HFCCA's History
On September 20, 1988, five practitioners formed what later became the White Cloud Chamber in a search to fully experience life's challenges through the meaningful practice of Chinese healing arts. Leon Letoto was asked to advise and instruct the members who met once a week in Kaimuki. In its beginning, the organization focused on instruction in traditional Chinese health practices and philosophy but has since broadened its mission to include Chinese dance and other aspects of Chinese culture. The White Cloud Chamber and founding members of the Phoenix Dance Chamber formed the Hawaii Foundation for Chinese Culture and Arts (HFCCA) in the spring of 1989. The Foundation was formed to provide a vehicle for teaching and learning the Chinese cultural heritage through personal participation and experience rather than from an academic point of view.