kawika maui kalama Council of transformation member

Pasifika Culture: Kānaka Maoli

Pronouns: They/Them

Profession: Kawika Maui Kalama is a Māhū multimedia artist working in photo/video production.

Get to Know kawika!

What is your favorite Islander Food?: Lau lau!

What is your most meaningful memory with someone who is a member of the QT/PI community or with your culture?:

Meeting and learning from Kumu Hula Robert Uluwehi Cazimero, a man who my mother has told me countless stories of from her adolescence in Hawai'i nei.

What are you most excited to do or achieve during your time at UTOPIA PDX?

To be in community with other QTPIs and uplift our people while providing spaces to learn about the many traditions that connect us to our islands in the Pacific.