Pi'ikea Lopes is equal parts graceful and strong (and many other things). Pi'ikea was crowned Miss Aloha Hula 2022 -- an individual hula competition during the Merrie Monarch Festival -- which led her to becoming one of the faces of the Nike N7 campaign. While training for the Miss Aloha Hula 2022 competition, Pi'ikea discovered her love for the gym, which eventually led her to her passion of powerlifting. Now, when Pi'ikea isn't practicing hula or teaching the Hawaiian language, she is in the gym. What hula and the Native Hawaiian culture means to her, how she merged powerlifting and hula and how Pi'ikea balances kumu (teacher) parents all on this episode of Pretty Pitches.

Follow Pi'ikea on Instagram: @_piikealopes and @piikeafitness

Learn more about the Merrie Monarch Festival on Instagram at @merriemonarchfestival and online at https://www.merriemonarch.com/

You can also watch the livestream of the Merrie Monarch Festival here: https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/merriemonarch/