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?
In the charming studio of a Kailua luthier, vintage instruments awaiting restoration hold charming songs and hidden stories.
It is well known that celestial bodies play important roles in Hawaiian culture. A site on O‘ahu further illuminates the depths and complexities this traditional knowledge encompasses.
Images by John Hook The most mundane of movements, walking is often simply a means of transportation. Yet the act...
He mea pohihihi paha ka hoʻomaopopo ʻana i ka ʻōlelo he “Hawaiian sense of place”, he hopunaʻōlelo e lohe hele ʻia ana mai ka ʻoihana hoʻokipa malihini a ka ʻoihana hakulau. I ka hapa nui naʻe o ka manawa, he hoʻohāmau ʻia ke ō ʻana mai o nā inoa ʻāina kuʻuna. Ua hiki anei ke hoʻohanohano maoli i ka ʻāina me ka ʻike ʻole ʻana i nā inoa ʻāina?
The uncharted tale of history’s only Native Hawaiian whaling captain, culled from an archival abyss of explorer logs, scholarly mentions, and aging newsprint.
Adventurers descend 50 feet below the planet’s surface to explore the world’s longest mapped lava tube.