by DND | Apr 19, 2017 | Culture, Education, ʻŌiwi TV
Join in on a unique and unprecedented experience with Hālau o ke ʻAʻaliʻi Kū Makani as kumu hula Manu Boyd conducts his first promotional ceremony to advance seven of his students as they take on their role of becoming...
by DND | Apr 18, 2017 | Culture, Education, ʻŌiwi TV
Ua mālama iho nei kahi hanana kuikawā a ka Hālau o Ke ʻAʻaliʻi Kū Makani, ʻo ia hoʻi ka ʻaha ʻūniki mua a kumu hula Manu Boyd e mālama ai no ka ʻauamo ʻana o ʻehuiku o kāna mau haumāna i ke kuleana ʻōlapa. He kuleana nui hoʻi i ʻauamo ʻia e ia...
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...
