by DND | Oct 7, 2015 | ʻŌiwi TV
While the ancient art of non-instrument navigation has been rekindled throughout Polynesia, the knowledge of canoe building has been largely forgotten except for a select few artisans. Following in the wake of her sister canoe Hōkūleʻa, the Hawaiʻiloa canoe was hulled...
by DND | Nov 7, 2014 | Community News
Screening tomorrow night as part of the ‘Oiwi Film Festival at the Honolulu Academy of Art: Film: Nā Loea: Ancestral Ink + Nā Loea: The Great Heart of Waiokāne Showtimes: Friday Nov 07 07:30 PM Saturday Nov 08 01:00 PM Location: Doris Duke Theatre Price: Museum...
by DND | Jul 1, 2014 | ʻAha Pūnana Leo, ʻŌiwi TV
One hundred years after the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom, the government oppression of the native language and two generations of very few native speakers, the Hawaiian language was near extinction by the turn of the 20th century. Despite the odds, a small group...
by DND | Jun 1, 2014 | Culture, ʻŌiwi TV
This is the story of traditional Hawaiian kākau (tattoo) artist, Keone Nunes, and the journey of cultural re-discovery inherent in kākau uhi (tattooing). The process of kākau uhi is one where the artist guides their subjects down a path of self-discovery, revealing...
by DND | May 2, 2014 | Environment, ʻŌiwi TV, Politics
Fulfilling a soldier’s duty to preserve life, Edward Wendt personifies servant leadership with a tenacious resolve to fight for what is right. A Vietnam War veteran and a strong advocate for native Hawaiian rights, he used ancestral knowledge to survive in both...
