Revisiting Kealakekua Bay

08/21/2026All posts

New collaborative work for an exhibition opening this weekend at Donkey Mill Art Center. A few years ago, curator Drew Kahuʻāina Broderick invited us to develop a proposal for Revisiting Kealakekua Bay, Reworking the Captain Cook Monument, a group exhibition responding to the Captain Cook Monument at Kaʻawaloa. We explored a number of ideas along … Read More

A New Chapter for Manukai Designs

10/22/2025All posts

Our studio, the land, and the ocean—this is where our story begins. Since returning to my family homestead on the Big Island in 2003, we’ve been building a creative life together—raising our daughter Kia‘i, stewarding the land, and shaping our studio practice. After completing our education at the San Francisco Art Institute, we wanted a … Read More