He Hawaiʻi ʻo Kauka Noelani Iokepa-Gurrero i pili ʻohana i ka ʻāina ʻo Kauaʻi, Maui, a me ka Moku o Keawe. He hope polopeka ʻo ia ma Ka Haka ʻUla o Keʻelikōlani ma ke Kulanui o Hawaiʻi ma Hilo a ʻo ia hoʻi ka luna hoʻoikaika Kula Kamaliʻi, e kākoʻo ana i ka ʻAha Pūnana Leo a puni ka pae ʻāina. He kumu hula hoʻi ʻo Noelani i puka aku mai ka ʻāuna Lehua Mamo ma lalo o Kumu Hula Leinaʻala Kalama Heine i ka makahiki 2009. E hula ana ʻo ia me Kumu leinaʻala mai ka makahiki 1993 i kona ʻūniki ʻia. Ma mua o kēlā, ua hula ʻo Noelani ma lalo ʻo Kumu Wayne Keahi Chang, Kumu Holoua Stender, a me Randie Fong.

Kālele nui kā Noelani mau noiʻina ma ke aʻo ʻana a hana pū nui ʻo ia me ka papahana ʻo Kahuawaiola.

Dr. Noelani Iokepa-Guerrero is a Native Hawaiian with familial ties to Kauaʻi, Maui and Hawaiʻi Island. Dr. Iokepa-Guerrero is an associate professor of Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikolani College at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo and Luna Hoʻoikaika Kula Kamaliʻi supporting the Punana Leo Hawaiian Medium Schools. The youngest of the 13 kumu hula of the Papa Lehua Mamo class graduated under Kumu Hula Leinaʻala Kalama Heine in 2009, Noelani has been with Hālau Nā Pualei O Likolehua since 1993. Prior to joining the hālau, Noelani danced under Kumu Wayne Keahi Chang, Kumu Holoua Stender, and Randie Fong.

Dr. Noelani's research focuses on education and she works closely with the Kahuawaiola Teacher Preparation program here at UH Hilo.