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About This Podcast
Kīpuka Moʻolelo is a storytelling podcast that centers Native Hawaiian voices, histories, and lived experiences through intimate conversations rooted in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi and ʻike kūpuna. Each episode creates space for ʻike, memory, and manaʻo to be shared across generations, strengthening cultural connection and contemporary understanding.
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S1E9 Holeka Inaba
In this episode of Kīpuka Moʻolelo, Holeka Inaba shares how a childhood rooted in Hawaiian language education shaped a lifelong commitment to community leadership, public service, and aloha ʻāina.…
S1E8 Kuʻulei Kanahele
In this episode of Kīpuka Moʻolelo, Kuʻulei Kanahele shares her journey into Hawaiian language, hula, and the deep study of Pele traditions—work shaped as much by archives and translation as by…
S1E5 Kamalani Johnson
In this episode of Kīpuka Moʻolelo, Kamalani Johnson reflects on a life shaped by ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, moʻolelo, and aloha ʻāina—from his beginnings in Pūnana Leo and Hawaiian-medium education to his work…
S1E10 Ikaakamai Nahuewai
In this episode of Kīpuka Moʻolelo, Ikaakamai Nahuewai explores how Hawaiian language and worldview move through sound—across reggae, contemporary mele, and multimedia storytelling. Raised in Hilo…
S1E6 Noʻeau Peralto
In this episode of Kīpuka Moʻolelo, Noʻeau Peralto shares his journey home to ʻāina, moʻolelo, and kuleana. Raised in Waiākea and now living on ancestral lands in Hāmākua, Noʻeau reflects on how ʻike…
S1E5 Kananinohea Kawaiʻaeʻa-Mākaimoku
In this episode of Kīpuka Moʻolelo, Kananinohea Kawaiʻaeʻa-Mākaimoku reflects on her life as one of the first children raised entirely in the Hawaiian language revitalization movement. From her…
S1E4 Kalena Silva
In this episode of Kīpuka Moʻolelo, revered scholar and cultural practitioner Kalena Silva shares how his grandmother’s Hawaiian language and a childhood encounter with oli set him on a lifelong…
S1E1 Larry Kimura
In this episode of Kīpuka Moʻolelo, Larry Kimura reflects on his early upbringing in Waimea that lad the foundation to his role as a leader in the Hawaiian language revitalization movement. Through…
S1E3 Pila Wilson
In this episode of Kīpuka Moʻolelo, Pila Wilson reflects on his journey from a childhood spent moving across countries to becoming a fierce advocate for Hawaiian language, worldview, and education.…
S1E2 Kauanoe Kamanā
In this episode of Kīpuka Moʻolelo, Kauanoe Kamanā traces her life journey from growing up between Oʻahu and Molokaʻi to becoming a founding force behind the Hawaiian language immersion movement. She…
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Kīpuka Moʻolelo has published 10 episodes since December 2025, covering topics in Society & Culture.
Kīpuka Moʻolelo is currently dormant with new episodes hourly. Average episode length is 28m.
