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
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A New Chapter for Manukai Designs
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


