Healing through art. Resilience through story. Connection through care.

About AHAS

AHAS (Archive for Health, Arts, and Spirit) is a collective of educators, artists, and cultural leaders working at the intersection of arts, healing, and community care.

Rooted in Hawaiʻi and expanding beyond, we offer trauma-informed consulting, creative evaluation, and professional learning to help communities build systems of care that last.

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What we offer

  • Healing-Centered Professional Development Workshops

    Professional development for trauma-informed, culturally grounded practice.

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  • Participatory, Culturally responsive learning & impact

    Participatory, story-based methods that measure what matters, with communities, not just about them.

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  • Story-Based Design & Strategy for Community Impact

    Co-created programs, gatherings, and learning spaces that uplift resilience, healing, and connection.

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What People Are Saying

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    "AHAS is uniquely positioned to address local trauma with culturally grounded healing strategies and national influence. Their work centers the arts as a vehicle for recovery and systemic resilience."

    — Danica Rosengren, Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts

  • Person wearing sunglasses and a flower crown, holding a bouquet of flowers and wearing a purple shirt and mask.

    "AHAS offers a visionary model rooted in cultural traditions and creative innovation. Their work helps communities heal with depth, dignity, and imagination."

    - Joan Osato, Youth Speaks

  • Woman in straw hat playing ukulele in a lush green landscape

    “"AHAS supports healing, restoration, and community-centered research rooted in Hawaiian values. Their work is helping build a foundation for future resilience across Hawaiʻi."

    — Kalikolehuanani Kaʻauamo, The Maile Grove

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    "AHAS doesn’t just create programs. They help us imagine what’s possible after crisis and uplift the cultural heart of recovery."

    — Travis Kaululāʻau Thompson, Educator and Organizer

what we’re working on

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Wehiwehi: Evaluation Through Art at Shangri La

A culturally responsive evaluation project that used artmaking, creative reflection, and participatory documentation to illuminate learning during the Wehiwehi Intensive directed by Christopher Morgan.

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Maui Resilience Events

A series of trauma-informed, arts-based gatherings created in response to the Lahaina fires. These events support post-crisis healing and long-term resilience through storytelling, creative expression, and community connection.

Poetry of Life

An arts education and healing initiative that uses spoken word, story-sharing, and poetry to uplift identity, process trauma, and foster cultural connection in classrooms, community centers, and beyond.

Let’s grow systems of care together.