The Producers Network for Cultural Artisans began in 2018 with a focus on traditional Hawaiian hana noʻeau including the making of cordage, shell jewelry, lei, kapa, net, featherwork, ipu, and lauhala. In 2019 it morphed into Kīpuka and until 2026 it took place at Ward Center in Kūkūluaeʻo, hosting classes and workshops including many other specialized classes in Hawaiian and Pacific material culture, as well as providing space for weekly kanikapila gatherings and hālau hula.

Open to all and permeable in nature, Kīpuka continues to this day and invites all into a deeper relationship with Hawaiʻi, with one another, and with the enduring value systems of this place.