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Chapter of Thankfulness
Celebrating Kona Dance and Performance Art’s Tenth Anniversary and the Families Who Made It Happen Article by Samantha Arredondo | Photography by Kona Dance Performing Arts This year marked the tenth anniversary of Kona Dance & Performing Arts’ annual showcase and dance concert. What started as just a handful of families joining forces to bring performance arts accessibility to the Kona Coast has grown into a pillar of our community, with over 200 students passing through it each year. Thus...
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Kona’s Coffee Legacy
How the Kona Coffee Cultural Festival Carries the Past With Joy and Celebration Article and Photography by Julia Silva Kurppa For over five decades, Kona has gathered to celebrate the food and beverages that have shaped its strong cultural identity. The Kona Coffee Cultural Festival remains the oldest food festival in Hawai’i, honoring the rich heritage passed down for generations through their coffee. This delectable gift has been passed down from kings and chiefs and now rests in the hands...
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Resilience
Two Kona-Born Sisters Have Taken Their Nonprofit Advocacy Film to Global Red Carpets, Placing a Hawai'i-Based Crew Onto an International Platform Article by Julia Silva Kurppa | Photography by Julia Silva Kurppa, Kenna Cunningham Madi and Kenna Cunningham’s debut collaborative film, Resilience , is a stirring project that declares there is hope in a community that refuses to turn a blind eye. Built on four years of research, the sisters co-wrote and co-produced the project, guiding every...
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Run for Hope
The 28th Annual Event at Four Seasons Resort Hualālai Article and Photography by Julia Silva Kurppa On a serene Hawaiian morning, hundreds of community members gathered at Four Seasons Resort Hualālai to cultivate change and hope for a world without cancer. This annual fundraiser traces its roots back to the 1980s, when Four Seasons founder Isadore Sharp supported Terry Fox—a young man who attempted to run across Canada on a prosthetic leg after losing his own to osteosarcoma. Mr. Sharp was...
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