Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 minutes ago
Scholar Kamalani Johnson joins host Kaʻimi Kahikina to explore Ka-Miki, one of the longest serialized moʻolelo in Hawaiian-language newspapers. Johnson reveals how hoʻopāpā—the art of demonstrating one’s archive of knowledge by weaving strands of ancestral wit—served as a framework for consent, intimacy, and intellect in Hawaiʻi. Together, they discuss what these moʻolelo teach us about accountability, boundaries, and mutual recognition in our relationships today.
Host: Kaʻiminaʻauao Kahikina (Host, PhD student, Scholar & Artist)
Guest: Kamalani Johnson (Scholar, Translator, Educator)
Work Featured: He Moʻolelo mai nā Kūpuna: Ancestral Lessons of Liberation in J. W. H. I. Kihe’s “Kaao Hooniua Puuwai no Ka-Miki”
Theme: Hoʻopāpā, pilina, and the ancestral ethics of consent
Listen & Learn:
What might ancestral ethics of pilina teach us about honoring boundaries and practicing consent in the present?
*This episode engages Hawaiian worldviews and social contexts, and explores themes of sexuality, gender, and erotics. Some language and content may be considered strong or triggering. Viewer/listener discretion is advised.
Art concept: Kaʻiminaʻauao Kahikina @mahucha_art
Art design: Sara Saffery @sarasaffery
Music: “Pua Līlīlehua,” Mokihana Flood, Tree of Life
Follow the podcast on IG: @kukakikipodcast
Scholar Kamalani Johnson joins host Kaʻimi Kahikina to explore Ka-Miki, one of the longest serialized moʻolelo in Hawaiian-language newspapers. Johnson reveals how hoʻopāpā—the art of demonstrating one’s archive of knowledge by weaving strands of ancestral wit—served as a framework for consent, intimacy, and intellect in Hawaiʻi. Together, they discuss what these moʻolelo teach us about accountability, boundaries, and mutual recognition in our relationships today.
Host: Kaʻiminaʻauao Kahikina (Host, PhD student, Scholar & Artist)
Guest: Kamalani Johnson (Scholar, Translator, Educator)
Work Featured: He Moʻolelo mai nā Kūpuna: Ancestral Lessons of Liberation in J. W. H. I. Kihe’s “Kaao Hooniua Puuwai no Ka-Miki”
Theme: Hoʻopāpā, pilina, and the ancestral ethics of consent
Listen & Learn:
What might ancestral ethics of pilina teach us about honoring boundaries and practicing consent in the present?
*This episode engages Hawaiian worldviews and social contexts, and explores themes of sexuality, gender, and erotics. Some language and content may be considered strong or triggering. Viewer/listener discretion is advised.
Art concept: Kaʻiminaʻauao Kahikina @mahucha_art
Art design: Sara Saffery @sarasaffery
Music: “Pua Līlīlehua,” Mokihana Flood, Tree of Life
Follow the podcast on IG: @kukakikipodcast
