The pioneer for women’s big wave surfing has made a career out of defying norms and challenging expectations.
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LGBTQ+ VOICES IN HAWAII
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The social media star on his immigrant roots, the beauty of māhū culture, and covering up girls’ hickies in high school.
Pairing face chains and leather harnesses with mu‘umu‘u and straw hats, the stylist and designer offers lessons on how to make the avant-garde work.
Now an established figure in Brooklyn’s drag scene, Hawai‘i’s Alika Hall serves up presence, burlesque, racy reveals, and strip tease as Panthera Lush.
With 25 years of stomping in the streets and championing change, Kim Coco Iwamoto continues fighting for disenfranchised communities.
By way of the Bay area, resident Chinatown artist Lala Openi brings her unique brand of culture to share–and hopes you will, too.
Maui floral artist Noah Harders uses petals, leaves, and lichens to make wearable art that is part mythology, part haute couture.
Poet and scholar Jamaica Osorio draws on the intricate framework of Native Hawaiian relationships to construct more inclusive ways of activism.
In this episode of The Lei Over, follow Taylor as he shows us his favorite local spots and shops, and introduces us to his family business on the island of O'ahu.
Artfully crafted and implicitly political, Maganda by jewelry designer Bayebette Lacar aims to inspire beauty, pride, and self-worth.
Photographers Ramsey Cheng and Sam Feyen discuss their approaches to the female form.
From designing high-fashion couture, to elegant bridal gowns, and custom made aloha wear, fashion designer Kini Zamora’s clothing lines are making waves here in the islands and around the world.
For visual artist Ashley Lukashevsky, art doubles as a love letter to the community and a spirited call to action.
Carrington Manaola Yap taps his cultural heritage and his romantic life for his successful Hawaiian clothing line.
When Josh Roach moved to Hawai‘i, he grew a mustache and by night became Tita Titsling, a drag queen and drag show emcee at a Chinatown nightclub.
Small town Maui girl Samantha Feyen is making her name as one of the youngest professional fashion photographers in Hawaiʻi.
