He‘e Nalu: The Art and Legacy of Hawaiian Surfing

In 2023, He‘e Nalu: The Art and Legacy of Hawaiian Surfing debuted in the Piper Grand Gallery at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona. The exhibit presented a cyclical narrative rooted in culture, while bringing to light the complicated history that surfing’s indigenous people have with the Western-dominated, billion-dollar surfing industry.

In partnership with some of Hawaii’s leading art organizations, a smaller iteration of He‘e Nalu: The Art and Legacy of Hawaiian Surfing was possible on O‘ahu, Maui and Hawai‘i Island.