Kahilu Exhibits

Kahilu Exhibits

Here you can find a comprehensive collection of videos from the artists who exhibit in our Simperman and Hamakua galleries.

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Kahilu Exhibits
  • Ghost Stories with Lopaka Kapanui - 11/02/2025, 06:18:04

    Step into the mysterious world of Hawaiian ghost stories with master storyteller Lopaka Kapanui. Known as “Hawai‘i’s own Ghost Guy,” Lopaka shares chilling tales of local hauntings, legends, and supernatural encounters that have been passed down through generations. Blending history, folklore, an...

  • Rachel Orr - States Of Altered Being

    Enjoy this wonderful virtual tour and talkstory with Rachel Orr, artist of the exhibit: States of Altered Being.

  • Boots Lupenui - Passing Notes: The Kohala Ephemera Project

    Enjoy this wonderful virtual tour and talkstory with Boots Lupenui, artist of the exhibit: Passing Notes - The Kohala Ephemera Project.

  • Gwen Arkin - Intertidal

    Enjoy this wonderful virtual tour and talkstory with Gwen Arkin artist of the exhibit: Intertidal."

  • Patrick O'Kiersey - Guest on the 'Āina

    Enjoy this wonderful virtual tour and talkstory with Patrick O'Kiersey, artist of the exhibit: Guest on the 'Āina.

  • Bailey Ferguson - Blue Mind

    Enjoy this wonderful virtual tour and talkstory with Bailey Ferguson, artist of the exhibit: Blue Mind.

  • Peter Durst - Ceramic Connections

    Enjoy this wonderful virtual tour and talkstory with Peter Durst, artist of the exhibit: "Ceramic Connections."

  • Patricia Uehara - Perceptions

    Enjoy this wonderful virtual tour and talkstory with Patricia Uehara, artist of the exhibit: Perceptions.

  • Ming Li Jiang's - The Islands Through Curtains

    Enjoy this wonderful virtual tour and talkstory with Ming Li Jiang, artist of the exhibit: The Islands Through Curtains.

  • Lynn Marton Graton's Thresholds, Journeys with Fibers and Fronds

    Enjoy this wonderful virtual tour and talkstory with Lynn Martin Graton, artist of the exhibit: Thresholds, Journeys with Fibers and Fronds.

  • Heidi Buscher's The Artifacts of Belonging; Myth, Memory and the Human Story

    Enjoy this wonderful virtual tour and talkstory with Heidi Buscher, artist of the exhibit: The Artifacts of Belonging; Myth, Memory and the Human Story.

    About the exhibit:
    The exhibit features a series of new, mixed-media paintings on canvas. The Artifacts of Belonging; Myth, Memory and the Huma...

  • Patricia Uehara — discusses her art

    Patricia Uehara, a Kealakekua-based artist whose work has been featured in Kahilu exhibits, explains her art.

  • The Eternal Canoe: Honoring the Legacy of Kāhuna Kālai Wa‘a Raymond Bumatay

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    Kahilu Exhibits presented a virtual exhibition and live wa’a (canoe) carving event at Kahilu Theatre with Alika Bumatay and Alexis Ching in honor of Alika’s late father, Kāhuna Kālai Wa’a (master canoe carver) Raymond Bumatay, on December 8 & 9 and 15 & 16 from 10am-4pm. This event was the contin...

  • Kipaipai 2020 Studio Tours

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    These videos give you a backstage look at the artists involved with the Kipaipai 2020 Exhibit and how they go about creating their art.

  • Everted Sanctuaries VII by Ryan Lewis

    Ryan Lewis is a finalist for the 2020/21 Kahilu Exhibit Call for Proposals. In this video, he tells us about his inspiration, his materials (a package of gum and a foam pet mattress), and his process behind the work titled "Everted Sanctuaries VII."

  • Studio visit with Patricia Uehara

    Patricia Uehara, a Kealakekua-based artist whose work has been featured in Kahilu exhibits, explains her art.

  • Ghost Stories with Lopaka Kapanui

    Step into the mysterious world of Hawaiian ghost stories with master storyteller Lopaka Kapanui. Known as “Hawai‘i’s own Ghost Guy,” Lopaka shares chilling tales of local hauntings, legends, and supernatural encounters that have been passed down through generations. Blending history, folklore, an...