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Layla Dedrick has a passion for creating environments where people can thrive. “Because of the weather and culture here in Hawaiʻi, ‘inside’ and ‘outside’ are not always clearly defined,” reflects Dedrick, owner of Bella Pietra Design, Pāhonua, Geobunga and Native Farms. “I want to help...

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) held a dedication ceremony last month to officially rename the Native Hawaiian Congressional Fellowship to the Daniel K. Akaka Congressional Fellowship. Expanding the legacy of the first Native Hawaiian United States Senator, the third cohort’s original three Akaka...

By Aliantha Lim-Tepper Pāheona Aiwohi began attending papa oli with her tutu Piʻi in Hālau Nā Hanona Kūlike O Piʻilani when she was barely three years old. It reflected her ʻohana’s deep commitment to living and perpetuating Hawaiian values and culture. Despite being a toddler,...

Ua hauʻoli au i ka makana ʻia mai iaʻu i puke hou e kuʻu hoa ʻo Hauʻoli Akaka, ka luna kuhikuhi o ka mahele naʻauao o OHA ma mua. Kupanaha nō hoʻi au i ke kākau ʻana ma ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi no ka mea...

Lahela Williams was announced as Hawaiian Community Assets’ (HCA) new Executive Director at the 18th Annual Native Hawaiian Convention on Sept. 24. She will succeed existing Executive Director, Jeff Gilbreath, who transitions to Director of Lending and Development responsible for managing the organization’s loan...

A new generation of Hawaiian leaders are rising to the challenges facing our islands and our planet. E Hoʻokanaka features these important new voices. Ka Wai Ola sat down with Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) Assistant Navigator and Science Coordinator Haunani Kane and asked her to...

mele nvt. Song, anthem, or chant of any kind; poem, poetry; to sing, chant (preceded by both ke and ka). Cf. haku mele. Kāna mele, his song . Kona mele, his song . Ke Mele a Solomona (Biblical), the Song of Solomon. Aloha mai kākou, The September premier of Kū...