The uncharted tale of history’s only Native Hawaiian whaling captain, culled from an archival abyss of explorer logs, scholarly mentions, and aging newsprint.
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...
Throughout the latter half of the 20th century, Save Our Surf and its primary organizer, John M. Kelly Jr., organized against the overdevelopment of Hawaii's shorelines. Photographer Ed Greevy talks about the movement with FLUX.
Through analog and digital photography, Nani Welch Keli‘iho‘omalu recreates the layered histories that she finds herself placed within.
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?
As many lament the emerging placelessness of American cities, a writer considers the potential of repurposing Hawaiʻi’s historic buildings.