KANEOHE, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii's American colonizers once banned the Hawaiian language in schools. Some Native Hawaiians tried to lighten their skin with lye. Many people believed Polynesian voyagers ...

HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) - Ahead of this year’s Merrie Monarch Festival, Kilauea gave spectators a dazzling show. Robert Cazimero, haku mele (composer) and kumu hula, said that to him, Pele represents ...

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At Ka‘ewai Elementary School, 10-year-old fourth grader Gloria Tuiofea lights up when she talks about Hawaiian studies. She ...

“In the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, Nov. 28 was an official holiday called Lā Kūʻokoʻa, or Independence Day. This was the day in 1843 when England and France formally recognized Hawaiʻi’s independence,” ...

Restoration of Hawaii’s native language and culture — and these treasures did require restoration — has been the project of nearly a century. Starting with the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, the ...

The state Legislature designated September as Hawaiian History Month and separately made the first Friday of May Laulau Day, despite concerns about the Trump administration’s anti-DEI policies.