Jonny Kealoha is the charismatic host of a struggling Waikiki Polynesian lÅ«`au show. To everyoneâs surprise, including his own, he is appointed as the successor to a high school boyâs hula class when his former Kumu Hula (master hula teacher) passes away. He becomes as much a student as a teacher through the demands of leading the boys to a significant cultural event and rediscovers the sanctity of the culture he had previously abandoned.