Hawai‘i Wisdom — January 2018
Photo by Léo Azambuja Pali ke kua, mahina ke alo “Back (as straight) as a cliff, face as bright as the moon.” Said of a good-looking person. Source: Ōlelo Noʻeau, by Mary Kawena Pukui. The full moon is...
View ArticleAs Only Uncle Nathan Can
By Léo Azambuja Composer and kumu hula Nathan Kalama, center, is seen here with his first hula student, Kaua‘i‘iki Olores, and long-time friend and colleague Lady Ipo Ferreira. Kalama is honoring both...
View ArticleSeven Hawaiian Spooky Tales
Night Marchers Akua, the 14th night of the moon when it separated from Earth and became a god, is when Hawaiians are on alert for the Ka Hauka‘i a ka Po, the Marchers of the Night. They are the spirits...
View ArticleOrizuru Peace Tree this Saturday
Orizuru Peace Tree will be one of the main attractions at the 32nd Matsuri Kaua‘i Oct. 7 at Kaua‘i War Memorial Convention Hall in Lihu‘e from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The event is free and open to the public....
View ArticleThe Threads of Kaua‘i’s History
Kaua‘i residents pose with their holokū at Historic County Building in Līhu‘e. From left to right, Pua Rossi-Fukino, Polei Palmeira, Donna Stewart, Saebrie Pegeder, Barbara Green, Helen Wong Smith and...
View ArticleRemains of a Rainbow — The Rarest Species in Hawai‘i
By Léo Azambuja Left to right, NTBG Research Biologist Ken Wood, NTBG Plant Extinction Prevention Specialist Steven Perlman, photographer Susan Middleton and NTBG CEO and President Chipper Wichman....
View ArticleHawai‘i Wisdom — November 2017
A photo of an ālala, or Hawaiian crow, by ©David Liittschwager and Susan Middleton, in exhibit at National Tropical Botanical Garden Ho‘ola‘i na manu i ke aheahe. “The bird poise quietly in the gentle...
View ArticleThe Hawaiian Tattoo
By Léo Azambuja Hawaiian Kala Alexander, a professional surfer, actor and business owner from Kaua‘i, shows some of his tattoos done by Samuel Shaw, owner of Kulture Tattoo Kollective. Hawaiian koa...
View ArticleHawai‘i Wisdom — December 2017
A portrait of the feared Maui King Kahekili, by artist Brook Kapūkuniahi Parker. Pāʻele ku lani “The chiefly blackening” This expression, used in chants and songs, refers to the tattooing of Kahekili,...
View ArticleLiving in Balance through Kaulana Mahina
By Léo Azambuja The children of Kapa‘a Boys and Girls Club, clockwise from bottom left, Larissa Dimms, Kaliko Sugahara, Timberlin Pereira, Ezekiel Kea, Charlize Kenney, Anthany Long, Alena Abell and...
View ArticleHawai‘i Wisdom — January 2018
Photo by Léo Azambuja Pali ke kua, mahina ke alo “Back (as straight) as a cliff, face as bright as the moon.” Said of a good-looking person. Source: Ōlelo Noʻeau, by Mary Kawena Pukui. The full moon is...
View ArticleAs Only Uncle Nathan Can
By Léo Azambuja Composer and kumu hula Nathan Kalama, center, is seen here with his first hula student, Kaua‘i‘iki Olores, and long-time friend and colleague Lady Ipo Ferreira. Kalama is honoring both...
View ArticleThe Canoe Plants That Shaped Hawai‘i
By Léo Azambuja Kumu hula Kehaulani Kekua, of Halau Palaihiwa O Kaipuwai, is seen here chanting at the National Tropical Botanical Garden during the official opening of the newly revamped Hawaiian Life...
View ArticleCanoe Plants of Hawai‘i
The taro patches at NTBG's newly renovated Hawaiian Life Canoe Plant Garden. Photo by Léo Azambuja Here’s a list of the 27 plants Polynesian sea voyagers brought to Hawai‘i. Each plant is listed by its...
View ArticleHawai‘i Wisdom — March 2018
‘A‘ohe ‘ulu e loa‘a i ka pōkole o ka lou “No breadfruit can be reached when the picking is too short.” There is no success without preparation. Source: ʻŌlelo Noʻeau, by Mary Kawena Pukui Diane...
View ArticleCanoe Plants — The Hawaiian Survival Kit
By Jan TenBrugrencate The survival kit that Polynesian voyagers brought from island to island as they populated the Pacific changed over time. For Hawai‘i, the kit included about two dozen plants and...
View ArticleHawai‘i Wisdom — April 2018
Puka ma ka ‘āpua “Escaped through the handle.” Said of one who barely escapes. Luhia, who was part lizard and part human, used to go outside of the houses of his neighbors to see what they were eating....
View ArticleA Beacon of Aloha at Lawa‘i International Center
By Léo Azambuja The Hall of Compassion at Lawa‘i International Center. Photo by Nick Galante More than a century ago, a group of young Japanese immigrants replicated on Kaua‘i a small scale of a famous...
View ArticleHawaiian Canoe Building
By Jan TenBruggencate The Princess displayed at the Kaua‘i Marriott Resort in Kalapaki belonged to Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana‘ole, born in 1871 in Po‘ipu. An avid supporter of canoe racing, his...
View ArticleHawai‘i Wisdom — May 2018
Ho‘i hou i ka iwi kuamo‘o “To return to the homeland or family after being away.” Source: ‘Ōlelo Noʻeau, by Mary Kawena Pukui In 1990, by request of Lawa‘i International Center, the Hindu Temple in...
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