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LOCALish

Thu, Jul 24

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fishcake

A reflection on identity, memory, and what it means to be “local” in Hawai‘i—through everyday objects, cultural remix, and the fluid feeling of home.

LOCALish
LOCALish

Time & Location

Jul 24, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

fishcake, 307 Kamani St, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA

Guests

About the event

LOCALish

Mark Yoshizumi, Max Cleary, Tommy Hite, Amber Khan

Curated by Akemi Hiatt

Opening Thurs July 24 6-8pm

On view through Sept 30


Presented here are artists exploring themes of place, senses of belonging, and hybrid experiences of identity in Hawaii’s nuanced context. The works observe and probe at what is “local” with cultural references in a wry manner - often landing on under-recognized details of Hawaii ephemera. There is a reverence paid to everyday objects that would otherwise be overlooked, nostalgic references to families that are distinctly touched with an ode to Asian immigrant resourcefulness  - the repurposing a Daiei container for a plumeria tree by Mark Yoshizumi or the locals slippers piled by the front door by Max Cleary. There is seduction in our tropical surroundings, as in the work of Amber Khan, and also a push back at its fetishized display. The aloha print fabric that frames…


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