MAMo Wearable Art Show

Join us for the 19th annual MAMo Wearable Art Show, a vibrant celebration of Native Hawaiian identity, artistry, and resilience through the lens of wearable art. Our unique fashion show honors the deep cultural roots and creative innovation of Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) designers and artisans. Each piece presented on the runway is more than fashion — it is a living expression of ‘āina (land), mo‘okū‘auhau (ancestry), and ‘ike kūpuna (ancestral knowledge).

Featuring handcrafted garments, traditional fibers, contemporary interpretations of ancestral regalia, and bold modern statements, MAMo Wearable Art Show invites audiences to witness the fusion of culture and innovation. From kapa (barkcloth) and hulu (bird feathers) to silk and recycled materials, each design tells a story — of connection, resistance, beauty, and cultural pride.

This year, MAMo Wearable Art Show will be celebrating the theme of Hulihia, to overturn or to turn upside down. In times of uncertainty, our lāhui continues to turn to oli and hula to incite hulihia, changing the system.

PAʻI Foundation is proud to honor two individuals who defined and elevated Hawai‘i’s fashion identity, Danene Lunn of Manuhealiʻi and Nakeʻu Awai of Nakeʻu Awai Designs. Manuhealiʻi will be celebrating their 40th anniversary this year and we recognize Lunn for continuing to celebrate and perpetuate the Hawaiian culture through fashion, the empowerment of women and ‘ohana, and the importance of community and resilience in business. Often refered to as "the Godfather of Hawaiian fashion," we recognize Nake‘u Awai and celebrate not just his garments, but his legacy of innovation, identity, and Hawaiian excellence.

• Ari South
• Kākou Collective
• Kawika Lum-Nelmida, Maile Andrade & Marques Marzan
• Keha Hawaiʻi
• Waiwaolani
• Project Hana Noʻeau Year 3 Collaboration

This ticket includes dinner buffet and premiere seating for the show, doors open 5PM, dinner begins at 5:30PM.

This ticket includes seating for the show only, doors open at 6:30PM. Show begins at 7PM.

Our local & native mākeke will begin at 5PM and will run until 9PM outside of the entrance to the ballroom!

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