FiliRooted: 808 x 63: Stories Between Islands

Where waves meet roots, cultures find their current. This afternoon gathering opens with a one-of-a-kind batok fashion showcase — a collaboration between master hand-tap tattoo practitioner Lane Wilcken and Filipino fashion brand Elle Karayan, honoring skin as our first canvas and clothing as a continuation of story. Following the runway, join an intimate panel of Filipino American artists living in Hawai‘i as they “talk story” about navigating their identities, creating art grounded in the Hawaiian community, and finding ways to root deeper into their Filipino heritage. From ink to fabric, music to movement, their narratives are woven from journeys across oceans, shaped by the tides of place, history, and self-discovery.

Kahuna Blessing & Exhibit Opening

Batok Fashion Showcase: Lane Wilcken + Elle Karayan

Artist Panel:

• Navigating Filipino identity in Hawai‘i
• Nalini Gauthier (Tahiti Mana Choreographer)
• Kulintronica (EDM/Kulintang Artist, UH Mānoa Lecturer)
• Logan Knight (Maganda Bacon, Visual/Music Artist)
• Lane Wilcken (Tattoo Practitioner)
• Moderator: Prof. Ric Trimillos
• Dr. Lorenzo Perillo (UH Manoa Theater & Dance / CPS Co-Director)

Very limited seats available.

This event is presented by House of Gongs with the support of the following community partners:

Capitol Modern Hawaii State Art Museum

State Foundation of Culture and Arts

Office of Rep. Trisha La Chica

Office of City Council Member Tyler Dos Santos-Tam

Philippine Consulate General Honolulu

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