Makakü Mauna "Photos from the Mountain"

Abstract

One of the major strengths of the kia'i-driven media narrative was that it allowed the larger community to connect with the movement. From daily livestreams of what was happening on the Mauna to intimate candid shots of everyday life in the pu'uhonua to the gut-wrenching images of our elders being taken away in zip ties, these visual representations helped people understand what it was like to be on the Mauna. Makaku is the creative force of imagination, and in the case of the Mauna, our collective makaku was driven by the maka ku, the eyes who stood on the mountain.