Nāulu Center Art and Mo’olelo

Puʻu Zablan shared his true story how UH West Oʻahu was blessed with an oli (chant) made especially for the school on the leeward side of Oʻahu in Kapolei. Puʻu was there during the new development of the school and the student resource center, Nāulu Center when it was new renovated

Enjoy this webinar series celebrating the stories of our islands and our campuses. He Ukana Aloha Kā Kīlauea is a yearlong series featuring music, dance, and storytelling from the ten University of Hawaiʻi campuses.

Ke Ala Hele Uhola O Honouliuli

From the start, this project began to unfold in several different ways: the map, the moʻolelo, and the mind. Critical information of maps and place names was provided by Kupihea’s wife and Cultural Anthropologist Kēhaulani Kupihea. The moʻolelo was compiled by Kepā Maley in his Moʻolelo ʻĀina cultural report. 

front view of the Iwikuamoʻo

Iwikuamoʻo

Iwikuamo‘o (backbone, spine, path) is an art immersion experience and installation conceptualized by artist Solomon Enos. Hand-stacked pieces of coral collected from exposed deposits in Wai‘anae form a long, undulating column in the central courtyard of UH West O‘ahu.

ʻAuamo Kuleana

The inspiration for this art piece came from a talk story in which our team wanted an engaging experience for our haumana that helped them to see the guiding values of our learning communities through the art medium as well as being able to see how there are many pieces that make a whole.

colored and pattered auamo

Ke Awa Lau O Puʻuloa

The many stories of Honouliuli to portray,  find and create designs to weave together along with the history, moʻolelo, tales and recollections of the kupuna.