In this lei dedicated to the cooling ‘Ulu of Lele, the storied appellation for present-day Lahaina, one writer describes its many historical modes of shelter, built and defended by the region’s maka‘āinana.
What’s on the minds of the youngest generation in the local workforce who can barely afford Hawai’i?
From Tehran to Los Angeles and then Honolulu, the artist and writer Navid Sinaki discusses self-discovery, alternate archives, bridging aches, and the craft of a clever storyteller.
For the past three years, filmmakers Joan Lander and Sancia Miala Shiba Nash have been digitizing and cataloging half a century’s worth of invaluable Native Hawaiian footage.
At a monthly mahjong gathering, a new generation of players finds community through the centuries-old game.
For two Hawai‘i Island ceremonialists, re-indigenizing a people to their homeland begins with marking the seasonal transitions that Kānaka Maoli have formalized for centuries.
Over the last few years, waves of change have rocked the surfing world, especially for Hawai‘i and women athletes.