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Joshua ‘Baba’ Tavares: From Broadway to Hawaiian theatre

Joshua “Baba” Tavares returned to 麻豆传媒 after nearly nine years of living in New York City and performing in the Broadway musical RENT.

Kanilehua—Name of a mist-like rain famous in Hilo. Literally, [rain that] lehua flowers drink.

Kepakemapa—September.

The celebration included activities that honored Native Hawaiian culture and brought the Queen’s historical stories to life.

Puana tells the story of contemporary musicians who uncover their genealogical connections through moʻokūʻauhau and poetic compositions.

ʻOlina—To make merry; joyous, rejoicing, merrymaking.

UH Hilo’s Uluākea program is designed to teach faculty to gain a more authentic understanding of Indigenous ways of knowing the world.

Kula—School, academy; to teach school

Kūʻai—To buy, barter.

Makani—Wind, breeze.