Hawaiian Culture

Children of Hawaii play traditional island games in the spirit of Makahiki. Ancient cultural competitions in connection with the festival and its meaning.

In its wax and wane, Hawaiians of old found the secrets to sustainable living.

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

The Four Seasons in Wailea has a brilliant new art collection—“the first of its kind anywhere,”--courtesy of modern Hawaiian artists.

How Maui farmers are cultivating ancient wisdom to feed a population—and a hunger for culture.

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.

Wedge-tailed shearwaters spend the majority of their lives at sea, where they feed on baitfish and squid. They return to Hawai'i each spring to nest.

John Ka‘imikaua's Legacy Lives on through Moloka‘i's Homage to Hula

For more than a millennium, Hawaii relied on was an oral culture. It’s not mere chance that the spoken word has regained its importance today.

As it turns out, one breadfruit can feed a family, and one variety a people. Packed in coconut-husk fiber and dry leaves, ‘ulu accompanied the Polynesian voyagers in their canoes bound for Hawai‘i.

A sophisticated public art series reveals Wailuku’s deep aloha.

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

Li hing mui is a favorite Hawaii snack. Lehia shares her top 10 ways to eat this salty sweet treat.

See what happens when ancient Hawaiian culture meets modern art techniques at Maui's annual Celebration of Hawaii exhibit at Viewpoints Gallery in Makawao.

Purchase rare varieties of taro while supporting Maui Nui Botanical Gardens.

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

See all eleven kapa Pua Van Dorpe created to honor ancient Maui chiefs, and read their stories.

Using ancient navigation techniques as a guide, master woodworker Keola Sequeira breathes new life into the ancient art of canoe building right here on Maui.

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

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

When Elizabeth Lindsey was a child, Hawaiian elders foretold that she would embark on a journey to gather ancient wisdom that could guide future generations.

From ancient times, Hawaiians have used this handwoven tool to gather an ocean harvest. For one Maui fisherman, it still holds a way of life and a sense of identity.

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

This West Maui valley witnessed some of the island's most turbulent history. Now it's helping to redeem the past.

Explore the sacred space of a Hawaiian sweat lodge.

Battling the elements, goats, and bureaucracy to protect the ecosystems at the top of Maui Koa trees and other native species are returning to...

Like the rest of us, Hawaiian mature, age and die. And there the similarity ends.