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“A Lot of People Took a Leap of Faith”: How Every Day in Kaimukī Creators Made an Indie Darling During a Pandemic

The Legacies Issue

Featuring artists, writers, and scholars who are modernizing generational traditions and rethinking indigenous sciences.

Unthreading a Quilting Controversy

As Hawaiian quilting rises in popularity beyond Hawaiʻi, a writer ponders if there is a pono way for fashion brands to utilize the art.

At Hawaiʻi’s State Archives, an Enduring ʻIke

A native Hawaiian scholar reflects on the depths of knowledge to be found in the Hawai‘i State Archives.

Ro Brings Unapologetic Fun to Hawaiʻi Hip-Hop

Catchy beats inflected with local humor has made the burgeoning artist into a hometown sensation.

Excavating the Scientific Truths in Hawaiian Mo‘olelo

Moʻolelo are stories powered by keen and vigilant observations of the patterns in our natural world. They also possess scientific truths within.

Can ʻUlu Save Us?

Exploring the history of ʻulu, Hawaiʻi’s beloved breadfruit plant, and how its storied past shows sustainable solutions for our present.

Nūpepa 2.0

Arts and culture stories reported and written in ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i

No Ke Koʻikoʻi o nā Inoa ʻĀina

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The Preservationist Saving Hawaiʻi’s Historic Buildings

Tony Kile Wants You to Keep Going

Where to Find Handcrafted Hawaiian Quilts

The Spiritual Essence Within Brendan George Ko’s Photography

The Meditative Delights of Forest Bathing

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Carissa Moore Fulfills a Beloved Surfer’s Dream

The Brotherhood of Hula: ‘We’re Doing it For Our Culture’

A Primer on the Origin of Hula

The Pandemic Diaries: Hawai‘i Writers Reflect on Covid-19

A Vintage Postcard Collector Keeps Hawai‘i’s Golden Age of Travel Alive

Behind the Avant-Garde Arrangements of Renko Floral

Miss Aloha Hula Taizha Keakealani Hughes-Kaluhiokalani

A Miss Aloha Hula’s Victorious Merrie Monarch Journey

How to Watch Ka Huaka‘i, a Merrie Monarch Festival Documentary

A Cozy ‘Ulu Recipe From a Breadfruit Connoisseur

Why Saimin is Hawai‘i’s Favorite Comfort Food

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Recalling Hawaiian Place Names, an Act of Honor and Resistance

Ambivalently understood, the phrase “Hawaiian sense of place” is heard everywhere from the tourism industry to design sector. The islands’ traditional place names, however, often remain silenced. Can one truly honor places without acknowledging the importance of inoa ‘āina?

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