AKAKŪ UPSTAIRS

Elevating Community & Conversation

Akakū Upstairs is a public engagement event in our upstairs Suite 205. By featuring a variety of intimate events with speakers, screenings, panels, and workshops we seek to ʻelevate community & conversationʻ, we hope youʻll join in!

Akakū hosts a salon every Third Thursday of the month, admission is free, however, we have limited seating, so reservations are required. Please RSVP with the links below in each event listing.

To view past salons visit HERE.

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Akakū Upstairs with Kawika Hoke & Team for ʻMoku Mokuʻ Screening & Discussion

March 8, 2023- Our March 16, 2023 event features Kawika Hoke, writer/UPM of local comedy series ʻMoku Mokuʻ. He will be joined by members of his team to discuss production/filmmaking in Hawaii and cultural representation. Event includes a the new re-cut screening of their first episode. Akakū Upstairs is a public engagement event to “Elevate…

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Akakū Upstairs with Sissy Lake-Farm and Kelly McHugh-White of STBA

Feb. 3, 2022- Our February 16, 2023 event features Naomi “Sissy” Lake-Farm, Executive Director of the Maui Historical Society/Hale Hō’ike’ike at the Bailey House. She will be joined by Kelly McHugh-White of Maui Public Art Corps. Both women have been active in the Wailuku Town revitalization movement through the SMALL TOWN * BIG ART initiative.…

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