Early crew members of the voyaging canoe Hokulea have gathered in Hawai'i to celebrate the vessel's 50th birthday ...

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 had simply lucked into ...

(AP Photo/Mengshin Lin) KANEOHE — Hawaii’s American colonizers once banned the Hawaiian language in schools. Some Native Hawaiians tried to lighten their skin with lye. Many people believed ...

HONOLULU — (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 ...

Hokulea is pictured at the shore of Kualoa Regional Park after its 50th birthday commemoration, Saturday in Kaneohe, Hawaii. Hawaii's American colonizers once banned the Hawaiian language in schools.

On Monday and Tuesday, UH Hilo is hosting He Olelo Ola, an event that invites indigenous language specialists from around the world.

On Monday and Tuesday, the university is hosting He Olelo Ola, an event that invites indigenous language specialists from around the world.

Thousands of people came together Saturday to celebrate 50 years of Hōkūleʻa's history of voyaging at Kualoa Regional Park, ...

Hawaiʻi celebrated 50 years of Hōkūleʻa's history of voyaging on Saturday at Kualoa Regional Park on Oʻahu, where the ...

UHM Department of Theatre & Dance and Kennedy Theatre will present the 2025-2026 Production Season. See the lineup and learn ...

Ioannidis noted that the sweet potato's name in many Polynesian languages - kumara - resembles its name in some native Andes languages.