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Hawaiian customary and traditional rights
My family hunts pig with dogs and knife on a large tract of undeveloped land ma uka from our home.
Our Lāhui Deserves Pono Leadership
Whenever June rolls around, my thoughts turn to Kamehameha ʻEkahi – the parades, lei draping ceremonies and other celebrations.
Building a Sustainable Future on Kauaʻi
The Office of Hawaiians Affairs is one of several entities supporting the work of community nonprofit ʻĀina Hoʻokupu o Kīlauea
Ka Moʻolelo o Kamehameha I
Looking back at Hawaiian politics over six centuries, unrest existed within the ruling families such that there was a need to unify, to conquer, to acquire power, and to divide/make strong.
Native Hawaiian Forest Birds Fight For Survival
Without intervention Kauaʻi’s highly endangered ʻAkikiki and Akekeʻe face extinction.
About Hawaiian Place Names
Hawaiian place names are given with much thought to incorporate landscape features, observations of weather and natural phenomena, and stories both legendary and contemporary.
Keahualaka at Kēʻē (English)
I took my hula students to Keʻē, Kauaʻi, in March to perform drum dances in Keahualaka, a well-known location for hula instruction
Kauaʻi Hawaiian Homestead Beneficiary Projects
A summary of Kauaʻi projects developed by the Sovereign Council of Hawaiian Homestead Associations (SCHHA), Homestead Beneficiary Associations (HBAs) and the Homestead Community Development Corporation (HCDC).
From the 60th Merrie Monarch Festival to a Royal Coronation
This past April marked the momentous 60th anniversary of the Merrie Monarch Festival.
Wailua Community Says “No” to Another Hotel
It’s been 30 years since hurricane ʻIniki slammed into the island of Kauaʻi, razing and flattening much of the island.
46th Annual ʻŌʻō Awards Honorees
As we continue to rise from the chaos of the pandemic, we take stock of all of the ways we protect, nurture and preserve waiwai, richness.
OHA Advocacy Recap of the 32nd Legislature Part 1
Aloha mai kākou. OHA was founded, in significant part, with the kuleana (responsibility) to ever-seek the betterment of conditions of Native Hawaiians.
Helping a Grandmother Rebuild Her ʻOhana
Reuniting kamaliʻi with their birth parents or a family member from foster care can be long and arduous.
Moananuiākea: Connected by the Ocean
The Alaska Federation of Natives recently welcomed Hōkūleʻa at Auke Bay on the traditional lands of Aak’w Kwáan in Juneau, Alaska, for her upcoming voyage, “Moananuiākea: A Voyage for Earth.
Faces of the Diaspora Series: An Unlikely Path to Missouri
Dawn-Erleen Fontanilla has experienced a lot in her 78 years of life: love and loss, community and solitude, the islands and the continent.
Protecting Loʻi Paʻakai in Hanapēpē
The mokupuni of Kauaʻi holds many beautiful treasures preserved by the hardworking Kānaka on the island and the renowned loʻi paʻakai of Hanapēpē, Kauaʻi, is just one shining example of what can happen when Kānaka come together to perpetuate traditional cultural practices.