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.
In gatherings of community, bon dances celebrate Japanese heritage and pass on ancestral traditions.
The ancient stone monument of Kapaemahu on Waikīkī Beach honors gender fluid heroes in Hawaiian culture.
He mea pohihihi paha ka hoʻomaopopo ʻana i ka ʻōlelo he “Hawaiian sense of place”, he hopunaʻōlelo e lohe hele ʻia ana mai ka ʻoihana hoʻokipa malihini a ka ʻoihana hakulau. I ka hapa nui naʻe o ka manawa, he hoʻohāmau ʻia ke ō ʻana mai o nā inoa ʻāina kuʻuna. Ua hiki anei ke hoʻohanohano maoli i ka ʻāina me ka ʻike ʻole ʻana i nā inoa ʻāina?
Hawai‘i creative folk are drawn to the historic Johnson house. For a local lamp maker, the residence’s lasting nature presents reminders to elevate one’s design practices.
L.A.-based Shingo Yamazaki paints a multicultural Hawai‘i upbringing steeped in meditations on identity and memory.
From facilitating cultural expeditions across the Pacific to joining the fight to save coral reefs worldwide, the HawaiianMiles charity program is amplifying the impact of those working near and far to make Hawai‘i a better place.