
Noe Tanigawa
Noe Tanigawa covered art, culture, and ideas for Hawaiʻi Public Radio. Noe began working in news at WQXR, the New York Times' classical station in New York City, where she also hosted music programs from 1990-94. Prior to New York, Noe was a music host in jazz, rock, urban contemporary, and contemporary and classic Hawaiian music formats in Honolulu. Since arriving at HPR in 2002, Noe has received awards from the Los Angeles Press Club, the Society of Professional Journalists Hawai'i Chapter, and an Edward R. Murrow Regional Award for coverage of the budget process at the Hawai'i State Legislature. Noe holds a Master's in Painting from UH Mānoa. She maintains an active painting practice, and completed a 2015 residency with the U.S. Art in Embassies program in Palau. Noe is from Wailupe Valley in East O'ahu.
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Since 1946, the Aloha Festivals has showcased Hawaiian culture, offering events encompassing music, dance, and history to educate and inspire an appreciation for native customs and heritage. This year is the 75th Anniversary of Aloha Festivals, and while the major live events have been cancelled again due to the pandemic, those involved still take immense pride in the history of the celebration.
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Twinkle Borge is the loving matriarch and steward of the new Pu’uhonua o Wai’anae homestead. The goal is to have homes for 250 people ready by the end of next year. She spoke with HPR's Noe Tanigawa about future plans for the community.
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A respected educator and cultural leader, Kumu Hinaleimoana Wong met HPR in Waikiki to visit Kapaemahu, the majestic healing stones at the edge of Kūhiō Beach that are linked to healers who were not specifically male or female. In Western culture, especially in American culture, there's great emphasis placed on a label, Kumu Hina said.
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In 2018, up to 300 houseless people were camping at Waiʻanae Boat Harbor on Oʻahu. That’s the year they were threatened with eviction, and in a sudden turn, the state agreed to let the people stay and figure out a community solution. In fact, though the encampment is sprawling and brushy, it has operated a lot like a ramshackle village for the last 10 years.
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About 200 Kumu Hula, or Hula teachers, have now signed on to a statement declaring what hula is, and how to protect its future. The Huamakahikina Declaration on the Integrity, Stewardship and Protection of Hula was drafted at a congress of hula practitioners this past September. Two of them joined The Aloha Friday Conversation to walk us through some of the major ideas.
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Adventures ahead on this Aloha Friday Conversation! We learn about a groundbreaking hula agreement crafted on Maui; we’ll make friends over a picnic lunch on the sun-drenched Wai’anae coast and get updates on the Pu’uhonua o Wai’anae houseless encampment; and Oct. 11 was National Coming Out Day in this LGBTQ History Month. We have a very human coming out story ahead.
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In Hawaiʻi's hot real estate market, one significant Makiki property has remained unsold for nearly two years. The Honolulu Museum's Spalding House, the former Contemporary Museum, has been up for sale since 2019. HPR's Noe Tanigawa reports a nonprofit has been formed to secure the property for public use as a film center.
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East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center's new exhibition "Current Events," in collaboration with the Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund, seeks to illuminate visitors on the impact of ocean plastics and debris — through art.
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Knitting, crocheting, weavings, and sewn objects are taking unusual turns these days. And you can see quality examples now at the "Inspirations" exhibition at the Downtown Art Center. The show is a collaboration between the Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui and the Glass Fusion Collective.
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Hawaiʻi's 5th annual Cultural Animation Film Festival got ten times more submissions this year and the best are showing this weekend for free!