About this Event
// MĀUNUUNU
The persistent, bustling wind of Waiʻalae shifts once again, carrying In the Southern Sun into its next chapter.
(but before we haʻalele, we heard your kāhea-- so we’re coming back for one more!)
Celebrating the moʻolelo of Kūkāʻilimoku in honor of Kūʻenaʻena (2025), by Wahi Pana artist Koloikeao Anthony, and one last Waikīkī sunset for our residency. As In the Southern Sun meets the horizon for its final evening— we gather, share stories, and celebrate this chapter before Māunuunu transforms the environment yet again.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2
DOORS OPEN AT 6:00 PM
2424 Kalākaua Avenue
Honolulu, Waikīkī, Oʻahu
MO’OLELO
Koloikeao Anthony @koloikeao
Kauwila Mahi @olapakauwila.wilz
Keola Rapozo @cakezinni
LIVE ACTIVATIONS
Jeff Gress // hand lettering @pro_gress
Keola Cayabyab // ʻohe kāpala @polale.hi
Gavin Mural // live mural painting @reckonshop
Noa Hardisty // live mural painting @noahardisty
MELE
Kalaʻi Kealoha @kalaikealoha_music
MERCH
@wahipana x @inthesouthernsun x @poi_dawg x @fitted
tees will be available on-site at Parcel
Mea ʻai + mea inu will be provided by the Mayorʻs Office of Culture and the Arts @moca.oahu. Registration requested via QR code or link in bio by 10/01.
**This a free community event, open to all ages.
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Kū‘ena‘ena is a series of images that reveal the truth and brilliance of who we are, despite ongoing efforts to dismantle and misrepresent our traditional knowledge systems, ways of being, and histories.
Papa‘ena‘ena Heiau, originally situated directly mauka of this site, is an important heiau (place of worship) for Hawai‘i. Noted scholars believe that Kamehameha I travelled to Papa‘ena‘ena after defeating Kalanikūpule and his forces in the battle of “Ka Lele a Ka ‘Anae” (The Battle of Nu‘uanu), which marked the climax of Kamehameha I’s political campaign to unite the Hawaiian Archipelago under his supreme rule. It is believed that the captured Kalanikūpule was brought to Papa‘ena‘ena and offered as a sacrifice to Kūka‘ilimoku, the island-snatching god.
Similar to the pohaku within the heiau repurposed to build the rock wall surrounding La Pietra School for Girls, many images of Kūka‘ilimoku have been appropriated in ways that do not honor the original ki‘I and its manifestations, whether woven, carved, feathered, or otherwise. Kū‘ena‘ena re-establishes the connection between this akua in places it may have been found centuries ago and continues to shine as we tell and live our stories.
Event venue & nearby stays
2424 Kalākaua Ave, 2424 Kalākaua Avenue, Honolulu, United States
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups — all the happenings, one place.