Description: Hānau Ka Moʻolelo Roundtable Discussion is an in-person gathering at the Donkey Mill which brings together a multidisciplinary panel of historians, cultural practitioners and artists whose work involves gathering, interpreting and sharing moʻolelo. This program will feature storytelling by panelists who will also share insights into their process and what goes into their work of listening, remembering and amplifying.
This discussion will be moderated by Halena Kapuni-Reynolds and is free and open to the public.
To encourage further discussion following this roundtable, lunch will be provided to all attendees. It will be recorded in high-quality audio and video, and later posted to the Donkey Mill YouTube channel.
About the Exhibition: Hānau Ka Moʻolelo focuses on the transformative power of moʻolelo and presents these stories, traditions, histories and remembrances as evidence of collective and individual experiences and unfolding memories. Filled with kaona and layered meanings, artworks become the vehicle through which moʻolelo manifest–artists thoughtfully revealing stories and histories they have witnessed, researched, and/or remembered.
IMPORTANT DATES
- Exhibition on View: September 28 - December 14
- Opening Reception: Saturday, September 28 from 5:00 - 7:00pm
- Young Artist Residency: Pass It On – Intergenerational Learning and Legacy Building Through Art, by application only
- ʻAʻohe Lua e Like Aku Ai: Moʻolelo with Kumu Keala Ching: Saturday, November 2 from 5:00 - 7:00pm
Featured artwork by Nainoa Rosehill, He Ha’awe Pili, He Milo Li’i, He Kai a Pele, He Lei o Momi (detail), 2023
Mahalo Nui Loa: This exhibition and programming are made possible by support from The Hiroaki Elaine & Lawrence Kono Foundation, Hōlualoa Inn, the Laila Twigg-Smith Art Fund of Hawaiʻi Community Foundation, the Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities through support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and our community of individual donors.
