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Poke Nūhou: News Briefs | December 2018

Ka Wai Ola
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Plastic Clean Up on Kaho‘olawe “Aquaman” heads to Hawai‘i Warner Bros. Pictures’ latest feature from the DC Comics series is “Aquaman,” starring Native Hawaiian actor Jason Momoa as the half-human, half-Atlantean hero. The movie’s director and stars will conclude a four-continent tour in Hawai‘i with a...

Maoli at the Movies

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Movies, documentaries and television shows filmed in the islands are quite numerous, perhaps due to the unrelenting beauty of Hawaiian lands and seas which are oft-sought after idealized landscapes for Hollywood films. Glimpses of Hawai‘i are captured through the lens in blockbuster features, sacred...

The Sparkle of Success

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Rose Wong ties her hair gently in a messy bun at the top of her head, then gets to work. Sorting through a pile of charms she selects a holographic grey Tahitian pearl and a plastic pineapple charm the color of sand. Focused, she...

Bringing sanctuary to Hawai‘i seaweed

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Work by a Waimānalo group gathers limu and community Neither pounding rain nor relentless ads for unbeatable holiday deals at the mall can keep dozens of intrepid volunteers from heeding a call to labor on behalf of limu restoration. This is the plan for the...

‘Aha Pūnana Leo’s new luna ho‘okele!

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The non-profit dedicated to revitalizing the Hawaiian language has named Ka‘iulani Laehā as its new Chief Executive Officer. Started as a grassroots effort, the ‘Aha Pūnana Leo (‘APL) has become a national and international model for indigenous language revitalization. The organization devoted its first 35...