Cornelio Bancaco Jr. & Noelle Storer of Lahaina

This conversation between Noelle Storer and her Papa, Cornelio Bancaco Jr., is a vital contribution to Hui Mo‘olelo: Lahaina. This collection of talk-story sessions serves as a living well of knowledge and intention, ensuring that the community’s shared heritage and favorite traditions directly inform the town’s future. The voices in this cohort, led by Kaliko Storer and guided by cultural practitioners, are a primary resource for the Lahaina Memorial Project. These recordings provide essential community-rooted insights that artists, planners, and decision-makers may use to design permanent County memorials and shape the long-term vision for the Royal Complex and Commercial Core. By listening, you are engaging with the seeds of future public art, planning and collective healing, ensuring that the Lahaina of tomorrow remains deeply rooted in the memories and hopes of those who have always called it home.

If these stories move you or spark a memory of your own, we invite you to be a part of this living history. Please visit mauipublicart.org to learn more about the Hui Mo‘olelo program, view the evolving gallery of public art, and find out how you can contribute your own voice to the stories that will shape the future of Lahaina.