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News & Stories

Kumu Patrick named MacArther Fellow

The MacArthur Genius–Certified Dancer Transforming Hula Into Something New

October 5, 2023

KITV Screenshot

Innovative hula choreographer from Oahu wins prestigious MacArthur genius grant

October 4, 2023

Kumu Patrick named MacArther Fellow

Patrick Makuakāne: Kumu Hula and Cultural Preservationist | Class of 2023 MacArthur Fellows

October 4, 2023

Patrick Makuakane

MacArthur Fellows Awarded for Work on Reproductive Health, Climate, and Arts

October 4, 2023

Four 2023 MacArthur Fellows, clockwise from top left: Courtney Bryan, Ian Bassin, Diana Greene Foster and Patrick Makuakane. (John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation)

‘Genius grant’ winners work on climate, democracy, abortion research

October 4, 2023

From left, Ada Limón, Patrick Makuakane, Courtney Bryan and Jason D. Buenrostro, all winners of a 2023 MacArthur Foundation award.Credit...From left: Carla Ciuffo for The New York Times; John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (3)

MacArthur ‘genius grant’ recipients include a hula master and poet—all of whom get $800,000 to spend on anything they want

October 4, 2023

From left, Ada Limón, Patrick Makuakane, Courtney Bryan and Jason D. Buenrostro, all winners of a 2023 MacArthur Foundation award.Credit...From left: Carla Ciuffo for The New York Times; John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (3)

Meet this year’s MacArthur ‘genius grant’ recipients, including a hula master and the poet laureate

October 4, 2023

Patrick Makuakane, left, director of a hula school in San Francisco, is shown with producer Lisette Marie Flanary of New York, in July 2003, at the Bishop Museum, before the preview showing of the documentary film “American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawaii.” The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced the 2023 class of fellows, often known as recipients of the “genius grant” today.

MacArthur ‘genius grant’ recipients include kumu hula

October 4, 2023

Mahu

Māhū artists take the stage at Leeward CC Theatre

March 22, 2023

NLH at Burning Man

Coming Out of the Shadow of Colonialism, Hula Today is Experiencing a Renaissance

October 31, 2022

THE HEALER STONES OF KAPAEMAHU

FILM: The Healer Stones of Kapaemahu

October 9, 2022

Kumu Patrick Makuakane by Olivia Wise

Nob Hill Gazette

September 18, 2022

Kaumakaʻiwa Kanakaʻole

On the radio

August 23, 2022

Inspirations for Māhū

August 23, 2022

2022 HCCNC Award

Kūlia I Ka Nuʻu Lifetime Achievement Award

May 27, 2022

San Quentin

The Resurgence of Native Hawaiians

April 27, 2022

Julie Mau

Kumu Hula Julie Mau featured on Morning in America

March 30, 2022

Hula 2015

Patrick Makuakāne on Balancing Tradition and Innovation

May 24, 2021

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