Aelon̄ in Aibojooj

A common part of our work at Jo-Jikum has been collaborations with outside researchers and artists. In July 2018, we were able to collaborate with two researchers: Joy Enomoto and Anja Kanngieser. Joy is a Native Hawaiian multi-disciplinary artist, activist, scholar and educator who is currently pursuing her Master’s degree at the Center for Pacific […]

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Jo-Jikum’s Origin Story

A message from our Co-Founder and Director Kathy Jetnil-Kjiner: Iakwe, My name is Kathy and I am the co-founder of our organization. I co-founded Jo-Jikum in 2012 along with my cousins Tamera Heine, Hetine Heine, and Desmond Doulatram. We were fresh out of college in the US when we returned home to an island we […]

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