Jessie KanakanuiJul 27, 20212 min readHuilua the Collective Moʻolelo of an ʻOhanaHuilua takes its name from an ancient fishpond that sits in Kahana Bay on the windward side of the island of ʻOahu. There, my great...
Jessie KanakanuiOct 1, 20203 min readBreeding Hukihuki Iʻve felt the pressures of church and culture first hand. I come from the generation that teetered the line of respecting the demands of rel
Jessie KanakanuiSep 25, 20201 min readThe Passing of a Hula LegendIʻve heard this story often through the years and it never seizes to raise questions or evoke imagery of a time pass. The older I get the...
Jessie KanakanuiSep 23, 20202 min readʻAumakua at WorkThough dad had no inclination that anything was amidst there was an unsettling feeling of activity that interrupted the otherwise quiet...
Jessie KanakanuiSep 21, 20201 min readKamapuaʻa o KaliuwaʻaI've learned through the years to take a photo here and there of my dad's pieces taking life. It's through the culmination of snapshots,...