MAMo Wearable Art Show
Friday, September 5, 2025
7PM - 9PM
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.
Participating Artists:
- Ari South
- Hoʻoilina - by Hannah Preston-Pita
- Hoʻololi - by Sonny Ching & Lopaka Igarta-DeVera
- Kākou Collective - by Kea Peters
- Keha Hawaiʻi - by Kaʻanoʻi Akaka-Ruth
- Maʻawe Collab - by Kawika Lum-Nelmida, Maile Andrade & Marques Marzan
- Project Hana Noʻeau Year 3 Collaboration
Nohi Eleneki
Yoko Ponce
Katia Pōhai Worley
Sean Choo
Bryce Irvine
Nohea Coleman
Travis Pelina
Kēhau Wong
Lisa Kaukani
Joey Cadiz
- Waiwaolani - by Roselani Aiwohi
Dinner Ticket:
This ticket includes dinner buffet and premiere seating for the show, doors open 5PM, dinner begins at 5:30PM.
General Admission:
This ticket includes seating for the show only, doors open at 6:30PM. Show begins at 7PM.
Mākeke Vendors & Info:
Our local & native mākeke will begin at 5PM and will run until 9PM outside of the entrance to the ballroom!
