Kailani Mahina

I'm Kailani Mahina Taumalolo aka Kailani Mahina - Senior Research Fellow in Pacific Arts & Cultural Heritage at Bishop Museum & University of Hawaii Pacific Studies Institute

I am Kailani Mahina (b. 1978, Hawaii), PhD anthropologist in Polynesian arts. Senior Fellow at Bishop Museum, curating exhibits & sharing award-winning insights.

Educate: 

1. PhD in Cultural Anthropology, University of California Berkeley (2008)

2. MA in Pacific Islander Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa (2004)

3. BA in Art History, Auckland University, New Zealand (2001)

Knows About

Traditional Polynesian art forms, tapa cloth making, wood carving traditions, cultural preservation methods, museum curation, Pacific Islander diaspora communities, contemporary Pacific art movements, indigenous knowledge systems

Awards

1. Pacific Arts Association Excellence Award (2020)

2. National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship (2018)

3. Bishop Museum Research Excellence Medal (2016)

4. UNESCO Cultural Heritage Preservation Recognition (2014)

Contact:

• Address: 2847 Diamond Head Road, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96815

• Mobile: 1 (808) 555-0142

• Email: k.mahina@pacificarts.org