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Reimagining Tourism for Kamaʻāina and Malihini

By Jacob Aki The COVID-19 pandemic has upended our Hawaiʻi in so many different ways. Yet, one of the bright spots of this past year...

Support for Education a Key Focus of Mana i Mauli Ola

OHA’s 15-year strategic plan aims to affect change in the areas of education, health, housing, and economics “Ma ka hana ka ʻike. Ma ka ʻike...

Welcome Back Merrie Monarch Festival!

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Merrie Monarch Festival President Luana Kawelu recently announced that the annual hula competition will be held this summer, though in a modified format necessitated...

Hulihia is Not Always a Bad Thing

Photo: Liʻi Sarsona
By Mia Waiʻaleʻale “Liʻi” Sarsona E iho ana ʻo luna E piʻi ana ʻo lalo E hui ana nā moku E kū ana ka paia - Adapted from...

Lessons Learned: ʻElua

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One year ago, we were in the midst of what would become the first wave of COVID-19 to hit our shores. At the time...

Ladder Safety: Take it from the Pros

Photo: Gary Silva
By Gary R.K. Silva On a construction site, there are four ways to get hurt: falling, electrical shock, getting struck by something, or getting caught...

Using TikTok as a COVID-19 Teaching Tool

Photo: Dr. Kara Wong Ramsey at the Kapiʻolani Medical Center
What do TikTok, energetic choreography and songs by Cardi B and Ariana Grande have in common? Dr. Kara Wong Ramsey is using them to...

More Homesteaders for the Villages of Laʻi ʻŌpua

Photo: DHHL beneficiaries
In this space several months ago, we explored upcoming expanded homesteading options for Hawaiʻi Island waiting list applicants, including a new Rent-With-Option-To-Purchase project within...

Becoming the Wind

Photo: Kumu Meleana Manuel
Kumu Hula Meleana Manuel will present her hālau, Ke ʻOlu Makani o Mauna Loa, at the Merrie Monarch Festival for the first time in...

Aloha ‘Āina… The Indigenous Approach

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In “Western” thinking, nature and Mother Earth were always regarded as adversaries to be conquered and used. This perspective, which grows out of thinking...

Ka Holo ʻana aku a Hiki i ke Ala Polohiwa a Kāne

Photo: Reburial platform at Ft. Kamehameha on Hickam Air Force Base
Read this article in English Unuhi ʻia e Noʻeau Peralto I ka makahiki 1997, ka makahiki ʻewalu hoʻi o ko mākou huakaʻi nei i ke alaloa...

Sailing to the Edge of the Hawaiian Universe

Photo: Reburial platform at Ft. Kamehameha on Hickam Air Force Base
Read this article in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi   In 1997, year eight of our odyssey, there were 11 repatriation cases involving six museums pursuant to the authority...

ʻAlekoko: Ka Hana Kupanaha a ka Menehune

Photo: ʻAlekoko Fishpond
Read this article in English OʻAlekoko ka inoa o kekahi aliʻi o Puna, Kauaʻi. ʻO Kalālālehua (Hāhalua) kona kaikuahine aliʻi wahine. Noho lāua ma Niumaluma...

ʻAlekoko: The Wondrous Work of the Menehune

Photo: ʻAlekoko Fishpond
Read this article in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi ʻAlekoko was the name of a chief of Puna, Kauaʻi. Kalālālehua (also “Hāhalua”) was his royal sister. They lived...