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.
Hawaii Rooted – Keone Nunes
Keone Nunes reveals the protocol and the practice of traditional Hawaiian tattooing on the island of Oahu.
Hawaii Rooted – Dustin Tester
Dustin Tester, one of the first women to surf Peahi (Jaws), empowers women through surfing on the western shores of Maui.
Hawaii Rooted – Kaumakaiwa Kanakaole
Kaumakaiwa Kanakaole expresses the true meaning of hula from a native Hawaiian perspective on the Island of Hawaii.
Hawaii Rooted – Kala Tanaka
Under the stars on the island of Maui, Kala Tanaka connects with her ancestors through traditional Hawaiian voyaging.
Hawaii Rooted – Brandon Baptiste
Brandon Baptiste uses his culinary training to put a new spin on shave ice at Wailua Shave Ice on the island of Kauai.
Hawaii Rooted – Greg Solatorio
Cultural practitioner, Greg Solatorio lives off the land on the island of Molokai just like his ancestors did, 1,000 years ago.
Hawaii Rooted – Brandon Lee & Sheldon Simeon
Chef Sheldon Simeon and Brandon Lee, give us a taste of authentic, local, farm to table, cuisine in Hilo on the Island of Hawaii.
Hawaii Rooted – Tom Pohaku Stone
Tom Pohaku Stone handcrafts traditional Hawaiian surfboards to ride the waves of time on the windward side of Oahu.
Hawaii Rooted – Leinaala Jardin
Kumu Hula Leinaala Jardin and her halau prepare for a special hoike performance on the island of Kauai.