Kālewa Correa

Kālewa Correa serves as the Curator of Hawai’i and the Pacific with the Smithsonian Institution’s Asian Pacific American Center. He is a graduate of the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa Kamakakūʻokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies with a focus on Hawaiian traditional society and politics. Additionally, he also holds advanced degrees in the Information Science and Education Technology disciplines. His primary program as curator of Hawai’i and the Pacific is on the Digital Storytelling Initiative entitled Our Stories. The Our Stories initiative is in place to present and elevate the voices of Pacific Islanders on the national and international stage through mixed media formats (Film/Podcasting/Composition/Mixed Reality). Recent Smithsonian Projects: Maunakea - Our Stories Youth Access - Film Camp - Oʻahu, HI (YAG) Te Whāinga: A Culture Lab on Civility - Tāmaki, New Zealand Language of a Nation - Short Film Our Stories Youth Access - Podcast Camp- Molokai, HI - (YAG) Culture Lab Cooperative - New Orleans, LA She Who Dies to Live - Asian Pacific Triennial, Brisbane, AU Seven Generations of Women Carvers - Hilo, HI (AWHI) Up for Grabs - Dialogues across the Puerto Rican and Caribbean Diaspora, PR The Queens Wa'a - Washington, DC (NMNH/APAC) 'Ae Kai: A Culture Lab on Convergence - Honolulu, HI Kālewa Correa CV available via LinkedIn