Kiʻi ā Loaʻa: Illuminating and Interrogating Hawaiʻi’s Monuments
Honolulu Theatre For Youth (HTY) in collaboration with Capitol Modern has produced two new augmented reality experiences around statues of significance. The project is helmed by native Hawaiian storyteller, Moses Goods, and examines existing narratives attached to these contemporary markers. The project was funded by the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority.
Transcript for video: [Music] MOSES: Aloha mai kākou, Moses Goods here, creator of Kiʻi ā Loaʻa, an augmented reality experience taking place at the Liliʻuokalani and Kamehameha statues. Kiʻi ā Loaʻa explores the significance of kiʻi, or statues, and the relationship that we have with them. To download the app for the experience just scan the QR code located at either statue or visit our website at H T Y web.org to download in advance. Anyone can do the experience and it’s absolutely free, so, hele mai, and enjoy! [Music]
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The project takes place in three different locations. Audience members will use a personal cell phone or mobile device to access the experience at either the Queen Liliʻuokalani Statue or the King Kamehameha I Statue in downtown Honolulu. A QR code close to the statue will activate an app, leading to a 15-20 minute augmented reality experience exploring each statue. Visitors may also visit the ʻImi Ā Loaʻa augmented reality experience in Capitol Modern’s Sculpture Garden, where a choose-your-own-adventure experience can be accessed using iPads provided by the museum.
For more information on Kiʻi Ā Loaʻa or to download the app, please go to the HTY website: membership.htyweb.org/kii-a-loaa.
Text and photo: Honolulu Theatre for Youth