A new Hawaiian language theatre production at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa explores the complex issue of Native Hawaiian identity and what it means to be Hawaiian. The story is told through the comedic lens of UH Mānoa graduate student and Hawaiian theatre major Ākea Kahikina. HPR’s Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi got a sneak peek of the play.
The set to Akea Kahikina s comedy Ho oilina is adorned with portraits of the playwright s great grandmother. Kahikina uses English, Hawaiian and variety of dialects in the production to connect the