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In the lush green hills of Kohala fierce winds blow steady and hard. Many farmers might consider those winds an enemy—but centuries ago Hawaiian farmers…

Ku Kahakalau is a celebrated Hawaiian educator and a firm believer in the power of the land to teach. Driven by that conviction, in the 1990s she began…

In 1891 Lili‘uokalani inherited a monarchy that was, says historian Kau‘i Sai-Dudoit, fraught with troubles and situations beyond her control. “Her first…

Welcome to the first episode of Aloha ‘?ina, a series dedicated to exploring Hawaiian kinship with the natural world. Over the next thirteen weeks, over…

Fresh Water Initiative: A Philanthropic Effort that Helps Everyone

The overthrow of the monarchy in 1893 launched another profoundly challenging period in Hawai‘i’s history, says historian Kau‘i Sai-Dudoit. “It’s a very…

The Hawaiian nation continued to evolve at a rapid pace and as it did so, it established itself at the forefront of the world’s progressive nations. While…

How was aloha ‘?ina expressed in the cultural arts of ancient Hawai‘i? Kekuhi Keali‘ikanaka‘oleohaililani tells the story of the goddess Hi‘iaka’s first…

Yesterday we focused on the great chief Ma‘ilik?kahi who forged the ahupua‘a system on O‘ahu. Today we look at his younger cousin, Man?kalanip? of Kaua‘i,…