Speaking with Light, organized by the Carter, is one of the first major museum survey to explore how Indigenous artists have leveraged their lenses to reclaim representation and affirm their existence, perspectives, and trauma. The exhibition features more than 30 artists, 75 photographs, videos, three-dimensional works, and digital activations that forge an investigation into identity, resistance, and belonging.
Our first list 50 Essential Hawai‘i Books You Should Read in Your Lifetime was one of our most popular stories ever, but it didn’t do justice to our flourishing regional literary scene. So here we go again: More of da kine, only bigger, broader, deeper.
The Hawaiian Renaissance began in the 1970's, and continues to be felt 50 years later. HPRʻs Noe Tanigawa reports, ideas like aloha ʻāina, and music from the 1970s continue to resonate today.