Moku · Oʻahu · makai 180°

Kona

The home moku — from the uplands above Honolulu down to the sea at Kakaʻako and Keʻehi. Every landmark story here is crewed by the Manaʻolana production team.

Landmark stories — mauka to makai

Foster Botanical Garden

Planned

A living canopy at the mauka edge of downtown — exceptional trees older than the city around them.

Produced by the Manaʻolana production team

Story — in production

Chinatown

Planned

Working streets of markets, lei stands, and layered immigrant histories along Nuʻuanu stream.

Produced by the Manaʻolana production team

Story — in production

ʻIolani Palace

Planned

The only royal palace on American soil — seat of the Hawaiian Kingdom and keeper of its memory.

Produced by the Manaʻolana production team

Story — in production

King Kamehameha Statue

Planned

The lei-draped statue fronting Aliʻiōlani Hale — a story of unification told from the heart of the civic district.

Produced by the Manaʻolana production team

Story — in production

Kawaiahaʻo Church

Planned

The coral-block church of the aliʻi, built from the reef itself — mauka faith raised from makai stone.

Produced by the Manaʻolana production team

Story — in production

Keʻehi Lagoon Memorial

In production

The Manaʻolana team’s home grounds — VA-partnered memorial grounds at the makai edge of the moku, where the productions are crewed.

Produced by the Manaʻolana production team

Story — in production

Civic Center & Kakaʻako

Planned

The milestone festival grounds — where Skyline meets the civic heart of Honolulu, gathering residents and tourists together. Targeting 2031.

Produced by the Manaʻolana production team

Story — in production

The crew behind these stories

Veterans of the Manaʻolana Media Training Initiative produce every story on this page — and the festival that gathers them at the makai edge of Kona.

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