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 ...

The Hawaii Board on Geographic Names voted to change the official name of the "Island of Hawaii" to simply "Hawaii," bringing ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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,” ...

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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 ...

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.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANEOHE, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii’s American ...