Na I’a Ono E
1. He manini kēia. He iʻa kahakaha. E ʻai kākou! Auē ka ʻono ē!
2. He ʻopihi kēia. He iʻa pili paʻa. E ʻai kākou! Auē ka ʻono ē!
3. He kala kēia. He iʻa lae kiwi. E ʻai kākou! Auē ka ʻono ē!
4. He wana kēia. He iʻa wanawana. E ʻai kākou! Auē ka ʻono ē!
5. He puhi kēia. He iʻa heʻeheʻe. E ʻai kākou! Auē ka ʻono ē!
6. He weke kēia. He iʻa ʻumiʻumi. E ʻai kākou! Auē ka ʻono ē!
7. He heʻe kēia. He iʻa pikapika. E ʻai kākou! Auē ka ʻono ē!
8. He mele kēia, Nā iʻa ʻono loa. E ʻai kākou! Auē ka ʻono ē!
Email
hooulunonalani@gmail.com
Ho’oulunonalani is a Paper Engineer and Product Designer with project clients including Disney, Apple TV, LG, Kiehl’s, Target, TJ Maxx, Clixo, and Lovepop. She has previously taught art and design studios at Rhode Island School of Design, Parsons School of Design, and Pratt Institute and is currently an Assistant Professor of Design at Lehigh University. Her current research centers on paper engineering, technical optimization through digital tool development, and its application in Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) education and storytelling. In addition to this paper puppet series, Ho’o is working on two ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi pop-up book series with Kamehameha Publishing and ʻike kūpuna toys with Ka ʻUmeke Kāʻeo.
Ho’o holds an interdisciplinary BS in architecture and mechanical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a MFA in furniture design from Rhode Island School of Design.