Palama Kūpuna Art Program
The Palama Settlement art program for seniors started in 2018 with a grant to provide art classes in addition to existing programming. Studies show that activities that combat stress on […]
Living Aloha
Palama Settlement Celebrates 125 years of service on Oct 8th
I first started volunteering teaching watercolor to keiki 7-11years old at Palama Settlement shortly after I moved back home from Sweden in 2014. I enjoyed seeing their faces light up […]
Supporting the arts
When I returned home, I was happy to hear that one of my kūpuna watercolor students from Palama Settlementʻs Kūpuna Art Program had one of her paintings juried into the […]
Enjoying the arts
After Kanehūnāmoku was installed, my husband and I took our first transatlantic cruise from New York to Europe. I enjoyed exploring each new country and we walked for hours until […]
Art as social activism and community building
The show Kānehūnāmoku closed in June 30th at Honolulu Hale while I was still in Sweden for the summer. The main floor was filled with images of wahipana that my […]
Keale concert at Honolulu Hale
Friday June 24 2022 at Honolulu Hale 4-6pm Kānehūnāmoku: The Hidden Land of Kāne exhibit is on view at the Honolulu Hale, the Mayor of the City & County of […]
Kānehūnāmoku: The hidden face of Kāne
This has been a long time in the making, but as Kumu Glen Kila says, timing is divine and to be trusted and accepted. Kānehunāmoku: The Hidden Land of Kane […]
Hawaii Watercolor Society Juried Members Show 2022
Me with my mask lowered for identification purposes in front of Charlie Higa’s work The annual juried Hawaii Watercolor Society Member’s show opened March 29th and is open through April […]
Family, Food and Friends
Food Family and Friends
2022
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