Puʻuhonua Society

Puʻuhonua Society is a community arts and culture organization committed to Hawaiʻi and its abundant futures. Founded in 1972, the work has been passed down through three generations of Native Hawaiian women. 

Puʻuhonua Society cultivates space(s) where Native Hawaiian and Hawaiʻi-based artists, cultural practitioners, and those rooted in the archipelago can continue creative practices for the collective transformation of Hawaiʻi.

We are active at the intersections of contemporary art, cultural practice, environmental stewardship, transformational education and community archiving. 

We do this for artists, cultural practitioners, and the Hawai’i community by:

• Supporting basic-needs through direct-to-artist grants, commissions, project funding, studio space and professional development

• Creating accessible platforms through exhibitions, archives, libraries, film screenings, and publications

• Nurturing health and healing through workshops, gatherings, mentorships, fiscal sponsorships, fellowships and collaborations

• Affirming expansive, responsive and inclusive definitions of art

We envision a Hawai‘i guided by hana noʻeau, ʻike kūpuna, aloha ʻāina, and ʻauamo kuleana. 

Hahai no ka ua i ka ululāʻau.

Plant a forest and the rains will come.  

'Ōlelo No'eau #24

“Share purpose with others and transform the world”.
- Aunty Manulani Aluli Meyer