Benjamin Burroughs (Journalism and Media Studies) and Tēvita O. Ka'ili recently published an article titled, "Kū Kia‘i Kahuku: Indigenizing Social Media, Civic Streaming, and Sociospatial Symmetry" in the journal Communication, Culture, and Critique. The article argues that the Kū Kiaʻi Kahuku community movement's (an Indigenous and ecological stand for environmental justice) usage of livestreaming inspired movement within the space of digital connectivity, a civic rhythm, forging symmetry, and reciprocity within sociospatial ties. Moanan (Pacific Islander) peoples inscribed within social media a distinct Moanan rhythm. In this case, the vibrations of the protecting, an affectively charged tā (an Indigenous concept of tempo marking), engaged the community and diaspora in a moment of rupture — opening up a space for symmetry within the dissymmetry of colonial capitalism.
