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?
From pareu to slip dresses, lounging around Oʻahu in lilting silhouettes synonymous with a certain island laissez faire.
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.
Illustrations by Lauren Trangmar It was death that propelled me to seek meaning in life. My mother, with whom I...
More than mere decorative objects, Leleo Kinimaka’s traditional wooden surfboards are the result of a family legacy spanning 17 generations.
Through his mastery of the laborious wet-plate collodion process, Hawaiian photographer Kenyatta Kelechi memorializes modern-day Hawai‘i.
Native Hawaiian genealogy presents an idiosyncratic slew of challenges and familial puzzles to solve.