Join Hawaiʻi Triennial 2025 artist Salote Tawale for an Artist Talk at Arts & Letters Gallery on Saturday, July 6 at 6pm. Tawale, a queer woman of color, understands her artworks as self-portraits. Working from the perspective of her Indigenous Fijian and Anglo-Australian heritage, Tawale’s practice-led research explores the identity of the individual within collective … Continue reading HT25 Artist Talk: Salote Tawale

FLUX says, "Queer diasporic Kanaka artist, Dana Paresa presents a new exhibition ... monotypes and drawings from Paresa’s pandemic diaries, which offers a glimpse into the artist’s world, complete with self-effacing internal monologues, first-person contemplations on just about everything, and recurring characters, like her partner and their cat. "The exhibition title is borrowed from a … Continue reading Dana Paresa: Hawaiʻi For Real

A four week program that focuses on female voices in our community. She Speaks Honolulu strives to cultivate a safe space that empowers women to share their stories, speak their truths, and draft a narrative that accurately portrays the world we live in. Each month wāhine will gather and talk story around a particular topic … Continue reading Through April 28: She Speaks Community Conversations

Join six writers from The Value of Hawai'i 3: Hulihia, the Turning, a recently released collection of essays from over fifty scholars, poets, activists, and community organizers. Part three of the Author x Artist x Activism Giving Series from Native Books/Na Mea Hawai'i, this event will offer an evening of dialogue and discussion on three … Continue reading The Giving Project: Environmental Justice

Hōakaʻai is a culinary experience that re-centers eating as a sacred act to acknowledge our relations to ʻāina and to one another. Each month Wai Wai Collective will host a themed brunch and hold conversation on nourishing food and wellness at Ka Waiwai ma Nuʻuanu joined by ʻUlu & Kalo Bakery and Drink Gazoz, and a special … Continue reading Hōakaʻai Brunch & Conversation

An evening of film screenings curated by New Red Order followed by discussion with NRO and the audience, led by Drew Kahuʻāina Broderick. Held in conjunction with the artists residency through March 22 with New Red Order (NRO), a self-identified “public secret society,” with core contributors Adam Khalil, Zack Khalil, and Jackson Polys, and their families. A repositioning … Continue reading Out of Step, In Place | New Red Order