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Can speaking Pidgin give you an advantage in learning the Hawaiian language? That is the subject of a study by a linguist at the University of British Columbia in Canada. As HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports, the linguist drew inspiration from Māori and Māori-accented English in Aotearoa.
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Instead of sharing various music and dances from around Polynesia, the resort’s focus is the paniolo, or the Hawaiian cowboy. The Conversation talked to Resort Manager Joey Woofter about "Paniolo, A Hawaiian Cowboy Lūʻau."
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Solomon Enos has been chosen to design the state Capitol's reflecting pools with a waterless display — an alternative to the original design that caused water to leak into the building's offices for several years. His plan will feature a walkable mosaic floor mural using up to 6,000 glass panels. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports.
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The First Nations Writers Festival gives writers in the Pacific a chance for their books or short stories to win a cash prize or possibly be published. Book award winners may receive a cash prize of up to $5,000 in Australian currency.
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The portrait of Hawaiʻi’s last reigning monarch, painted in the 1890s, was on view outside of Hawaiʻi for the first time. In Washington, D.C., it was a centerpiece of an exhibit entitled “1898: U.S. Imperial Visions and Revisions." The Conversation's Catherine Cruz has been following the portrait since it left ʻIolani Palace in 2022.
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A young Maui resident has found that playing music for kūpuna is healing. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports she’s now working to expand musical sharing by founding a nonprofit.
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Artists came out in full force to oppose the measure, which they said would slash arts programs that support artists across the state. HPR's Cassie Ordonio was there for the hearing to bring you the details.
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Robert “Bully” Kotter and his wife, Ashley, are Maui residents who lost their home in the Lahaina wildfire, just days after they closed on it. The Conversation spoke with the Kotters ahead of an upcoming free screening of “Uncle Bully’s Surf Skool.”
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The state will host FestPAC for the first time after the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the event in 2020. HPR's Cassie Ordonio hears from Pacific Islanders looking forward to attending.
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After nearly 30 years of grassroots community planning and engagement in East Maui and across the islands, the rural community of Kīpahulu saw its CBSFA signed into law Friday. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports on the response from those who made it happen.
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Hawaiʻi will celebrate Prince Kūhiō Day at the end of this month. For some island residents, this may be just another day off. But for hundreds who celebrate across the island chain and the continental U.S., Prince Kūhiō is more than just a holiday.
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The Filipino Community Center is seeking an executive director to lead the administration of the Waipahu-based gathering place.