𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒂 𝑺𝒆𝒊𝒕𝒍

Repost from @lundahlseitl
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Hānau ka ua, the rain is born.
“Collect rainwater”Spirit said. And so we did, rain, springwater, fishpond water, tears, water in its many weathers, external and internal. Hurricane Lala. Our tears on the day of the solar eclipse.

Grateful to a cultural exchange between Sweden and Hawaiʻi Big Island, made possible by Stefan and Jenny, with Lundahl & Seitl and curator Joanna Sandell Wright 🙏🏼

Thank you Heather Kaluna for pointing us to Hānau ka Ua: Hawaiian Rain Names , hundreds of ways to name a rain, each carrying its own place and story.

Thank you Manoa Johansen for taking us to Kaumaui, where we learned about loko iʻa (fishponds). We collected water where an aquifer system emerging from rain and mist on Maunaloa and Maunakea, surfaced as coastal springs. At Honokea Fishpond, we learned about uli, pure cleansing water, in relation to wai ʻōlena, water used in purification.

Massive gratitude to Halena Kapuni-Reynolds for bringing us to Hinaʻauʻauwai Spring, near where the Wailoa River meets Waiākea Pond.

Alongside the water, we learned about the moon, time, care through the Hawaiian lunar calendar, thanks to Dan O’Connor, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, UH Hilo.

The Hilo program was thoughtfully curated by Kanani Daley, East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center, our key partner in Hilo 🙏🏼

Hawaiʻi: Manoa Johansen (Dir. Cultural Engagement & Creative Arts, Hui) · Halena Kapuni-Reynolds (Assoc. Curator, Native Hawaiian History & Culture, Smithsonian NMAI) · Lokelani Brandt (Hoaʻāina Heritage Services) · Heather Kaluna (Assoc. Prof. of Astronomy, UH Hilo) · Dan O’Connor (Instructor, Physics & Astronomy, UH Hilo) · Kanani Daley (Curator, East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center) · Akiko, Akiko’s Buddhist B&B, Waimea Village.
Sweden: (Lundahl & Seitl) · Joanna Sandell Wright (curator) · Embassy of Sweden: Stefan Hansen (Cultural Counselor), Jenny Mählqvist Cabezas
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