Description:
Heʻe Nalu: The Art and Legacy of Hawaiian Surfing covers 2,000 years of surfing history and Indigenous creative expression, from the earliest stories of surfer deities to contemporary works of art and surfing innovations, through the lens of modern Kānaka Maoli creatives and cultural practitioners.
The story of Heʻe Nalu is told through works of Kānaka Maoli artists and cultural practitioners Solomon Enos, Daniel Ikaika Ito, Kaumakaiwa Kanaka ʻole, Clifford Kapono, Haʻa Keaulana, Ian Kualiʻi, Tom Pōhaku Stone, Cory Kamehanaokalā Taum. Artwork in the original exhibition also featured work by Akila Aipa, Pōhaku Kahoʻohanohano, Christopher Kahunahana, Lehuauakea, Nicole Naone, and Rick San Nicolas.
Originally developed through a partnership between the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona and guest curator Carolyn Melenani Kualiʻi, the Donkey Mill Art Center and our partners across Hawaiʻi are proud to bring this iteration of Heʻe Nalu: The Art and Legacy of Hawaiian Surfing here to Kona.
Partners & Curatorial Teams: Arts & Letters Nuʻuanu – Maile Meyers, Josh Tengan, Cosmo Brossy and Allison Benz; Aupuni Space – Donnie Cervantes and Logan Rubasch; Manini Gallery at Hawaiʻi Theatre Center – Johnny Macas-Freire, José J. González, Forest Leonard, Daniel Thompson and Danesha Stallings; Paʻia Bay Coffee Bar – Carolyn Melenani Kualiʻi, Ian Kualiʻi; Whitney Boswell; East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center – Kanani Daley.
Exhibiting Artists: Solomon Enos, Daniel Ikaika Ito, Kaumakaiwa Kanakaʻole, Clifford Kapono, Haʻa Keaulana, Ian Kualiʻi, Tom Pōhaku Stone, and Cory Kamehanaokalā Taum
IMPORTANT DATES
- Exhibition On View: August 17 - September 14
- Opening Reception: Saturday, August 17 from 5:00 - 7:00pm
Mahalo
This exhibition and programming are made possible by support from The Hiroaki Elaine & Lawrence Kono Foundation, Holualoa Inn, Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Biennium Grant, Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, Atherton Family Foundation, The Creative City Advisory Fund, Core Group One, The James Simmons and Karen Rudolph Fund, Puʻuhonua Society, and our community of individual donors.
Featured artwork by Cory Kamehanaokalā Taum, Hānau Ka Pō (The Night Gave Birth) (detail), 2022
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