Photographer Francis Haar documented parts of Chinatown and Pālama—known as ‘A‘ala in the 1960s—while they were being demolished, capturing some of the final images of a Honolulu that has since disappeared.

In his modernist Kāhala dwelling, the ever-present artist Jean Charlot’s presence cannot be ignored.

Through postcards and hotel brochures, a collector endlessly pursues the golden age of Hawai‘i travel.

In today’s climate, artists are needed more than ever. They imagine new futures and activate inventive ways of decoding the past—all to better examine our present cultural moment.