Hoʻōla. Hoʻāla. Hoʻāuhuli Mai.
Heal. Awaken. Rise Up.
ʻŌpio from Hui Hoʻauhuli and Kanu O Ka ʻĀina at Kupu Nā ʻŌpio during Merrie Monarch Week.
Hui Hoʻāuhuli
Kapōʻai’s inaugural project is Hui Hoʻāuhuli, an ʻŌpio Leadership Cohort of Indigenous Youth from various schools and communities in Hilo. They are currently raising money to attend the World Indigenous Peoplesʻ Conference on Education in Aotearoa this November.
Hui Hoʻāuhuli, along with Hilo Aloha, hosted their first public event, Kupu Nā ʻŌpio at Palace Theater in Hilo during Merrie Monarch Week. Shown here are Kumu Trevor Atkins and kanaka filmmakers ʻĀina Paikai, and Lāiana Kanoa-Wong as well as haumāna from Kanu O Ka ʻĀina and Hawaiʻi Academy of Arts and Science.