We asked Native Hawaiian artists and luminaries about the artworks shifting Kānaka Maoli art in the 21st century. These are their answers.
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Arts
In a love letter to Hawai‘i Triennial 2025, an O‘ahu-born artist reflects on how the state’s largest thematic exhibition of contemporary art reclaims aloha as a transformative force.
For Barbara Pope, books are more than the spaces they inhabit. They’re reservoirs of living cultures.
Freediver and designer Nico Jager crafts shell jewelry that conjures the ocean's elemental energy.
For years, Zoë Eisenberg has supported independent filmmaking in her East Hawaiʻi home. Now, a book and feature film debut brings her creative work into the spotlight.
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Culture
A Hawaiian homestead community on Hawai‘i island is awfully overcharged for freshwater. What went wrong?
The nonprofit Kākoʻo ʻŌiwi rekindles ancestral traditions to feed the community in body and spirit.
Through historical records and Nūpepa research, Kānaka voices reveal an archive of pilina.
As pioneering developers of critical race theory, the two lawyers and activists deftly navigate love and community while defending justice.
The islands’ old currency indicated an independent nation eager to actively engage in the global trade.
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Living Well
The leeward side is a showcase of the Garden Isle’s authentic rural identity even in the face of growing tourism and outside influences.
The Native Hawaiian poet and teacher from Hōnaunau, Hawaiʻi Island curates creative rituals and locales for a wellspring of inspiration.
Through private dinners and foraging classes, local chef Yuda Abitbol has turned his gastronomical journal into a wildly self-sustaining lifestyle.
Nā Ala Hele is a treasure trove of intel on Hawaiʻi's many glorious hikes. Journey along a favorite of its trails in this guided tour.
Many hands pitch in to restore and revive the abundance of the historic North Shore region.
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ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
Alakaʻi ʻia a aʻo ʻia nā hui ulana ʻo Hui ʻAla Hīnano lāua ʻo Hui Waianuhea o Ka Pua Hala e Kāʻeo Izon i nui aʻe ai ko nā haumāna ʻike ma ka ulana lau hala, ka ʻike Hawaiʻi, a me ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi.
No ka mea hana lei ʻo Meleana Estes, he hoʻokupu aloha kēlā me kēia lei no kona tūtū, kona lāhui, a me kona ʻāina.
Mai uka a i kai i kuleana ‘ia ai ‘o Hawai‘i e Kelis Kaleopa‘a.
He mau waihona palapala kahiko ko Hawaiʻi, kahi e mālama ʻia nei he hoʻoilina nui o ka waiwai a makamae hoʻi no ka moʻomeheu a me ka ʻōlelo ʻōiwi o Hawaiʻi. ʻOiai he wā kēia e noa wale ai ka ʻike kuʻuna i ka lehulehu, pehea hoʻi kākou e hoʻokumu ai i nā loina o ke komo ʻana i loko o laila, i mea e hoʻomoamoa pono loa ʻia ai ia ʻike a me nā waihona nāna ia e mālama nei?
Ke hoʻokikina mai nei kekahi alakaʻi lāhui Hawaiʻi i nā hoa makeʻe pono—i “nā mea a pau hoʻi e aloha nei iā Hawaiʻi”—e makaʻala mau.