Hui Mo‘olelo

This recording is part of Hui Mo‘olelo: Lahaina , our 2025–2026 gathering of richly detailed talk-story recordings created to inform future public artwork, support collective healing, and provide trusted, community-informed guidance for the Lahaina Memorial Project. This mo‘olelo explores the life and community contributions of Gracie Delos Reyes, a Texas native who found her permanent home and an...

This recording is part of Hui Mo‘olelo: Lahaina , our 2025–2026 gathering of richly detailed talk-story recordings created to inform future public artwork, support collective healing, and provide trusted, community-informed guidance for the Lahaina Memorial Project. Here, Namea Hoshino reflects on his deep genealogical roots and upbringing in the heart of Lahaina. He describes a childhood defined...

This recording is part of Hui Mo‘olelo: Lahaina , our 2025–2026 gathering of richly detailed talk-story recordings created to inform future public artwork, support collective healing, and provide trusted, community-informed guidance for the Lahaina Memorial Project. Through a nostalgic lens, Eddie Pamat describes a childhood defined by communal values, hard labor in agricultural fields, and the di...

This recording is part of Hui Mo‘olelo: Lahaina , our 2025–2026 gathering of richly detailed talk-story recordings created to inform future public artwork, support collective healing, and provide trusted, community-informed guidance for the Lahaina Memorial Project. Here, Haunani reflects on her transformative years as a student boarder at Lahainaluna High School, where daily life was defined by s...

This recording is part of Hui Mo‘olelo: Lahaina , our 2025–2026 gathering of richly detailed talk-story recordings created to inform future public artwork, support collective healing, and provide trusted, community-informed guidance for the Lahaina Memorial Project. Here, Emmanuel Borromeo reflects on his transformative years as a student border at Lahainaluna High School during the mid-1990s. He...

This recording is part of Hui Mo‘olelo: Lahaina, our 2025–2026 gathering of richly detailed talk-story recordings created to inform future public artwork, support collective healing, and provide trusted, community-informed guidance for the Lahaina Memorial Project. Here, public art administrator Kelly McHugh-White sits down with Lahaina native Rae Kahaialiʻi to reflect on the vision and responsibi...

This recording is part of Hui Mo‘olelo: Lahaina , our 2025–2026 gathering of richly detailed talk-story recordings created to inform future public artwork, support collective healing, and provide trusted, community-informed guidance for the Lahaina Memorial Project.  Here, Lahaina Intermediate School student Emma Patao sits with Sharise to reflect on her life in Lahaina, describing a profoundly co...

This recording is part of Hui Mo‘olelo: Lahaina , our 2025–2026 gathering of talk-story recordings created to inform future public artwork, support collective healing, and provide trusted, community-informed guidance for the Lahaina Memorial Project.  Here, Lahaina Intermediate School student Emma Patao sits with Uncle Lee Aoki, who paints a sensory portrait of a town defined by the aromas of the...

This recording is part of Hui Mo‘olelo: Lahaina , our 2025–2026 gathering of talk-story recordings created to inform future public artwork, support collective healing, and provide trusted, community-informed guidance for the Lahaina Memorial Project.  Here, Lahaina Intermediate School student Emma Patao sits with her grandfather, Rick Hartman, who reflects on his upbringing in Lahaina, emphasizing...

This talk-story is a contribution to Hui Mo‘olelo: Lahaina , a foundational archive supporting the town’s rebuild following the 2023 wildfires. These sessions serve as living resources of community knowledge, helping to ensure that Lahaina’s heritage and traditions directly inform future projects like the Lahaina Memorial, the Royal Complex, and the Commercial Core. Through nostalgic reflections o...

This conversation between Noelle Storer and her Papa, Cornelio Bancaco Jr., is a vital contribution to Hui Mo‘olelo: Lahaina . This collection of talk-story sessions serves as a living well of knowledge and intention, ensuring that the community’s shared heritage and favorite traditions directly inform the town’s future. The voices in this cohort, led by Kaliko Storer and guided by cultural practi...

This conversation between Hokuani Delatori, Kanoelani Kenolio, and interviewer Noelle Storer is a vital contribution to Hui Mo‘olelo: Lahaina , a foundational archive supporting the town’s rebuild following the 2023 wildfires. These talk-story sessions serve as a living resource of community knowledge, helping to ensure that Lahaina’s heritage and traditions inform future projects like the Lahaina...

This conversation between Makalapua Kanuha Bancaco and Noelle Storer is a vital contribution to Hui Mo‘olelo: Lahaina , a foundational archive supporting the town’s rebuild following the 2023 wildfires. These talk-story sessions serve as a living resource of community knowledge, helping to ensure that Lahaina’s heritage and traditions inform future projects like the Lahaina Memorial, the Royal Com...