Museum After Hours: Nālani Kanakaole

Ea Mai ʻEiwa (Here Are the Nine): Patterns of Practice features works by Nālani Kanakaʻole, Sig Zane, and Kūhaʻoʻīmaikalani Zane, a family of artists from Hilo, Hawaiʻi. The exhibition title is a reference to “Kūhaʻimoana,” a chant significant to the artists that describes the migration of a family of shark gods led by the shark god Kūhaʻimoana (also referred to elsewhere as Kūheimoana and Kūhaimoana). The artists interpret the meaning of Ea Mai ʻEiwa as “structures of nine,” emphasizing the tan