BEHIND THE NAME //
[ THE MEANING ]
NOE. 1. NVI. MIST, FOG, VAPOR, RAIN SPRAY; TO FORM A MIST; TO SETTLE GENTLY AS MIST (POETIC); MISTY // HAWAIIAN DICTIONARY, 1986
STUDIO NOE [NOH-AY] PAYS HOMAGE TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND INFLUENCES OF HAWAIIAN CULTURE IN MY LIFE. NOE IS MY INTERPRETATION OF WHAT MAKES MUCH OF HAWAI'I FULL OF IMMENSE BEAUTY AND ENERGY ⎯ THE MIST, FOG AND RAIN. HAWAI’I IS NOT ONLY A PLACE OF FAMILY ROOTS BUT DEEP CONNECTION. IT IS A PLACE THAT HAS ALWAYS ENCOMPASSED THE ESSENCE OF HOME, PEACE AND INSPIRATION.
[ LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ]
OUR STUDIO OPERATES REMOTELY BETWEEN THE CENTRAL COAST OF CALIFORNIA AND ISLAND OF HAWAI'I. WE RESPECTFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE LANDS WE ARE ON TODAY ARE THE ANCESTRAL LANDS OF PRIMARILY THE CHUMASH IN VENTURA, CA AND THE KĀNAKA ʻŌIWI [NATIVE HAWAIIAN] ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAI’I. WE RECOGNIZE THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THESE NATIONS AND HONOR AND CELEBRATE THEIR PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE STEWARDSHIP OF THESE LANDS.
BEHIND THE NAME //
[ THE MEANING ]
NOE. 1. NVI. MIST, FOG, VAPOR, RAIN SPRAY; TO FORM A MIST; TO SETTLE GENTLY AS MIST (POETIC); MISTY // HAWAIIAN DICTIONARY, 1986
STUDIO NOE [NOH-AY] PAYS HOMAGE TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND INFLUENCES OF HAWAIIAN CULTURE IN MY LIFE. NOE IS MY INTERPRETATION OF WHAT MAKES MUCH OF HAWAI'I FULL OF IMMENSE BEAUTY AND ENERGY ⎯ THE MIST, FOG AND RAIN. HAWAI’I IS NOT ONLY A PLACE OF FAMILY ROOTS BUT DEEP CONNECTION. IT IS A PLACE THAT HAS ALWAYS ENCOMPASSED THE ESSENCE OF HOME, PEACE AND INSPIRATION.
[ LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ]
OUR STUDIO OPERATES REMOTELY BETWEEN THE CENTRAL COAST OF CALIFORNIA AND ISLAND OF HAWAI'I. WE RESPECTFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE LANDS WE ARE ON TODAY ARE THE ANCESTRAL LANDS OF PRIMARILY THE CHUMASH IN VENTURA, CA AND THE KĀNAKA ʻŌIWI [NATIVE HAWAIIAN] ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAI’I. WE RECOGNIZE THE SOVEREIGNTY OF THESE NATIONS AND HONOR AND CELEBRATE THEIR PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE STEWARDSHIP OF THESE LANDS.