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Fresh gear for Dub Soldiers: Tukupu tanks and tees from Tikidub

Monday, February 15th, 2010
Posted in Kaila a me Paikini / Style and Fashion, Mai ka ʻāina ʻē / From Abroad

Before going back into Nordic fashion, I thought it’d might be a good idea to head back to the Pacific. I’m currently digging the new Tukupu line of tanks and tees from Tikidub, the production company founded by Māori recording artist Tiki Taane. Designed by Inia Taylor and Illicit for Tikidub, each tee features the [...]


Into the Great Moana of Kanaloa: Tiki Taane's "Tangaroa"

Friday, November 6th, 2009
Posted in 'Ike Hawai'i, Ka Mo‘omeheu Hawai‘i / Hawaiian Culture, Mele / Music, Polinekia / Polynesia, Pāleo / Albums

I’ve been hooked to Māori spin doctor Tiki Taane since I first caught a glimpse of his mindblowing video clip “Tangaroa”, off his debut album album Past, Present, Future. For those unfamiliar with Polynesian mythology, Tangaroa is the Māori god of the sea, corresponding to the Hawaiian akua Kanaloa. The track is a shock to the [...]


Makahiki Journal – Day One

Monday, November 2nd, 2009
Posted in 'Ike Hawai'i, Ka Mo‘omeheu Hawai‘i / Hawaiian Culture

I’m not certain if anyone has kept a journal relating to Makahiki, the traditional Hawaiian New Year, but as the clouds started to sweep in over Mānoa Valley, darkening the sky. It somehow felt appropriate to do so.
A few years ago, when I was living in New York, I had almost entirely forgotten what Makahiki [...]