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Kauanoe Batangan files nomination papers for Maui County Council 

Surrounded by his family and the family of the late Council Member Tasha Kama, fourth generation Kahului resident and current Council Member Kauanoe Batangan officially filed nomin...

Mural at KapДЃlama Kai honors ancestors, demands ocean protectionВ 

lukukui, Native Hawaiian leaders, and cultural practitioners dedicate a 6,500-square-foot mural in KapДЃlama Kai on OК»ahu inspired by the Kumulipo, the Hawaiian genealogical creat...

Kauanoe Batangan earns ILWU Local 142 endorsement for Maui County Council

The Maui Division of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 142 officially endorsed Kauanoe Batangan for the Maui County Council. Batangan currently holds the...

Column: К»Aui ka lДЃ, mЕЌlehulehu ka К»ikena

Synopsis: Those of us who have learned Hawaiian as a second language should endeavor to produce Hawaiian that is reflective of Hawaiian worldview and Hawaiian ways of speaking, and...

Makuakane employs multiple hidden meanings in ‘KupuKupu’

One of the most complicated things in Hawaiian songwriting is the cherished tradition of kaona — the use of lyrics with secondary meanings that are known only by people who are clo...

Wehiwehi Residency at Bishop Museum

By . Spanning contemporary dance, music, theater, spoken word poetry, and interdisciplinary practice, the evening highlights the depth and dynamism of Native Hawaiian creative expr...

Noelani Goodyear-KaÊ»Åpua to head UH Native Hawaiian initiatives

Noelani Goodyear-KaÊ»Åpua was selected as the interim director of the Hawai‘i Papa O Ke Ao Native Hawaiian Place of Learning Advancement Office for the UH System and UH MГ...

'Designed to Divide: Understanding Blood Quantum' Ka Wai Ola News

 .Designed to Divide: Understanding Blood Quantum'Blood quantum is an unscientific western construct without substance or merit.'Shared by Kahentinetha Horn, publisher of...

Ceramic float returns to Hawaii after 45-year journey

A ceramic float created by a UH college student in 1980 and found by a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel in Okinawa two years later, traveled around the world and was returned to its...

TДЃ Hirini Moko Mead - Pillar of strength laid to rest

The respected scholar, rangatira and champion of te reo leaves behind a vision of Hohou i te Rongo for future generations to fulfil.

Rapa Nui gathering of Pacific leaders focuses on cultural, voyaging exchanges and marine conservation

Koro Nui o te Vaikava o Rapa Nui, the ocean council of Rapa Nui, together with the Polynesian Voyaging Society and Pacific Pwo Navigators, hosted Te Piri mā’ohi o Te Moana Nui a Hi...

100 years of summer sessions at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa celebrated with ‘He Lei Hoʻokahi’

Special restaging of 2026 Merrie Monarch Festival HЕЌК»ike performance also honors Kumu Hula Darrell Lupenui.

Hawaii's first female fishing captain breaks barriers, land and sea

Ulana Kalahiki-Anthony is the first and only native Hawaiian fishing captain in Hawaii, and she is breaking boundaries on both land and sea by incorporating traditional cultural pr...

Pacific community, government leaders come together to strengthen ties, advance ocean protection efforts

“This is a great moment for us. This is a seed that has been planted to reconnect,” said Ludovic Burns Tuki with Koro Nui o te Vaikava o Rapa Nui, the ocean council of Rapa Nui. “T...

'There's a rongoДЃ within the kupu MДЃori' - NZ poet laureate

Robert Sullivan says there is a "new wave" of poets writing in te reo MДЃori, inspired by their predecessors.

Pacific Missile Range Facility honors lineal descendants of Na ‘Ohana Papa ‘O Mānā

The ceremony focused on honoring the history of the land, paying respects to those who came before and reinforcing the vital partnership between U.S. Navy, Na К»Ohana Papa O MДЃnДЃ...

'Shaped by the ocean': Brian Keaulana honored with lifetime achievement award

A world-renowned waterman was honored for his life's work on May 16. During a ceremony, the Waikiki Film Awards presented actor, surfer and lifeguard Brian Keaulana with the Hawaii...

HawaiК»i Island man to oversee К»ДЃina stewardship and youth, community programming for LiliК»uokalani Trust

Mana Purdy was newly named executive director of Keahuolū and will be overseeing Native Hawaiian programming.

THE KILIMA HAWAIIANS, BINTANG SINAR & THE MENA MURIA MINSTRELS - TROPICAL MEMORIES

Miss Aloha Hula, Faith Kealohapauʻole Paredes of Maui, recognized by Council Resolution

The Maui County Council has passed Resolution No. 26-112 today in honor of Faith Lynn Kealohapauʻole "Aloha" Paredes for her historic achievement as Miss Aloha Hula 2026.

Councilmember Batangan’s next townhall in Maui Lani community

Council Member Kauanoe Batangan announced plans today to hold a Maui Lani townhall at 6 p.m. on June 12 at PЕЌmaikaК»i Elementary School to discuss progress and follow-up efforts t...

Exhibition celebrates Porirua's trailblazing Pacific women

Marama Malama: Te Manava Moana Women at Pataka Art and Museum honours generations of women whose leadership, advocacy and service have impacted Pacific communities.

Students bring personal insights to play honoring HawaiК»i's 100th Infantry Battalion heroes

Eight OК»ahu students have created an original play, Voices to Courage: HawaiК»i's One Puka Puka Heroes, to explore the legacy of the 100th Infantry Battalion through the memories...

What's the Law? Legal attacks on Native Hawaiian programs

Derek Kauanoe, Assistant Professor at the William S. Richardson School of Law joins producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi to discuss how Native Hawaiians are understood under federa...