Date: September 16, 2023
Cultural Practitioner: Kinohi Fukumitsu
Facilitator: ʻAuliʻi Aweau
Location: Hakipu'u
Capacity for this event is 15 people
Facilitated by our company Hawaiian cultural advisor, ʻAuliʻi Aweau, participants will learn about the theme hoʻokupu (to offer; to sprout), the moʻolelo of the space and land, and learn about the cultural significance and uses of pōhaku (rocks) and building a kuahu (altar).
Interested participants can also sign up to perform at the culminating hōʻike on October 28th, 2023 at KEY Project. SIGN UP for the Weekly rehearsals with our professional dance company on Sundays 10am-noon at Page Dance Academy (Kaimuki) to create your own movement story and perform!
KINOHI FUKUMITSU
Kinohi Pizarro is a mother of five children, a dry-stack stone wall mason, a writer, a weaver of sorts and has an obsession with all things ʻāina (land), connected to her home.
She is very sensitive to energy amongst people and energy that is exchanged between people and ‘āina. She believes that this energy exchange will heal the world as well as nourish our minds, bodies and spirits.
She has a BA in Hawaiian Studies from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. She has spent more than a decade learning from He’eia Fishpond and has made the move to bring the skills and knowledge to her community in her hometown of Waimānalo.
As a cultural practitioner she has picked up many valuable skill sets including making rope. Being a huge fan of making use of our natural resources she uses natural fibers to create lengths of rope to use for both traditional uses such as lashing and for modern things like keeping cords around the house neat. Kinohi considers herself as a lifelong learner who has a desire to share what she has been blessed enough to learn.
ABOUT EDIBLE TALES: HO`OKUPU
Edible Tales: Hoʻokupu center Native Hawaiian wisdom and turn stories about food and ʻāina into community-centered dance exploration, actions and solutions. Our 2023 theme Ho`okupu (to offer, to sprout), explores the reciprocal relationship between giving and receiving, our interconnectedness to each other, and shared pathways to build community resilience and collaboration.
Edible Tales: Hoʻokupu is a 6-month journey taking place on-site on loko iʻa, loʻi, pā honu, urban community gardens and even tūtūʻs kitchen. We invite you to join us on one or all of the events!
Edible Tales: Ho’okupu is partially funded by Hawaiʻi Council For the Humanities and National Endowment for the Humanities