Native Hawaiian

The Conversation takes a look through the archives to curate a list of local literature to add to your library.

Aunty Muriel “Puni” Ioane's ancestors lies at the Makua Protestant Cemetery. Ioane is a direct lineal descendant of Mākua, and has been unable to visit the gravesites for more than two decades.

The National Park Service held its first hiking tour to Kalaupapa last week. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol reports NPS has since halted them in response to community concerns.

Native Hawaiian author Kauakanilehua Māhoe Adams spoke with HPR's Jason Ubay about her debut novel, "An Expanse of Blue."

HPR contributor Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton shares Kānaka opinions on Hawaiian artifacts kept in museums; Hawai’i Island Chef Rhoda Magbitang celebrates her recent “Top Chef” season 23 win.

The recent exhibition titled “Hawaiʻi: a kingdom crossing oceans” at the British Museum in London has sparked complex emotions among Kānaka Maoli about the right and wrong ways for museums to display Hawaiian objects.

Fourth-generation Hawaiian quilter Cissy Serrao and Smithsonian specialist Inger de Montecinos talk about a ‘Quilt Along’ event held by the Smithsonian National Museum.

Last month, the Kalaupapa Saints Tour owned by patient resident Meli Watanuki closed, after her death. Now, HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports the National Park Service is now offering its own tour – the only way to visit the former Hansen’s disease settlement.

The National Park Service announces new tours of Kalaupapa; the Smithsonian hosts a 'Quilt Along' event featuring a Hawaiian quilt artist.

ACLU of Hawaiʻi Legal Director Wookie Kim speaks on the U.S. Supreme Court rulings on birthright citizenship and transgender athletes; Maya Soetoro-Ng, sister to Barack Obama, reflects on the opening of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago.