Our team

With multi-faceted experience focusing on non-profit administration for culture and the performing arts, Renson has spent his professional career uplifting and celebrating the diversity of contemporary Hawaiʻi culture through means that honor, preserve, and perpetuate the depth and breadth of Hawaiian culture. Renson currently focuses on the need to impart knowledge through voice, both figuratively and literally. His interpretive work for the U.S. Department of the Interior (National Park Service) and the State of Hawaiʻi places Renson in front of audiences as an orator. In studio he supports Hawaiʻi’s cultural and entertainment scene as a singing voice specialist, with award-winning clients sharing Hawaiʻi-based music around the world.

Byron Kumulani Moku, our Chief Investment Officer, integrates a wealth of experience in hospitality, real estate development, and community service with his artistic passion. A graduate of Kamehameha Schools and Iowa State University, Moku has significantly contributed to the fields of food & beverage and hotel management until 2001, alongside excelling in real estate development. His dedication to enhancing youth, community wellness, and cultural preservation through various non-profits is commendable. Moku, a lifelong artist and family man, enriches our organization with creativity and a deep-rooted commitment to the values we hold dear. 

Kimo Perry, serving as Secretary, brings his dedication to education and Hawaiian culture to the forefront of Hale Mua Cultural Group. As a scholarship coordinator within the University of Hawaiʻi system, Perryʻs influence extends into our community through his active involvement with numerous non-profit organizations. Notably, his role as Kakaolelo for the Royal Order of Kamehameha I, Chapter#3, “Kaumualii” underscores his commitment to cultural stewardship and leadership. Specializing in K-12 and post-high education, Perry has played an active role in advocating for the Hawaiian language and culture across generations. His foundational work with Supporting the Language of Kauaʻi, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of Hawaiian language and culture on Kauaʻi, highlights his commitment to our heritage. Furthermore, Perryʻs instrumental role in establishing Kawaikini New Century Public Charter School, serving as its first Board President from 2008 to 2014, helped to create a culturally rich learning environment for students as part of the broader movement to achieve greater educational self-determination for Native Hawaiians.

Kinohi Neves, born and raised in Keaukaha, Hilo, brings a lifetime of immersion in Kanaka Maoli culture to Hale Mua Cultural Group. A product of Hawaiian immersion schools, Kinohi attended Ka ʻUmeke Kāʻeʻo in Keaukaha and Ke Kula o Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu in Keaʻau. He continued his academic journey at UH Hilo, earning a Bachelor’s in Hawaiian Studies, and is currently completing his Master’s in Hawaiian Studies at UH Mānoa.Outside of formal education, Kinohi has been a dedicated student of hula under his father’s hula school since 1999. He will graduate as a Kumu Hula in July 2024, perpetuating the hula lineage of the esteemed Kumu Hula Nona Beamer. His cultural and academic endeavors are further enriched by his role as a Graduate Research Assistant under Professor Jennifer Leilani Basham.A member of the Royal Order of Kamehameha I, Māmalahoa Chapter, since 2010, Kinohi has gained valuable knowledge in indigenous protocols and leadership, serving in various capacities within the organization. His dedication to Hawaiian culture, education, and traditions makes him an invaluable addition to Hale Mua Cultural Group.