Hoʻākea Source 2026 Grant Awardees

He ʻŌpaka Ka Lani
Jesse Kekoa Kahoʻonei
Ka Moolelo o Ka Makani Kaili Aloha
Manana Paschoal
For A Long Time
Emerson Goo
Traditional Kites of Belau (Palau)
Anthony Watson
AN UNDERGROUND ISLAND
Kera Rasavanh
Honolulu Soundscapes
Alec Singer
Haʻiwāhine
Hāwane Rios
Pilina Aloha: Hula Kiʻi, Kauaʻi, and Beloved Queen Emma
Mauliola Cook
Shapeshifter of Kohala
Boots Lupenui

Kaahupahau
Malia Osorio and D. Kauwila Mahi
Actualina Takes Root In Place
Actualina
There Are No Billboards in Hawaiʻi
Vincent Bercasio
Alu Ka Pule
Angelique Kalani Axelrode
Dardarat
Lydia Querian
Mizu Wai/Story Weaving East Maui Waterways
Corinne Okada Takara
Hale ʻUla
Enoka Phillips
Ola Ka ʻIeʻie
Kumulāʻau Sing & May Haunani Balino-Sing

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Ola Ka ʻIeʻie

Kumulāʻau Sing and May Haunani Balino-Sing
2026 Material Practice Grant Recipients

Lloyd Harold “Kumulāʻau” Sing Jr. is a Native Hawaiian weaver and cultural bearer devoted to the revitalization of endangered Indigenous material traditions through contemporary, community-centered practice. Grounded in ancestral teachings, he approaches weaving as a living, collective art form—one that belongs not to any single individual, but to the lāhui and the generations who continue to carry it forward.

In collaboration with his wife and creative partner, May Haunani Balino-Sing, he has facilitated and continues to teach cohort programs across the paeʻāina focused on restoring ulana ʻie. Together, they explore contemporary interpretations of kāne and wahine ideologies, framing cultural preservation as experimental, adaptive, and deeply communal.