Behind the scenes in May

• PHOTO SHOOT REVEAL: Here are some of the best photos of the variety of looks that Ilana Maxwell of Soul sight Artistry captured. We had so much fun planning re creating the dream photo seen in round logo below . We interviewed each other on the art of editing digital photography and the various uses of branding photos, as well as picking out our favorites.
  

  Lantern Ceremony in Waikiki

  • JAPANESE LANTERN CEREMONY: There were 40,000 people gathered on the beach creating a OHANA of  healing , gratitude, and ALOHA.  This was a magical ceremony paying respect for our lost loved ones.
  • It began by picking up a lantern and spending time writing to your loved ones you have lost, such a beautiful way to connect, honor, and release …..at sunset with a huge rainbow above, the festival began with concert sized screens sharing music, prayers, and Aloha for maui.  As the Japanese dignitary that founded the ceremony spoke,  the flame was brought to the legendary Hukulea Boat out in the water,  outriggers paddled and placed a lantern for each person lost to the maui fires.
  • It was a experience i will never forget watching all the light shine love to those above,  a feeling of pure Aloha
    

    Girls trip to Honolulu Museum to see fashioning ALOHA!!!! 

    • HONOLULU MUSEUM OF ART: girls time to the museum to see the “Fashioning Aloha” show, a collection of aloha wear dating back 40 years.  Displaying its influences from Kapa designs, Tibetan Dragons, 60’s fashion, and Music and Hula.
    • There was a modern show called ‘AU’A . It showed 180 cultural Hawaiian portraits with the writing “we are not American” , creating a collective voice of resistance.
    • We saw Monet’s waterlilies, Georgia O’Keefe’s work she did while in Hawaii, and a large collection of cultural work from around the world.
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