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Welcome. 

Arévalo’s Sketches hosts creative projects, including two podcasts + a pono story project. Produced x by o and 0 by 1 by teaching artist & storyteller n.t. arévalo.

“Location, location, location, the realtors say. Geography is destiny, respond the historians.” - Mohsin Hamid

Meet guests, experts, & storytellers.

Veni and the Boo Boo Zoo. Photo and story part of Off the Hana Highway by N.T. Arévalo.

Veni and the Boo Boo Zoo. Photo and story part of Off the Hana Highway by N.T. Arévalo.

Off the Hana Highway is a story project about pono—and unsung and untold moments and movements for something good. Read the 18 stories Off the Hana Highway here or visit The Honolulu Star-Advertiser to read the originally published columns.

*MEET #MAUI NEEDS NOW - LEARN LATEST ON HOW*

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How Did We Get Here is a podcast of stories on how we move, roam, and land. Beginning on a North Pacific island and taking around the globe, we flip ideas on how we move through this life and what’s really going on here. Listen for free on your favorite player — or tune in via iTunes/Apple Podcasts or Spotify now.

*Thanks to the California Arts Council and National Arts & Disability Center for support of our arts & accessibility episode, exploring disability and the stories we tell, from fairy tales to Disney. Learn more here.

Navigating Ill is a podcast on health surprises along the way. Hosted by seasoned advocates and practitioners who learned the hard way across multiple parts of the medical system and the human body. Bringing decades of experience to help you advocate and navigate a medical system that just might be ill. Listen for free on your favorite player — or tune in via iTunes/Apple Podcasts or Spotify now.

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Offline, Nancy empowers others to navigate change and develop stories that open hearts and minds. 

She offers strategic advising, individual coaching, and a series of popular writing classes. Learn more at Story Studio. Inquiries will be responded to by month’s end.*

*On the other side of digital sabbaths

THIS WILL GET YOUR HEART. LISTEN IN.

“Jack Johnson and dozens of artists joined more than 1,000 Hawai'i keiki (children) in this beautiful medley. Weʻre excited to present our 2nd ʻSong Across Hawaiʻiʻ collaboration with Hawaiian nonprofit @Mana Maoli, filmed across many breathtaking Hawaii locations as part of their #ManaMele project, which features a Music & Multimedia Academy and Solar Mobile Studio with programs in more than a dozen schools.”

LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS PROJECT & SUPPORT THE BEAUTIFUL WORK OF MANA MAOLI HERE.

Spread the music. #manamele