It's a longstanding fight Native Hawaiians are determined to end: businesses profiting from Hawaiian culture. Companies, particularly those not owned by Native Hawaiians, have been criticized for ...

It’s a longstanding fight Native Hawaiians are determined to end: businesses profiting from Hawaiian culture. Companies, particularly those not owned by Native Hawaiians, have been criticized for ...

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 ...

Before Hawaiʻi was annexed by the United States in 1898, the nation was led by a constitutional monarchy and was recognized as an independent kingdom. Before Hawai’i’s last monarch, Queen ...

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 ...

“It’s a vehicle of exploration. It’s a vehicle of discovery,” Nainoa Thompson, the CEO of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, said in an interview. “It’s also been our vehicle for justice as Native ...