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In FLUX

In this themed series, be immersed in the dynamic energy of the Hawaiian Islands, where culture is ever evolving and always moving forward—a diverse place of influx.

Episodes
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IN FLUX - S11E4

E Lei Kau, E Lei Ho’oilo I Ke Aloha

For lei maker Meleana Estes, every creation is a gift back to her tūtū, community, and the land.

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IN FLUX - S11E3

Nā Kama a Ohiohikupua Lāua ‘o Lauhuki

Weaver Kā‘eo Izon guides students in strengthening their skills in the art of ulana lau hala.

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IN FLUX - S11E2

Kelis Kaleopa’a, He Kahu Na Moananuiākea

The Native Hawaiian surfing prodigy’s kuleana to caring for Hawai‘i extends from mauka to makai.

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Envisioning the Black Presence

Miliani-based artist and educator, Mark is a Black painter creating portraits and murals inspired by the African diaspora and informed by Hawaii’s natural landscapes.

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IN FLUX - S8E2 - Time

Reframing Nikkei Identity

The lived nikkei experience is difficult to define in the world, let alone in a single photograph. With her portraits, Hawai‘i-born photographer Tori Toguchi aims to create space to explore multiple meanings.

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IN FLUX - S8E1 - Time

Modern Age

Kenyatta Kelechi’s wet-plate photographs of Hawai‘i natives and locals work to subvert the medium’s problematic history.

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IN FLUX - S9E1 - Homecoming

Out of His Mind

The paintings of Honolulu-based Roland Longstreet reflect an equally active and brainy creative process.

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IN FLUX - S7E2 - Wealth

Into the Wild

Through education in foraging, harvesting, and cooking wild plants, Sunny Savage shares how to identify edible plants in one’s backyard, at the park, and around the planet.

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IN FLUX - S7E1 - Wealth

Man of Steel

Multi-media artist Tom Sewell sees art where others see decay. In one of his most ambitious installations, he repurposed massive metal plates discarded by Maui’s last sugar mill and assembled them into large-scale sculptures that are sprinkled across his 17-acre estate in Ha‘ikū. 

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IN FLUX - S6E3 - Utopias

Redemption Songs

In their debut musical release, two singer-songwriters reflect on their experiences with depression and faith.

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IN FLUX - S5E2 - Nights

Night Riders

Pro surfer Cliff Kapono shares the thrill of surfing after the sun sets.

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IN FLUX - S4E1 - Power

Enclothed Cognition

In the following portraits, we gathered people from all walks of life and disciplines to look at the diverse array of garments that most empower them.

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IN FLUX - S4E2 - Power

Waters Reclaimed

Activists residing in Wailuanui and Ke‘anae are continuing to untangle the complex politics of East Maui water diversion to reinstate this natural resource.

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IN FLUX - S6E2 - Utopias

Super Corals

Dive into the Gates Coral Lab where a research team is making strides to fight climate change by developing resilient coral reefs.

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IN FLUX - S6E1 - Utopias

The Build-Up

Architect Aaron Ackerman’s fantasy of constructing a sustainable family home in Pālolo Valley exceeds the standards of what it means to build green.

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IN FLUX - S5E3 - Nights

With the Grain

The Analog Sunshine Recorders, a Honolulu film photography collective, band together to capture images of the islands the old-fashioned way.

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IN FLUX - S5E1 - Nights

Dark Matter

Artist Reem Bassous isn’t afraid to settle into dark materials and themes. Her artworks excavate experiences with war-torn environments and its effects on memory and consciousness.

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IN FLUX - S3E3 - Tribes

The Witness

For more than three decades, photographer Ed Greevy documented land struggles and political strife in the Hawaiian Islands.

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IN FLUX - S3E2 - Tribes

Migrants in the Mist

Taiji Terasaki’s latest work reflects on the resilience of immigrants, both past and present.

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IN FLUX - S3E1 - Tribes

Perspectives: The Pōpolo Project

A Honolulu-based collective shares the complex diversity of what it means to be Black in Hawai’i and the larger Pacific.

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IN FLUX - S2E4 - Food

Holy Water

These spiritual rituals call on participants to drink in the divine.

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IN FLUX - S2E3 - Food

Plan Bee

Out of artistic expression, a bee farmer stumbles upon an alternative protein source.

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IN FLUX - S2E2 - Food

Under Sheldon’s Roof

Sheldon Simeon isn’t trying to reinvent the wheel. Instead, he looks to family history for inspiration in creating his soulful cuisine.

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IN FLUX - S2E1 - Food

Born & Grazed

The fallow lands left behind by Hawai‘i’s defunct sugar plantations opened the door for cattle ranchers whose old traditions and new ideas could shape the future of island food.

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IN FLUX - S1E4 - Movement

It’s In The Moves

Get in the mindset of a diverse cast of characters to find out what pushes them forward.

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IN FLUX - S1E3 - Movement

Design in Motion

Carrington Manaola Yap taps his cultural heritage and his romantic life for his successful Hawaiian clothing line.

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IN FLUX - S1E2 - Movement

Fight or Flight

By migration and accident, birds arrived in the Hawaiian-Emperor archipelago over the course of several millennia. Now bird scientists are exploring sophisticated genetic biology and continuing evolution, which may save both bird and man from the effects of a warming world.

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IN FLUX - S1E1 - Movement

Art Aquatic

Mark Cunningham gives new life to found objects.