FITTED + PAIʻEA PROJECTS + HOMESTEADY “KŪHIŌ COLLECTION”
Releasing exclusively in-store, online, and at Paiʻea Projects’ online shop this Saturday, June 4.Video and photos: @visionhorsemediaHealing of the Nation: ‘Āina Ho‘opulapula ma KeaukahaPai‘ea Projects, Homesteady, and FITTED honor Prince KūhiōWords by Daniel Ikaika Ito of Pai‘ea ProjectsHilo County lifeguard and Alai‘a board builder, Brandon Ahuna, and his ‘ohana are the living the dream of Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana‘ole (March 26, 1871–January 7, 1922). In the early 1900s when Hawai‘i was still a U.S. Territory, it was the vision of Robert Wilcox and Prince Kūhiō to return the kanaka maoli back to the ‘āina with a land-based government program which we now commonly refer to as Hawaiian Homelands.In the early 1900s, the Hawaiian population was in a massive decline due...