Hi‘iakaikapoliopele:
Visual Stories by Native Hawaiian
Contemporary Artists
May 7, 2010 - July 17, 2010
Works shown
here by Solomon Enos, Mikioi
Wichman, Abigail Romanchak
(clockwise)
This
exhibit featured selected works from
an invitational exhibition organized
by Maui Arts & Cultural Center in
Fall 2009, with partial support from
the County of Maui and Kauahea Inc.
The artists drew inspiration from the
books recently published by Awaiaulu:
“Ka Mo‘olelo o Hi‘iakaikapoliopele,”
the Hawaiian language text, and “The
Epic Tale of Hi‘iakaikapoliopele,” the
English translation. They tell the
story of Hi‘iaka’s odyssey through the
Hawaiian Islands. This version by
Ho‘oulumāhiehie appeared originally as
a daily series in the
Hawaiian-language newspaper “Ka Na‘i
Aupuni,” from 1905 to 1906.
MACC’s exhibit complemented
the “Roots” section of the exhibition
Ho‘oulu: The
Inspiration of Hula,
which also illustrated Hi‘iaka’s epic
tale through works from the APP
Collection and original paintings by
visual artist Solomon Enos.
Works shown here by Mark Chai, Matthew
Ortiz, Marques Hanalei Marzan, Mikioi
Wichman, Solomon Enos (clockwise)
Works shown here by Hoaka Delos
Reyes, Abigail Romanchak, Pualani
Maielua Lincoln, Puni Kukahiko, Carl
Pao (clockwise)
Works shown here by Maika‘i Tubbs,
Hoaka Delos Reyes, Solomon Enos,
Mikioi Wichman, Abigail Romanchak,
Mark Chai, Abigail Romanchak, Puni
Kukahiko (clockwise)
Gallery photographs by Paul
Kodama
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