2025 MAMo Wearable Art Show

September 5, 2025

Friday

Hilton Hawaiian Tapa Ballroom

7PM - 9PM

Woven with Meaning

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.

This Year's Talent

Hoʻoilina

by Hannah Preston-Pita

Hoʻololi

by Sonny Ching & Lopaka Igarta-DeVera

Keha Hawaiʻi

by Kaʻanoʻi Akaka-Ruth

Kākou Collective

by Kea Peters

Maʻawe Collab

by Kawika Lum-Nelmida, Marques Marzan & Maile Andrade

Project Hana Noʻeau Year 3 Cohort

Waiwaolani

by Roselani Aiwohi

Honoring Legacies

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.