“Talking Story, Dancing Waters”: Hālau Kiawekūpono O Ka Ua (“A Good Streak of Rain”)

Kristin Bloomer, Associate Professor of Religion

Professor Kristin Bloomer used the Public Works Grant to support a five day residency of the male Hawaiian hula group called Hālau Kiawekūpono O Ka Ua. This residency was tied to Professor Bloomer’s course Religion 238: “The Sacred Body,” in which students examined the religious connections between body and spirit in a variety of contexts. This residency included free public events on campus as well as a cultural exchange with Native American partners in Minneapolis.