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The 1918 flu pandemic was one of the deadliest in recent history – killing 50 million people worldwide, including thousands here in Hawai?i. Kona…

The words kapu aloha have emerged in the ongoing conflict over Mauna Kea. The term refers to a non-violent approach in Hawaiian activism. This code of…

Tomorrow marks the anniversary of the coronation of Queen Kapi?olaniLocal designer Kini Zamora of Project Runway fame is putting the final touches on a…

Hawai‘i’s Menehune are not very much like Christmas elves, but children in the islands all knew stories about them, growing up. Menehune were said to be…

A new book is out celebrating the role of women in the Hawaiian Renaissance movement. Their actions being seen as especially relevant in this #MeToo era…

Filmmaker, writer, Johan Grimonprez comes at you in different ways to create an experience. By combining found footage, familiar movie clips, newsreels,…

“No True Hawaiian Will Evade It.” That was the headline of a two-page newspaper ad penned by Queen Lili’uokalani and Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana’ole in…

Community-driven recovery efforts are nothing new to Hawai?i. Whether it be massive flooding, a volcanic eruption or wildfires...the community finds a way…

Among the objects feared lost in the fire at Brazil’s National Museum are Egyptian mummies, dinosaur bones, and the oldest human skull found in the…

July 31 is a national holiday in the Hawaiian Kingdom called Restoration Day. The first observance of this holiday was in 1843 at the Nu?uanu summer…