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Sited fashion project counters Hawai'ian stereotypes through experiential entrepreneurship learning

What is it about?

This article is about a sited fashion project completed in Honolulu, in 2015. It discusses how this participatory project provided informal fashion design and entrepreneurship training to a diverse group of Hawai'i residents.

Why is it important?

Titled Ahola (aloha spelled backwards), the project saw to challenge stereotypical views of Hawai'ian Culture and Hawai'i's people though direct collaboration with Native Hawai'ian participants, makers and knowledge keepers. Together we explored authentic themes, concepts, images and objects. These informed the design, production and presentation of a fashion collection during Hawai'i Fashion Month 2016.

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