Aliah Irvine & Kehau Kapua’a: Kukulu

17m 19s

Follow Aliah and Kehau as they take on the male-dominated practice of building Hawaiian hale, traditional thatched structures — a personal and political effort as they reclaim cultural traditions nearly lost to colonial erasure.

Aired: 05/13/26

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