Ikaika Kalua

Senior Correspondent

As Senior Correspondent for Lifestyle Lore, Ikaika Kalua travels to the world's workshops and wild spaces to document the stories of makers and their materials. Before joining the publication, he spent a decade documenting Pacific voyaging traditions, culminating in his acclaimed book, 'The Wayfinders' Compass.' His immersive, narrative-driven approach seeks to capture not just the 'how' of a craft, but the 'why'—the cultural heartbeat and ancestral knowledge embedded in every handmade object. He believes that true understanding comes from listening to the land and the hands that shape it.