Today on The Conversation, we're sharing interviews with talented creatives in Hawai’i who have picked up some big awards in recognition of the work they do.
- Kumu Hula Vicky Holt Takamine talks about winning the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, which honors individuals who have "made an outstanding contribution to the beauty of the world." | Full Story
- San Francisco-based Kumu Hula Patrick Makuakāne earns national recognition as a MacArthur Foundation fellow that comes with an $800,000 'genius grant' | Full Story
- Filmmakers Joe Wilson and Dean Hamer discuss how a grant from the Mellon Foundation will help their project documenting queer histories in Hawaiʻi | Full Story
