Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 34, Number 4, 1 April 2017 — URBAN HAWAIIANS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

URBAN HAWAIIANS

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With all the new development going on, Kaka'ako is a community in flux. But don't be fooled by all the shiny high-rises, hip new shops and massive Pow Wow street art. As warehouses and industrial enterprises make way for new structures, urban Hawaiians are making sure that modern Kaka'ako better reflects the area's traditional roots. i 1 ^uslJL -i 'ik 1

SALT at Our Kaka'ako - a creative hub named for the salt ponds the area was onee known for - is a focal point in this modem revitalization effort. Landowner Kamehameha Schools' eommitment to culture is particularly evident on third Fridays and Saturdays, when the PA'I Foundation puts on the Pa'akai Marketplace, bringing MAMo artists, crafters and designers together for a unique shopping experience. At the other end of Kaka'ako, Howard Hughes' South Shore

Market at Ward Village is home to 18 loeal merchants. Among them are Kealopiko, featuring hand-dyed and printed aloha wear, and the Holoholo Market, stocked with gourmet food products made in Hawai'i. Not all the activity is restricted to Kaka'ako - Hawai'i's Finest Clothing on Makaloa, founded by two Moloka'i natives, launched the Revive the Live Music Festival at the WaikM Shell to bring island music and reggae back into the spotlight. Near McCully, Lightsleep-

ers also offers apparel and event promotion, but with a hip-hop focus. If change brings opportunity, then take all the cranes towering over Kaka'ako as sign that the future's bright for Native Hawaiian entrepreneurs, artists and eul-

tural practitioners in Honolulu's urban core. ■

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