As someone of Native Hawaiian descent, the land (āina) is sacred and crucial to our culture. I’ve spent so much time following ways to stop the desecration of native lands and will continue to do so for the rest of my life. The natural world is very important to me; and not just the land of Hawaii, but all of earth. There is so much beauty in nature around the world and I hope to see all of it one day. A couple months ago my friend and I drove to Arizona and as a last minute decision decided to stop and see the Grand Canyon. Neither of us had ever been and we shared the moment with so many other first timers, all of us catching the sunset on a cool January evening. We drove through Sedona and admired the magnificent rock formations and the red sand, realizing how lucky we were to be there in that very moment. That being said, the main thing that I don’t want to lose about the natural world is its ability to bring people together. It is something so many of us have taken for granted. I pledge to do my best at living a sustainable lifestyle. I will continue to compost, eat and shop sustainably, and stand by indigenous peoples in their fight for the land that is rightfully theirs.

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I feel as though the most important factor of art is that it is derivative. Every realm of the arts has the ability to build off of one another and transform perspectives. That being said, telling the stories of these creative processes themselves is what allows us to learn from them while maintaining a constant discourse. I hope that through my collaboration with The Creative Process others are able to learn about people and about subjects that they were not previously familiar with. I am expanding my knowledge on the arts and those that help make it possible, and collaborating and learning with others. 

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During these unprecedented times, I’ve found it increasingly challenging to get involved in creative projects and collaborate with others. Despite those challenges, however, I am currently in an LA based band in which I am the vocalist. We’ve recently finished our debut album which is yet to be released and we are longing to play live shows again in the (hopefully) near future. 

I’ve had the incredible opportunity to work and collaborate with some friends as a model, which is an honor considering how talented they all are as business owners and designers. Additionally, I’ve recently begun a photo project where I take a single film photo each day that documents my life in some way. I have not yet decided how long this project will go on for, but I will likely print it as a zine. I am particularly interested in film, photography, and music. Ideally I will combine these interests with my background in anthropology for my future. I would really love to work in a museum in archive or curatorial work.