Tuning In: Makana at TEDxMaui 2013

About the Presenter:
Born and raised in Hawai'i, Makana is an acclaimed master of Hawaiian slack-key guitar, a singer, composer, and cultural ambassador. He has performed in venues from Tianjin Opera House in China, to the White House, and was featured on multiple Grammy®-nominated albums. His focus is to honor tradition while exploring new perceptions. Makana is also active in building community awareness about food and nutrition, land, social-engineering strategies, health and spiritual growth. He received worldwide attention for his poetic protest in 2011 at the APEC World Leaders' Dinner hosted by the Obamas. His hobbies include sowing clarity through philosophy on his blog, Mindmints.com.

About TEDx:
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)