Join us for a special performance by Makaha’s own, Punahele!  Punahele is a Native Hawaiian from Makaha, Hawaii, that stands against anything that is harmful to aina (land, water, or the planet). He is an Artist/Educator and Hip Hop practitioner that uses music to create a soundtrack to Hawaiian struggles and frontlines to advocate for change.

Punahele is a four time Na Hoku Hanohano Award winner and Hawaii’s first ever IRON MC Champion and has been teaching community songwriting and poetry workshops to incarcerated and “at-risk” youths for over 10 years. The music he creates aims to build Black and Indigenous solidarity in Oceania and beyond.

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