INSTINCTUAL (2026)
within our bodies we experience the pain, grief, and rage of our ancestors. through this experience we are returned to something primal and instinctual: the animal urge to endure.
in this series the stories of our mañaina are told through acrylic, oil pastel, and pencil on Bristol paper. in spite of hundreds of years invasion, christianization, displacement, development invasion, enslavement, and military occupation we still remain. it is a vital instinct of ours, passed through the generations that have survived and the generations that will continue move forward, to endure and thrive.
may we hear our elders’ stories through our bones, and share them with those who are also returning to their instincts.
saina ma’åse ya biba i taotao tano.
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becoming... (19x24")
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process of retrieval (19x24")
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they've been calling (19x24")
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we march on (19x24")
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ñalang ham (19x24")
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in the end (19x24")
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final passage (19x24")
AOLE RIMPAC (2026) by HÅFA KAU HANA
håfa kau hana: taotao tano x kanaka oiwi (what is your work?)
music: kalikoonamaukupuna kalahiki
video/edit: mer
block prints: kalikoonamaukupuna & mer
multi-media project using hand carved block prints, up-cycled clothing, audio and video. proceeds went to replenishing art supplies so we can do more projects as a collective.
because F U C K R I M P A C
end war games in the pacific
STREETFELT MURALS @ YMCA - ALA MOANA (2025)
