Traditional lineageHeritage · HawaiʻiRegion · Global / diaspora
Keone Nunes
Kahuna kā uhi · Waiʻanae, Oʻahu
- Style
- Uhi hand-tap kākau
- Regions served
- Global / diaspora
- Tradition
- Hawaiʻi tradition →
About Nunes’s work
The most recognised living practitioner of traditional Hawaiian hand-tap kākau. Named a National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellow in 2019 for his work reviving Hawaiian tattoo. Also holds the Sāmoan Sulu'ape title bestowed by the Sulu'ape family.
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