“Kani Ka ʻŌpala: Take a Sad Song & Make it Better” exhibition featured on UH News

Available through August 10, the “Kani Ka ʻŌpala: Take a Sad Song & Make it Better” exhibit by ethnomusicology lecturer Benjamin Fairfield combines ecomusicology with place-based learning and encourages examination of consumptive habits.

“The idea of accepting a label of trash as worthless primes us to see things as having no further utility and value,” said Fairfield. “This project is getting us to challenge those labels and think, ‘Is it really worthless? Can’t it still have a voice, a utility, be part of our song and part of our creative process?”