mixed, artist made paper on wood panel $300
“Throughout my experience of living in Hawai’i, words from ‘olelo Hawai’i,
or the Hawaiian language, have illuminated certain truths or conditions.
A recent huaka’i, or journey, to Haleakala resulted in many gifts,
one of them being a brochure on Haleakala National Park in which,
as expected, there was much about the physical attributes of the area.
I was especially impressed with the inclusion of a section highlighting our host culture,
about the word Kuleana, and how everyone visiting this special, even sacred,
place had a responsibility as to their conduct there.
I realized that the concept could and should be expanded to include
the responsibility we have more acutely than ever, for others.
We’re at that place where we wish everyone could feel Kuleana,
so that we may more quickly get through the pandemic.”
