Native Hawaiian

A program that promises land to Native Hawaiians in Hawai‘i has become the target of a conservative activist who alleges that it "discriminates based on ancestry.”

The Polynesian voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia have been in New Zealand since November and were supposed to leave for Tonga in May.

Haunani Miyasato is the founder of Kaulana Mahina, a Hilo-based business that perpetuates Hawaiian lunar knowledge through educational materials, workshops, and Hawaiian moon calendars.

Office of Hawaiian Affairs Chair Kai Kahele spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the Board of Trustees' decision not to pursue local TV stations.

The Conversation looks back on a groundbreaking exhibit organized by the British Museum called “Hawaiʻi: A Kingdom Crossing Oceans.”

For the first time in 20 years, Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia will visit Japan. Polynesians are not known for sailing to Japan, but King David Kalākaua sailed to the island country in 1881.

Bestselling Native Hawaiian author Keala Kendall talks about her latest YA horror novel, “That Which Feeds Us.”

HPR’s Bill Dorman reports on the historic summit between President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping; UH Mānoa's eSports team discusses their recent championship win.

The National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center reported that more than half of sex trafficking victims in Hawaiʻi are part Native Hawaiian. The Hoʻopili Tribal Council is hosting a sign waving event today.

Madilynn Toguchi debuted her Lole stand as a pop-up during the Merrie Monarch Festival, setting up her shop less than a block from the main craft fair. She has been collecting vintage muʻumuʻu for two years, hoping to bring it new life.