In ʻolelo Hawaiʻi, kuleana is defined as a right, privilege, concern, or responsibility. “Finding Our Kuleana” is a collection of stories of University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa students who are finding their purpose and sense of responsibility beyond themselves. They are creating, inventing, and changing the way they see and interact with our world. As a university, we are collectively and individually working toward finding our kuleana — our own sense of purpose and service — that we bring to our community, to our profession, to our students, to our campus, our planet, and to ourselves.
Meet Beau – within the School of Architecture at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Beau is creating solutions through built environments, addressing the needs and issues within his own community. He begins to understand that when studying architecture, it’s about people and experience; it is egoless. Great design connects to the site, to the people, to the issues that it is trying to resolve. Beau earned a degree in Environmental Design and currently in pursuit of a doctoral degree in the School of Architecture at UH Mānoa.
Client: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Executive Producer: Jennel Sesoko, Office of the Provost
Advisor: Abigail Huliganga Hurgo, Office of Admissions
Advisor: Dyan Kleckner, UH Communications
Advisor / Photographer: Jose Magno, Office of Admissions
Blufish
Writer: Jo Archibald
1001 Stories
Writer / Director / DP : Johnathan Walk
Editor / Animation / SFX: Kaeo Kepani
Graphic Designer: Kaho Otake
Music: Johnny Helm
Production Coordinator: Darrin Kaneshiro
Gaffer/Grip: Zachary Tom
Special Thanks:
Beau Nakamori
Dean William Chapman, School of Architecture
Karla Sierralta, School of Architecture
Steven Hill, School of Architecture – 3D Fabrication Lab
June Lee, School of Architecture
Eva Sekimoto, School of Architecture
Ma Ry Kim, i-ON Group Design
Russ Wozniak, i-ON Group Design