Hawaiian Culture

One hundred seventy-four years ago, Maui's first print shop published the first Hawaiian-language newspaper...and launched a small revolution.

The life of Kālaipōhaku Hoaka Delos Reyes has been shaped by the medium he shapes.

Following the ancient practices of our ancestors has restored a missing piece—healing across generations.

Lānaʻi Waiaʻōpae fishpond once helped feed the island's people. Today it's feeding a hunger for culture.

Hāna’s families teach acclaimed chefs about living off the land—and remind themselves what it means to be Hawaiian.

Two-dozen students, representing halau from Maui, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i Island and Japan, will compete at this year’s Hula O Na Keiki event.

In the plaited leaves of the pandanus tree, a lauhala master passes along an ancient tradition.

There’s a saying in English that you can’t choose your family. But with an ancient and enduring Hawaiian tradition called hānai, sometimes you can.

The Lobelia Grayana is an endangered lavender flower that grows in Waikamoi Preserve on Maui. Ancient Hawaiians called this plant opelu.

Teya Penniman explores the cultural significance and modern practices of Makahiki season in Hawaii. Learn about this sacred celebration in honor of Lono.

Magic happens when the Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce meets on the beach in Wailea.

Though he didn't set out to become an expert on Hawaiian culture, Keli'i Tau'a may be the most revered teacher of hula and chant you never heard of.

From the very beginning, Hawaiian culture has celebrated women’s power, passion and intellect. We dig into Hawaiian wāhine culture to learn more.

Celebrate May Day in Hawaii with a fresh flower lei. Here are step by step instructions on how to sew your lei.

A race of Polynesian seafarers in double-hulled canoes managed to carry with them food for the rest of their lives in Hawai‘i, along with their medicine, clothing, handicrafts, and the essence of their religion.

When your name includes twelve syllables and nearly as many letters as the alphabet, you often have some explaining to do.

Learn the traditional uses for native plants nurtured by Anna Palomino at Ho‘olawa Farms in Haiku.

How could we dedicate an issue to all things hot about Hawai‘i and not include Pele? The volcano goddess is as renowned for her fiery passions as for the molten lava with which she creates new land.

On Maui's remote eastern shore, a long-hidden archeological treasure recalls the majesty of an ancient kingdom.

You and I are older than the stones along the Puna shoreline. These stones started just a few years ago as gobs of lava from Pele’s current eruption, gobs that dripped into the sea only to be tumbled and polished then lobbed back onto the shore.

In its twenty-five years, Po‘okela has influenced the community beyond Kaanapali Beach Hotel.

Hawaiian culture evolved over millennia, then almost disappeared after Western contact. Maui's cultural advisors are committed to bringing it back.

After nearly two decades in dry dock, the first oceangoing traditional voyaging canoe, Mo‘okiha o Pi‘ilani, embarked on its maiden voyage from Mala Wharf in Lahaina on July 11.

Polynesians navigate Earth's largest ocean by celestial bodies and seabirds, winds and ocean swells.

Get the translation of Hawai'i Pono'i.

The culture of ancient Hawaiʻi was deeply rooted in nature. It still is—thanks to places like Maui Nui Botanical Gardens.

What is it like to live next to a volcano?