in high school. Collectively, Kaimana has over 20 years of dancing and teaching experience. In 1994, Kaimana participated in
the prestigious Merrie Monarch Hula Festival, an annual competitive event recognized as the mainstay of the Hula and Hawaiian Culture.
While attending college, he established the Hui-O-Aloha Dancers at Boise State University, a Polynesian performing group. In 2000, Kaimana
relocated to Okinawa, Japan where he performed nightly as a musician, singer and dancer at the Okinawa Renaissance Resort. Upon returning to
Hawai'i, Kaimana choreographed and produced several shows for a series of daytime and dinner cruises. Along with former student, Marsha Grey,
Kaimana established Hulabootie, an ongoing Hula school and performing group based in Tokyo, Japan. Currently, Kaimana resides in Columbia,
MD. and is the new managing director of Hoaloha, a Maryland-based Polynesian ensemble dedicated to preserving and perpetuating island
cultures through music and dance.