Pa'i Foundation

PA‘I Foundation’s mission is to preserve and perpetuate Hawaiian cultural traditions for future generations and they have established a cultural center on O’ahu to better serve the broader Hawaiian community. The foundation is among a group who are the driving force behind movements to recover language, cultural traditions, healing practices, voyaging, navigations and agricultural practices of a people that are now the minority population in their ancestral land.  Since 2006, the PA‘I Foundation and the Bishop Museum have been engaged in a successful partnership that allowed the two organizations to secure funding to launch the Native Hawaiian Arts Market. Modeled on the Santa Fe Indian Market, this event serves as a way to celebrate Native Hawaiian contemporary artists. The Market has established a venue for artists to share, exhibit and sell their work and this two day celebration has grown into a month long event, Maoli Arts Month (MAMo) celebrating Native Hawaiian arts and culture,  that incorporates the arts market; gallery showings, children’s arts events, a wearable art show, and an awards reception, all taking place throughout downtown Honolulu.