Puʻuhnoua Society, a long standing community arts and culture nonprofit, alongside local collaborator Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea and national collaborators from the initiative One Nation One Project: ARTS FOR EVERY BODY, is demonstrating real-time how the arts can lead to healthier people and healthier communities. Artists, civic leaders, and community health providers in 18 cities and towns across America including Honolulu will simultaneously premiere an array of large-scale participatory art projects.

The culmination of over a year of supporting Hawaiʻi-based art collectives, over 80 storytellers, weavers, dancers, healers, voyagers, kapa makers, poets, musicians, photographers, lei makers, activists, creators and dreamers will come together to share their embodied understanding of EA, of self determination and sovereignty, through individual and collective acts of affirmation and resistance.

July 27th Highlights

10-3pm Keanahala and NiU NOW! share lauhala (pandanus) preparation,

weaving and ʻike niu (coconut knowledge) and practices

10-3pm Large scale banners of akua wāhine or ancient Hawaiian goddesses,

moʻolelo of place and accompanying zines

11-2pm Walt Keale and other talented local musicians invite community to sing

songs of sovereignty at Tūtū’s Hale

12-3pm 808 Breakers, Hawaiʻi’s Premiere Break Dancing Crew shares

Performances, Showcases, Intro Workshops, and Battle Competitions

1-2pm Guest speaker Uncle Walter Ritte with the Sierra Club of Hawai’i