LIVE from the Stacks
LIVE from the Stacks: Ku'oko a as Practice gathers artists, storytellers, and cultural stewards to reflect on independence as a living practice, not just a political destination. Held among the stacks of Native Books, this event invites conversation about how creativity and art can transform our communities.
This event is not only a reflection of independence, but of interdependence. The event aligns with the exhibit 'Off the Wall at Arts & Letters, featuring rare and out-of-print books, emphasizing how the written word is both artifact and act of preservation. Together, the conversation and exhibit ask: how do story and sovereignty meet — on the shelf, in the studio, in our homes?
Episodes
8 episodes
Keoni Lee on Media, Movement Building, & Hawaiʻi’s Future | LIVE from the Stacks Ep. 8
Keoni Lee is Co-CEO of Hawaiʻi Investment Ready (HIR), an Indigenous-led nonprofit intermediary working to shift how capital moves in Hawaiʻi by strengthening local systems and supporting social entrepreneurs. HIR’s official “About” page lists ...
Adam Keawe Manalo-Camp on Hawaiian Identity, Writing, & Community | LIVE from the Stacks Ep. 7
Adam Keawe Manalo-Camp is a Kanaka Maoli writer, poet, Indigenous researcher, and public historian raised in Papakōlea. His work explores Native Hawaiian history, Indigenous knowledge, diaspora, language, and cultural preservation, drawing on c...
Emma Broderick on Puʻuhonua, Hawaiian Futures, & Cultural Renewal | LIVE from the Stacks Ep. 6
Emma Broderick is a Native Hawaiian artist, cultural practitioner, and Executive Director of Puʻuhonua Society, where she leads work at the intersection of contemporary art, cultural practice, community healing, and Indigenous futures. Through ...
Kaʻiminaʻauao Kahikina on Kuleana, Māhū Identity & Indigenous Futures | LIVE from the Stacks Ep. 5
Kaʻiminaʻauao Kahikina (Kaʻīmi) is a Kanaka Maoli scholar, artist, hula practitioner, and PhD student in Indigenous Politics at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Their work explores Māhū genealogies, Indigenous politics, hula, and Hawaiian wa...
Puni Jackson on Mālama ʻĀina, Healing & Hawaiian Sovereignty | LIVE from the Stacks Ep. 4
Puni Jackson is a Native Hawaiian cultural practitioner and community leader whose work has steadily bridged art, healing, land-care, and education. Based at Ho'oulu 'Aina @hoouluaina in Kalihi Valley — a 100-acre nature preserve operated by Ko...
Cory Kamehanaokalā Holt Taum on Public Art, ʻĀina & Cultural Reclamation Ep. 1
Cory Kamehanaokala Holt Taum is a Kanaka 'Oiwi muralist and cultural practitioner based in Hawaii whose work spans large-scale public art, pattern language, ecological reflection and urban consciousness. Drawing inspiration from ancestral visua...
Kealoha on Poetry, Storytelling & Hawaiian Culture | LIVE from the Stacks Ep. 2
Kealoha (born Steven Kealohapau'ole Hong-Ming Wong) is an internationally recognised poet, storyteller and educator whose voice has shaped the poetic and cultural landscape of Hawaii and beyond. Born and raised in Honolulu, he holds a BS in nuc...
Enoka Phillips on Hawaiian Featherwork & Cultural Preservation | LIVE from the Stacks Ep. 3
Enoka Phillips is a Native Hawaiian feather artist from the island of Maui whose work embodies the intersection of ancestral tradition and contemporary expression. Rooted in the practice of hulu (feather-work), his craft draws from centuries-ol...