Kī: Medicine in a Familiar Plant
Brought to Hawaiʻi by the first Polynesian settlers, kī (ti-leaf) was among a select group of canoe plants valued for its versatility.
WESPAC Pursues Commercial Fishing in Papahānaumokuākea
On March 24, 2026, despite massive opposition and historical environmental abuses, the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WESPAC) voted to restore commercial fishing in culturally and ecologically vital ocean areas across Moananuiākea including Papahānaumokuākea, Pacific Islands Heritage (PIH), Muliava (Rose) Atoll, and Marianas Trench Marine National Monuments.
Trading Miami for Hilo
Hawai‘i isn’t home in the same sense as her drizzly birthplace, Renton, Washington, or the swampy suburbs of New Orleans, Louisiana, where she grew up.
Another Attack on Hawaiians
On March 30, 2026, the Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship Program (NHHSP) was sued for discrimination because applicants must demonstrate Native Hawaiian ancestry.
Nā Mea Makamae Hawaiʻi ma Lākana 2
Aloha e nā makamaka heluhelu. I kēlā mahina aku nei, ua hoʻomaka kākou e ʻike i nā mea makamae Hawaiʻi ma ka Hale Hōʻikeʻike Pelekania ma Lākana, ʻo ia hoʻi, nā mea waiwai hiwahiwa ma ka hōʻikeʻike hou ʻo “Hawaiʻi: a kingdom crossing oceans.”
Carrying Kuleana in Astronomy Spaces
As Kānaka working in community-facing roles within astronomy spaces in Hawaiʻi, we often find ourselves carrying more than just our professional roles.
Apply Now to OHA’s Mahiʻai Micro Fund Program
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) has launched the Mahiʻai Micro Fund Program, an initiative providing direct, flexible financial support to Native Hawaiian farmers across Hawaiʻi to help offset rising operational costs and strengthen agricultural enterprises.
May Day is Lei Day on Our Homesteads
May Day in Hawaiʻi – known to all of us as Lei Day – is more than a celebration of flowers. It’s a celebration of who we are as a people.
Register Now for LT’s Summer 2026 Programs!
Registration is now open for Liliʻuokalani Trust’s (LT) summer term programs!
A Famous Chant Belonging to the Chiefs
‘Olepau was the name of a certain famous chief of Maui in olden times. One day, He really wanted to eat ʻuaʻu (petrel).
The Kuleana to Maintain Kūʻīlioloa Heiau
It was a breezy, blue-skied Thursday morning after a storm when we visited Kūʻīlioloa Heiau.
Questioning the Application of NAGPRA
During a meeting of the OHA Board of Trustees on March 18, 2026, there was a discussion about repatriations. Several statements caused me to be confused and somewhat alarmed. I urge the Board to examine NAGPRA and learn.
Another ʻĀhinahina
ʻĀhinahina or hinahina, is ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi for grey (or gray). Several plants fit that descriptor, and they dwell in a variety of locations, from sea level to mountain heights.
Kū i ke ʻAki
On the eastern slope of Maunakea, within the ahupuaʻa of Hakalau nui and near the corridor of Kanakaleonui, lies the Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge.
Maunakea, Pōhakuloa, and the Word They Keep Using
When the Thirty Meter Telescope was proposed for Maunakea, I pushed back on one assumption that kept coming up. That the mauna was “irreplaceable.”
I ka ʻŌlelo nō ke Ola, I ka ʻŌlelo nō ka...
I recently watched the series Sandokan and was drawn in by the richness of its storytelling … the landscapes, characters and language, but at the end of each episode, when a barely readable disclaimer briefly appears, I found myself pausing.
HEPA Still Matters at Haleakalā
High above Maui, on the summit of Haleakalā, a new proposal is raising serious questions about process, transparency, and the state’s kuleana to its people.