Native Hawaiian

In a nearly four-hour long ceremony Thursday, dozens of navigators and crew members were honored for their contributions to the Polynesian voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa ahead of its 50th anniversary. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports.

President Trump’s recent executive order declared English as the official language of the country for the first time. The Hawaiʻi State Judiciary says the order does impact the state.

Patrick Makuakāne’s hālau, Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu, is celebrating its 40th year with anniversary shows. He spoke to The Conversation about his journey and the late singer Roberta Flack.

Hawaiʻi artists interested in collaborating with their communities on public art are invited to send a proposal for the Maui Public Art Corps' Hui Moʻolelo, or gathering of stories, program.

Jason Edward Lewis and Bryan Kamaoli Kuwada founded the Hawaiian and Indigenous Future Imaginaries Lab, or the HIFI Lab, to direct thought and art around emerging technologies.

Wahi Pana, which translates to sacred or legendary places, is a contemporary public installation on display for the public beginning in Honolulu.

Lehuauakea’s art installation, “Finding My Way Back Home,” features a large-scale, wall-mounted quilt of kapa, indigo, red dyes, ceramic beads, bells, rice bags, and secondhand Japanese cotton and silk fabrics.

The Kilolani Project at the Queen Emma Clinics has helped more than 300 patients manage their diabetes since 2021 — all are Native Hawaiian, and many of them homeless or otherwise, vulnerable. Dr. Nani Morgan helps run the program with the help of Patient Navigator Ulualoha Ana.

Hawaiian scholar Mary Kawena Pukui is credited with writing over 50 books, including the Hawaiian language dictionary and the ‘Ōlelo No’eau, a book collection of proverbs and poetical sayings. Author David Del Rocco is on a mission to share her legacy with young readers. The Conversation talked to him about his new book.

HPR is celebrating Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, Hawaiian language month, with a concert series. Hi’ikua will bookend the series. The Conversation talked with band members Kamuela Kimokeo, Blake Leoiki-Haili and Kalehua Krug.