We The Ancestors Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Dr. Kiana Frank is a brilliant scientist who bridges kānaka understanding of the world with scientific thought. Some of the very cool things covered in this episode:
-The edible mud of Kawainui: https://www.kawainui.org/histories-of-people.html
-Her lab at UH Mānoa: Lab Hui o Frank: https://www.labhuiofrank.com/
-Boss Dance Friends: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnCazvpP_kDRyVRzYWStQcA
-"Ea" as breath; "ea" as sovereignty
-Papaku Makawalu
I hope you enjoy! Also: here's the link to my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wetheancestors
If I get more people, I can afford to make t-shirts and stuff to give my interviewees as gifts.
Meet Matt Lynch! He's with the UH Office of Sustainabilty: https://www.hawaii.edu/sustainability/
Some other great things he's into:
Purple Mai'a: https://purplemaia.org/
The Mauka Marketplace: https://www.mauka.market/
The Albizia Project: https://thealbiziaproject.com/
His very clever wife, Lucie: http://www.lucieandtheperfectwave.com/
He didn't say this out loud, but he probably also wants you to support the We The Ancestors Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wetheancestors
Ciara Lacy is a documentary filmmaker whose most recent film, Out of State, features the stories of kanaka maoli who have been exported to penitentiaries on the continental United States. She also talks about the personal process of filmmaking and what drives her. And makes me act silly.
Out of State's FB page: https://www.facebook.com/outofstatefilm/
Some other key thoughts:
-There being a restorative process to the creative element
-Upcoming Project: Ninth Island
https://www.facebook.com/ninthislandfilm/
-Upcoming Project: The Last Taxi Dance
https://www.facebook.com/taxidancefilm/
-Pop culture obsession: music videos, especially the collabs between Childish Gambino and Hiro Murai.
Adam Keawe Manalo-Camp runs the Facebook Group: Hawaiian History and Culture. We talk about how this group evolved, his sources of information and inspiration, and what it means to be a 21st Century digital cultural historian.
Some key concepts:
-His FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/164871330203405/
-His blog: http://hawaiianhistorian.blogspot.com/
-The Filipino historians he references: Renato Constantino, Teodoro Agoncilio, Teodoro Kalaw
-Hawaiian as a matrifocal society
-Humehume
-Waimaka lehua
-Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Bonus reference: Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities
Mahalo, Keawe!
Ku'uwehi Hiraishi is a general assignment reporter for Hawaii Public Radio. She is also an alum of 'olelo Hawai'i immersion school, and uses this perspective to inform not only her reporting but also inspire the direction of HPR and beyond.
(She is also the most efficient interviewee I've ever had!)
Neenz Faleafine, social media guru and community collaborator
Key notes:
-Kaiaulu Builders
-Neenz' company: Pono Media
-Twitter: @Neenz
-Social media to: communicate, collaborate, build community, and create a culture
-Mentor: Guy Kawasaki
-Pop culture obsession: Terrace House
Mahalo Neenz and Noe!
Dr. Kealoha Fox talks about the duality of curing illness and promoting health. Kealoha earned a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology received her PhD in Biomedical Sciences from the John A. Burns School of Medicine where she specialized in Clinical Research.
Other notes:
-Four types of Ma'i (illness), per her classification system: ma'i kama'aina, ma'i malihini, contemporary chronic conditions, future imbalances (and ways to prevent them)
-Mauli Ola as systemic health
Find her on Twitter: @FoxyKealoha
Notes:
-Visionary fiction
-Initiative for Indigenous Futures
Authors and books he mentioned:
-N.K. Jemisin
-Red Rising
-Anjoli Roy
Find Kamaoli’s work in:
-Black Marks on the White Page
-Pacific Monsters
Links:
Kamaoli and Co.’s blog, Ke Kaupu Hehi Ale: https://hehiale.wordpress.com/
And call for submissions for their anthology: https://hehiale.wordpress.com/2016/06/27/lets-be-science-fiction-imagining-new-stories-for-our-futures/
Video interview of Kamaoli: https://vimeo.com/244373783
*Note: When Kamaoli sends me his must-read list, I’ll post it.
Some notes from Kamu's interview:
-Makahiki Metrics: triple bottom line economy=healthy land, healthy people, healthy economy
-Urban 'aina/urban ahupua'a (ex. Anthony DeLuz)
-Replacing "culture" with "ancestral sciences and technologies of integrated biosystems management"
Some orgs Kamu loves:
-HACBED
-Purple Mai'a
-University of Hawai'i Urban and Regional Planning
-MA'O organic farm
-KUA
Kamu's current obsessions:
-Making a podcast
-DIY synth music
-Check it Out! with Steve Brule on Adult Swim
Mahalo again to Kamuela, and we all look forward to his podcast and other upcoming adventures. Hats all the way up!
Just a little bit about what We The Ancestors is about. I hope you join us for future episodes!
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