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On January 18th 1778, Captain James Cook and his crew made landfall on Kaua‘i—the first known Westerners in Hawai‘i. Cook was on his third expedition in…

Thus far in our series we have looked at three great rulers in ancient Hawai‘i: Ma‘ilik?kahi, Man?kalanip? and ‘Umial?loa. Today we turn to Pi‘ilani of…

The ideals of reciprocity that were inherent in aloha ‘?ina were not restricted to land—they extended to everything in the natural world, including the…

The incredibly complex and productive agricultural systems that the Hawaiians developed necessitated a highly sophisticated system of land management. And…

One of the master architects of the ahupua‘a system is also celebrated as the first great chief of O‘ahu. His name was M?‘ilik?kahi and he was born at the…

It was a time of drought and starvation. To feed his wife and children, K?, one of the most powerful gods in the Hawaiian pantheon, transformed himself…