Maintaining Native Identity and Connections: A Conversation with Native Hawaiian Artists & Cultural Leaders: Kekuhi & Kaumakaiwa Kanaka‘ole, with Shawn Pimental

Maintaining Native Identity and Connections: A Conversation with Native Hawaiian Artists & Cultural Leaders: Kekuhi & Kaumakaiwa Kanaka‘ole, with Shawn Pimental

Thursday, November 17, 2016 . 6PM
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Artists Kaumakaiwa and Kekuhi Kanaka'ole

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Join us for a conversation with award-winning, internationally touring performers Kekuhi, her transgender daughter Kaumakaiwa Kanaka‘ole, and guitarist Shawn Pimental. Experience a traditional Hawaiian welcome chant and intimate discussion focused on maintaining native identities and a sense of community away from the ancestral home.  Food will be provided and space is limited. Please RSVP to engage-theclarice@umd.edu or Jane Hirshberg at janeh22@umd.edu.