Today, groves, trails, and honors bear their names, but a walk in the woods reminds us that even giants started small.
Mauna Kea has inspired a mighty wave of protectors to save a sacred mountain. Within the movement, new songs, chants, and stories are being birthed.
Adventurers descend 50 feet below the planet’s surface to explore the world’s longest mapped lava tube.
At the base of Maunakea, the Kānaka Rangers keep a vigilant eye on the mountain to raise awareness of the lands surrounding it.
Set in a breezy village on the Big Island of Hawai‘i, August at Akiko’s carries dramatic weight without sacrificing the tranquil solemnity on which the film’s moody, dreamlike disposition is built.
In a crucial time of need, Pu‘uhonua o Puna became a home for those who no longer had one. Channeling his experience with the Kalapana eruptions of his youth, lava tour operator Ikaika Marzo set out to help in any way he could and became a community touchstone.
The multi-million-dollar manta ray tour industry is a beast of its own. Named one of the “top 10 things to do in your lifetime,” snorkeling or diving with these creatures off the Kona coast at night has become immensely popular over the last three decades.
It’s also an activity that’s never been regulated.