In talks with him in the past, he stated that he learned from his friends who were all Hawaiian/Samoans where he grew up. Now I know that Tino Tuiolosega states that his Limalama originated from thirteen different stickfighting methods that he learned as a boy, but the two are not only completely different islands, they are usually relegated to be taught to a very very select group of people. Is it possible? sure, and he does have many Lua movements within what he used to teach, but where he got them im not sure. It also depends where he was at the time, because if he was on the mainland the only ones really spreading Lua outside of Hawaii was Olohe Kaihewalu who caught a tremendous amount of slack from the Kupuna (elders) and Olohe David Nuuhiwa who was also in California at the time. If he learned it in the Islands, it would have been much hared to him as a haole. Some of the people I have been blessed to to kokua with train at kamehameha schools and you can't even get onto the grounds without a sponsor or unless you are a verifiable poly. There are several different groups there though known by the term pa' or training compound they come from or type of lua they train in. Some more traditional than others, some very much protocol based, some with more sparring but all very serious and spiritual. I think Kumu Miguel Haynes was teaching in Kazja's stead last i heard.. Maybe look him up??
Haumana.
oh sorry i havent gotten back to you, ive been really busy..