Native Hawaiian

Nancy Holman, superintendent of the National Park at Kalaupapa on Molokaʻi, spoke to HPR's Catherine Cruz about the reopening of tours to the historic settlement created for Hansen’s disease patients.

A Native Hawaiian nonprofit has successfully preserved Hawaiʻi Island land for generations to come. ‘Anaeho‘omalu Kapalaoa, a 27-acre plot of land in Waikoloa Resort, will now be permanently protected by Nā ‘Ōiwi O Pu‘uanahulu, a Native Hawaiian descendant-led nonprofit.

A former settlement for people with Hansen's disease on Molokaʻi that’s been closed to tours and religious pilgrimages is reopening this month. Kalaupapa National Historical Park says it was closed since the COVID-19 pandemic because the disease posed a threat to its last remaining elderly patients.

Karl Kim, head of the Pacific Urban Resilience Lab at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, shares how past threats inform the future of natural disaster planning; HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports on the resurgence of the ‘ahu ’ula, or Hawaiian feather cape

The Hawaiian art of feather making that nearly went extinct has been a centerpiece for the new Apple TV+ series "Chief of War." At the opening premiere of the historical drama, many of the actors – like Jason Momoa – were seen wearing the prestigious feathered cape, known as ‘ahu ‘ula. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports on the revival of the art form.

A Virginia-based group, with no ties to Hawai‘i, has launched a website criticizing Kamehameha Schools' admission policy for students with Native Hawaiian ancestry. The anti-affirmative action nonprofit Students for Fair Admissions won major cases against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina over their affirmative admissions programs.

The Robinson family owns a total of 100,000 acres of land. This includes the entire island of Niʻihau, where a handful of residents live and work under secretive conditions. The Conversation spoke to freelance investigative reporter Guthrie Scrimgeour about his recent story.

Alphie Garcia, a technical advisor on the project, said almost 4 in 10 webpages can disappear within about 10 years, and 1 in 5 posts on social media platforms can disappear within months.

In 1885, royal Hawaiian brothers were studying at a military school in California. There, they introduced a sport known as "surfboard swimming." The Princes of Surf exhibit tells what happened next.

Sara Kehaulani Goo discusses her new book, “Kuleana: A Story of Family, Land, and Legacy in Old Hawaiʻi.” Goo harnessed her family’s story to explore some of the bigger issues facing present-day Hawaiʻi, including access to land and how the experience of being Hawaiian is defined.