The state Legislature designated September as Hawaiian History Month and separately made the first Friday of May Laulau Day, despite concerns about the Trump administration’s anti-DEI policies.

Before Hawaiʻi was annexed by the United States in 1898, the nation was led by a constitutional monarchy and was recognized as an independent kingdom. Before Hawai’i’s last monarch, Queen ...

Hawaiʻi US Senators Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono and Alaska US Senator Lisa Murkowski have introduced legislation intended ...

It's a longstanding fight Native Hawaiians are determined to end: businesses profiting from Hawaiian culture. Companies, particularly those not owned by Native Hawaiians, have been criticized for ...

The U.S. Department of Education said Native Hawaiian, American Indian and Alaska Native history will not be categorized as “diversity, equity and inclusion ” or “critical race theory ” under the ...

The Indigenous Peoples of Oceania at Yale celebrated Hawaiian traditions this week at a series of events. The group organized five events this week to celebrate Hawaiian Independence Day, or Lā ...

A journalist's memoir explores her family's connection to ancestral land in Hawai'i. The book, "Kuleana," offers insight into native Hawaiian culture and history for visitors. The author's family, ...

The U.S. Department of Education said Native Hawaiian, American Indian and Alaska Native history will not be categorized as “diversity, equity and inclusion” or “critical race theory” under the ...

The post He Spent Funds Meant for Native Hawaiians on Polo and Porsches. The Federal Government Failed to Stop Him. appeared ...

“Waikiki” debuted at the Urban World Film Festival in 2020. In his debut feature film, Christopher Kahunahana intertwines modern Hawaiian culture with the historical generational ills of native people ...

In this week’s podcast episode of Lost Cultures: Living Legacies, we journey to Hawaii to explore the deep roots and living traditions of Kānaka Maoli, the Native Hawaiian people. You may think you ...

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