“Waikiki” debuted at the Urban World Film Festival in 2020. In his debut feature film, Christopher Kahunahana intertwines modern Hawaiian culture with the historical generational ills of native people ...

SAN RAMON, Calif. -- "Hula is the language of the heart, and therefore the heartbeat of the Hawaiian people," says Desiree Elder, a Hula instructor with the Polynesian dance revue, Island Spice. "Many ...

Kumu Hula Leina’ala Pavao-Jardin was among the most shocking news for the hula world. As the leader of Kauai’s award-winning ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Prince Kuhio Day celebrates the royal heir turned statesman who is remembered by his long-lived ambitions to keep Native Hawaiians in Hawaiian soil. Prince Jonah Kuhio ...

LAHAINA, Hawaii — Mehana Hind stands in the center of a hotel conference room with a wide, welcoming grin. "Aloha," she says to members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, newly arrived from the ...

Visitor counts to Hawaii haven't bounced back to pre-pandemic levels, but their spending has reached heights unseen. In the first half of 2025, visitor spending totaled $10.95 billion, an increase ...

Hawaiian immersion students at Kalama Intermediate chant in Hawaiian during the dedication of a new mural on the school’s campus. The Maui News / Matthew Thayer archive photo Once banned in public ...

If you’re familiar with the Hawaiian lūʻau plate — laden with dishes like kalua pork, huli huli chicken, tuna poke, and macaroni salad — you’ve probably seen poi. Maybe you tried it and thought it ...