CONTACT 2014-2019

CONTACT 2014-2019From 20142019, CONTACT has been a fixture in the contemporary art scene in Hawaii. From its arrival in 2014, to the most recent Acts of Faith at the Hawaiian Mission Houses in 2019, CONTACT has become the most comprehensive, thematic exhibition of contemporary art made in Hawaii by Hawaii artists. The show has been thoughtfully curated by individuals in out of our root culture, to deepen the dynamic of CONTACT and to widen our understanding of our

In several important journal articles and book chapters reproduced here

In our hair

the leis of each of the Hawaiian islands

breaking a kapu pertaining to an aliʻi meant death for the transgressor

This inspiring picture book offers excellent lessons in perseverance

in the context of the Native Hawaiian cultural renaissance of the late twentieth century

political and economic analyses

the ‘Iwa tells the story of a family that settled on the island near Kailua and made their home a place of refuge for birds

Lilikala Kameeleihiwa

Christianity

washed and bleached

and fiery Pele of the volcano