A satirical workout video titled "20 minute workout" created by the Hawaiʻi-based artist initiative kekahi wahi is featured at the Whitney Biennial in New York. The video shows dancers in spandex stretching in front of the Captain Cook Monument at Kealakekua Bay on Hawaiʻi Island, set to electronic music. The project was part of a larger effort to reimagine public space and challenge commemorative monuments in Hawaiʻi, drawing on the energy of debates over Confederate statues in the continental U.S.
The inclusion of "20 minute workout" in the Whitney Biennial—the longest-running survey of American art—brings a critical, place-based perspective on colonial history and tourism to a major international platform. The work uses parody and satire to explore the layered and contradictory histories of Kealakekua Bay, a sacred site also marked by overtourism. The project highlights how local artist collectives can engage with national conversations about public memory and representation.