Talanoa: Marques Hanalei Marzan

Our Talanoa series comes out of our Marsden Project (2019-2023), 'Vā Moana: space and relationality in Pacific thought and identity'.

Marques Halanei Marzan is a contemporary artist and bearer of Hawaiian and Oceanic fibre knowledge. The Cultural Advisor at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu, Marques is a conduit for bridging innovations of the past with those of the present, creating dialogues within his work and community engagement that speak to the vibrancy and dynamism of culture. In this talanoa with Albert L. Refiti, Marques discusses how the concept of wā structures the Kumulipo, the Hawaiian cosmogonic ʻoli chant, and its relationship to the cyclical nature of events in the world.

To cite: Marzan, M. H. (1 June 2023). Interview with Marques Hanalei Marzan (Videographer/editor: Emily Parr, interviewer: Albert L. Refiti). Vā Moana: space and relationality in Pacific thought and identity interviews, Vā Moana - Pacific Spaces Research Cluster, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.

Click here to watch the talanoa.