Kaili Chun’s Giant Installations and Sculptures Evoke the History of a Place
“I do large, monumental works because it’s a statement that we Hawaiians are still here and we have a voice.”
Arts & Culture
How Hawai‘i Connects the Many Pacific Nations
Our melting pot of Hawaiian, Polynesian, Asian and Western influences helps unite Oceania’s diverse islands and serves as a bridge to the world beyond.
Create, Wait, Celebrate
Potter Lauren Shin teaches classes at her tranquil Norae Ceramics studio in Kāne‘ohe.
My Job Is Bringing Joy Through Old-Style Hawaiian Music
High schooler Kamaha‘o Haumea-Thronas loves singing mele Hawai‘i and keeping Hawaiian music alive.
What Happens When a Hypnotist and an Improv Comic Ask for Volunteers
Asad Mecci and Colin Mochrie let hypnotized participants steer their performance in unexpected, sometimes hilarious directions. Coming to Hawaii Theatre Oct. 10
Handmade on Moloka‘i
Each of the garments made at Kealopiko’s screen-printing workshop are one-of-a-kind and tell a story.
Wear Your Aloha
Local designers explain what makes alohawear unique to the Islands, and why they wish the touristy “Hawaiian” prints would just go away.
Lau Hala Weavers Maintain a Hawaiian Tradition
Nā Lālā o ka Pūhala offers weekly classes on how to weave leaves from the native hala tree.
Hawai‘i’s Film Feast Is Now a Famine. What Happened?
Only one major TV series is scheduled to be shot on O‘ahu this summer. Local crews and actors are struggling to find work.
