Maui Public Art Corps Presents Tanama Colibri: Songs of Kahoʻolawe & Wailuku from tanama Watch Video

⏲ Duration: 2 min 88 sec
✓ Published: 12-Jul-2023

Description:
In May 2023, Wailuku-based singer, songwriter, author and poet Tanama Colibri performed a public pop-up performance featuring original songs inspired by both Kahoʻolawe and Wailuku at the Kalana O Maui Building Front Lawn. Grounded in ‘Ōlelo No‘eau: He poʻo ulu ko na mea kanu (Plants have heads that grow again. An assurance that if you break off the top of a plant, it will put forth a new one), Colibri’s music and lyrics were developed through a 4-day volunteer access with the Kahoʻola