The Hawai‘i-raised filmmaker cleaves to public parks, indie bookstores, and art-house theaters to find slices of stillness and sanity in New York City.
This chapter of modern art’s history in Hawai‘i is largely told by non-Hawaiian artists who “fell in love” with the islands’ indigenous people, culture, and ecology.
This week i’d like to take a moment to thank Ara and Aly (A+A) for being awesome. This week we...
“We are ‘Oiwi and settlers who have benefitted from the Hawaiian renaissance, and still we see so many unfulfilled promises...
When I caught word that a crew recently bombed Spalding House, I envisioned monolithic blockbusters plastered on the tennis court...
In a love letter to Hawai‘i Triennial 2025, an O‘ahu-born artist reflects on how the state’s largest thematic exhibition of contemporary art reclaims aloha as a transformative force.
Artist Matthew Kaopio refuses to let anything hold him back from doing what he loves.







