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‘Ai Pōhaku, Stone Eaters affirms our long-standing acts of creative resistance and persistence. Emerging collaboratively, this multi-site exhibition is guided by ongoing conversations with family, friends, mentors, and colleagues—all of whom have contributed to a larger movement toward self-determination within the arts of Hawai‘i. ‘Ai Pōhaku, Stone Eaters gathers new commissions, works-in-progress, and existing artworks by an inter generational group of poets, painters, carvers, weavers, filmmakers, photographers, and musicians to help tell a story of Kanaka ‘Ōiwi contemporary art that began during the archipelago-wide cultural reawakening of the 1970s and continues to unfold.
During 2023, ‘Ai Pōhaku, Stone Eaters will hold ground within six interrelated college and university venues on O‘ahu, including The Art Gallery and Commons Gallery, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa; Koa Gallery, Kapi‘olani Community College; Gallery ‘Iolani, Windward Community College; East-West Center Gallery; and Hō‘ikeākea Gallery, Leeward Community College.
This exhibition, accompanying public programming, and forthcoming two-part publication could not have happened without the generous support of Pu‘uhonua Society, Admiral Residency in Contemporary Pacific Art, Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, Institute of Museum and Library Services, and Independent Curators International.
We are grateful to do this collaborative work and are indebted to the artists, curators, and educators who have struggled to carve paths for us to follow. May we continue to share stories of Kanaka ‘Ōiwi creative resistance, persistence, and the inevitability of our nationhood.
- Drew Kahuʻāina Broderick, Josh Tengan, and Noelle M. K. Y. Kahanu
Mānoa, Kona, Oʻahu
Makaliʻi 2022
EWC Gallery Events
Sunday, April 30, 12:00 pm Exhibition Opening Reception
Saturday, May 27, 12:00–2:00 pm Panel: Kōkua Aku, Kōkua Mai: Value of Collaboration
Saturday, July 1, 3:00–5:00 pm Panel: Pūlama Mauli Ola: Stealth Actions With Purpose
Weekly curator- and artist-led tours will be offered on Sundays 1:00–2:00 pm (no tours May 28, June 18, July 2)
Gallery admission is free
Hours: Open Weekdays 9:00 am–5:00 pm and Sundays Noon–4:00 pm
Closed Saturdays and May 28, 29, June 18, 19, July 2, 3, 4
Visitor parking on the UH Mānoa campus is normally free and ample on Sundays.
Free school & group tours available.
For additional programming in conjunction with this exhibition project, please visit: http://www.puuhonua-society.org/aipohaku
Exhibition Venues and Dates
The ‘Ai Pōhaku, Stone Eaters exhibition is curated by Drew Kahu‘āina Broderick, Josh Tengan, and Noelle M. K. Y. Kahanu.
The Art Gallery, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa | January 22 to March 26, 2023
Koa Gallery, Kapi‘olani Community College | February 19 to August 13, 2023
Commons Gallery, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa | March 5 to April 2, 2023
Gallery ‘Iolani, Windward Community College | March 31 to May 5, 2023
Hō‘ikeākea, Leeward Community College | April 29 to August 25, 2023
East-West Center Gallery | April 30 to August 13, 2023
This exhibition received additional support from
UH Mānoa Art Department, Admiral Grant
Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
Hamasaki Construction
Mahalo piha to the installation team
Richard Aiwohi-Kim, Spencer Agoston, Olaf Anetone, Drew Broderick, Dane Brookes, Cosmo Brossy, Bradley Capello, Kahi and Diana Ching, Charlie Cohan, Léuli Eshraghi, Brad Hamasaki, Keonaona Hapai, Noelle Kahanu, Lila Lee, Roland Longstreet, Lawrence Seward, Alec Singer, Josh Tengan, Maika‘i Tubbs
East-West Center Arts Program
Eric Chang, Arts Program Coordinator
Annie Reynolds, Exhibitions and Collections Curator
Lynne Najita, EWC Gallery Installation Designer
Marina George, Arts Program Assistant
Allan Zablocki, Arts Program Student Assistant
‘Ai Pōhaku, Stone Eaters affirms our long-standing acts of creative resistance and persistence. Emerging collaboratively, this multi-site exhibition is guided by ongoing conversations with family, friends, mentors, and colleagues—all of whom have contributed to a larger movement toward self-determination within the arts of Hawai‘i. ‘Ai Pōhaku, Stone Eaters gathers new commissions, works-in-progress, and existing artworks by an inter generational group of poets, painters, carvers, weavers, filmmakers, photographers, and musicians to help tell a story of Kanaka ‘Ōiwi contemporary art that began during the archipelago-wide cultural reawakening of the 1970s and continues to unfold.
During 2023, ‘Ai Pōhaku, Stone Eaters will hold ground within six interrelated college and university venues on O‘ahu, including The Art Gallery and Commons Gallery, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa; Koa Gallery, Kapi‘olani Community College; Gallery ‘Iolani, Windward Community College; East-West Center Gallery; and Hō‘ikeākea Gallery, Leeward Community College.
This exhibition, accompanying public programming, and forthcoming two-part publication could not have happened without the generous support of Pu‘uhonua Society, Admiral Residency in Contemporary Pacific Art, Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, Institute of Museum and Library Services, and Independent Curators International.
We are grateful to do this collaborative work and are indebted to the artists, curators, and educators who have struggled to carve paths for us to follow. May we continue to share stories of Kanaka ‘Ōiwi creative resistance, persistence, and the inevitability of our nationhood.
- Drew Kahuʻāina Broderick, Josh Tengan, and Noelle M. K. Y. Kahanu
Mānoa, Kona, Oʻahu
Makaliʻi 2022
EWC Gallery Events
Sunday, April 30, 12:00 pm Exhibition Opening Reception
Saturday, May 27, 12:00–2:00 pm Panel: Kōkua Aku, Kōkua Mai: Value of Collaboration
Saturday, July 1, 3:00–5:00 pm Panel: Pūlama Mauli Ola: Stealth Actions With Purpose
Weekly curator- and artist-led tours will be offered on Sundays 1:00–2:00 pm (no tours May 28, June 18, July 2)
Gallery admission is free
Hours: Open Weekdays 9:00 am–5:00 pm and Sundays Noon–4:00 pm
Closed Saturdays and May 28, 29, June 18, 19, July 2, 3, 4
Visitor parking on the UH Mānoa campus is normally free and ample on Sundays.
Free school & group tours available.
For additional programming in conjunction with this exhibition project, please visit: http://www.puuhonua-society.org/aipohaku
Exhibition Venues and Dates
The ‘Ai Pōhaku, Stone Eaters exhibition is curated by Drew Kahu‘āina Broderick, Josh Tengan, and Noelle M. K. Y. Kahanu.
The Art Gallery, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa | January 22 to March 26, 2023
Koa Gallery, Kapi‘olani Community College | February 19 to August 13, 2023
Commons Gallery, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa | March 5 to April 2, 2023
Gallery ‘Iolani, Windward Community College | March 31 to May 5, 2023
Hō‘ikeākea, Leeward Community College | April 29 to August 25, 2023
East-West Center Gallery | April 30 to August 13, 2023
This exhibition received additional support from
UH Mānoa Art Department, Admiral Grant
Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
Hamasaki Construction
Mahalo piha to the installation team
Richard Aiwohi-Kim, Spencer Agoston, Olaf Anetone, Drew Broderick, Dane Brookes, Cosmo Brossy, Bradley Capello, Kahi and Diana Ching, Charlie Cohan, Léuli Eshraghi, Brad Hamasaki, Keonaona Hapai, Noelle Kahanu, Lila Lee, Roland Longstreet, Lawrence Seward, Alec Singer, Josh Tengan, Maika‘i Tubbs
East-West Center Arts Program
Eric Chang, Arts Program Coordinator
Annie Reynolds, Exhibitions and Collections Curator
Lynne Najita, EWC Gallery Installation Designer
Marina George, Arts Program Assistant
Allan Zablocki, Arts Program Student Assistant