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Pa'akai is the Hawaiian word for salt. Pa’a means solid and kai means ocean. This week, The Conversation is exploring salt stories. We turn our attention to what used to be in Honolulu — and what is happening now in Kakaʻako.
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The Conversation talked to OHA CEO Sylvia Hussey and COO Casey Brown about the vision for the 30 acres of land it received in Kakaʻako as a ceded land settlement from the state.
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Hakuone — which translates to “sands of creation” — is the new name for a 30-acre swath of industrial land in Kakaʻako owned by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.
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Aupuni Space gallery in Honolulu's Kakaʻako has built a reputation for spotting up-and-coming artists. Adventuresome collectors find fashion and unique conversation pieces in the gallery and studio space on Auahi Street. HPR's Noe Tanigawa reports the latest show is designed to be a jolt of fun and color as we navigate the pandemic.
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Nobody disputes that the annual Pow! Wow! Street Art Festival has left its mark on Honolulu. Every day people walk or park their cars alongside murals…
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Thanks to Pow!Wow! Hawai‘i 2020, there are more than fifty new murals in Kaka‘ako, from the Children’s Discovery Center to Ward Theatres, to Mother…
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A Honolulu City Councilmember hopes Mayor Kirk Caldwell will seriously consider alternative locations for a controversial children’s playground, with…
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People living on the sidewalks is hard to get used to, yet Hawai‘i residents on every island see it every day. Recently back from a statewide homeless…
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Honolulu welcomes an expected 300 mayors this week for the 87th U.S. Conference of Mayors. Eight resolutions at the conference take aim at homelessness…
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Despite concerns, last Saturday’s Keiki Swap Meet at the Children’s Discovery Center went off without a hitch, the Center says, right in a park known for…