Joshua ‘Baba’ Tavares: From Broadway to Hawaiian theatre
Joshua “Baba” Tavares returned to Hawaiʻi after nearly nine years of living in New York City and performing in the Broadway musical RENT.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Kanilehua
Kanilehua—Name of a mist-like rain famous in Hilo. Literally, [rain that] lehua flowers drink.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Kepakemapa
Kepakemapa—September.
E Lili?u ?: 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补 tribute to Queen’s legacy
The celebration included activities that honored Native Hawaiian culture and brought the Queen’s historical stories to life.
Hawaiian theatre returns: Premiere of Puana explores music, ancestral ties
Puana tells the story of contemporary musicians who uncover their genealogical connections through moʻokūʻauhau and poetic compositions.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: ?Olina
ʻOlina—To make merry; joyous, rejoicing, merrymaking.
Transforming education: 东精影业 Hilo’s journey to integrate Indigenous ?ike
东精影业 Hilo’s Uluākea program is designed to teach faculty to gain a more authentic understanding of Indigenous ways of knowing the world.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Kula
Kula—School, academy; to teach school
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Kū?ai
Kūʻai—To buy, barter.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Makani
Makani—Wind, breeze.