In one of hula’s most athletic and ancient dances, the men of Ke Kai O Kahiki excavate the fundamentals of the form’s multi-layered tradition.
More than a decade ago, Hawai‘i became the first state in the nation to give mothers the right to take home their placentas after childbirth. This has helped revitalize indigenous birthing rights and traditions and enabled holistic maternity practices on the islands.
With less than 13 patients left in Kalaupapa on the island of Moloka‘i, island residents are left to contend with the remote area’s uncertain future.
On Hawai‘i Island, forests of native naio, māmane, koa, and ‘iliahi are carefully nurtured to replenish the mountainside.
One reporter travels across the country to document what happens when indigenous values clash with industrial pursuits.
As modern society struggles with the postcolonial influences of the past, Hawai‘i’s statues continue to educate and interrogate their own relevance.
A surfboard carver with a haunted past readies his teenage granddaughter to carry on the surfing traditions of their ancestors.