Hawai‘i Wisdom — October 2018
A feather image of Hawaiian God of War Kūkā‘ilimoku, circa late 17th century/early 18th century, from the Cook-Foster collection of the Georg-August University of Gottingen National Museum of...
View ArticleCelebrating Hawai‘i at Smith’s Family Garden Luau
By Léo Azambuja More than 70 years ago, a British immigrant and his Hawaiian wife rode the changing tides of the Islands’ economy by opening a small boating tour for visitors in Wailua River. Over the...
View ArticlePutting a Little Aloha into Work
Smith's Family Garden Luau By Léo Azambuja I’m not quite sure what was the first Hawaiian word I ever learned. It was either aloha or lu‘au. Or perhaps I learned both at the same time. I just know they...
View ArticleThreading the Future with Yesterday’s Attires
By Léo Azambuja Kanuikapono student Belle Gomes, 16, poses with a holokū by Barbara Green fashioned after a Queen Emma’s holokū, at Queen Emma’s Summer Palace on O‘ahu. Photo by Kai Markell As a...
View ArticleCarvalho Signs Document Supporting Ni‘ihau Language Preservation
Left to right: Malie Foundation’s Kahanu Smith, Ni‘ihau Manaleo Kuuipolani Kanahele Wong, County of Kaua‘i Economic Development Specialist Nalani Brun, Ni‘ihau Manaleo Kahea Kaohelaulii Faria, and...
View ArticleHawai‘i Wisdom — December 2019
Reigning 2018 Miss Kaua‘i USA Sarah Manuel is seen here wearing a terno gown adorned with peacock feathers, confected by designer Barbara Green, of Definitely Baba. Photo by Jaime Valdez. A ‘ai ka manu...
View ArticleHawai‘i Wisdom — January 2019
Ho‘okāhi no kaunu like ana i Waialoha. “Together there will be friendliness at Waialoha.” The enjoyment of friendliness by all. Wai-aloha (water-of-love) is a place on Kauaʻi. When mentioned in poetry...
View ArticleHawai‘i Wisdom — February 2019
The full lunar eclipse over Kaua‘i on Jan. 20 produced a pink full moon for a few moments. Here, the moon is appreciated during a fundraiser event for the Kaua‘i Resource Conservation Program at the...
View ArticleHawai‘i Wisdom — March 2019
Waipo‘o Falls in Waimea Valley is seen here overflowing in all its beauty, soon after heavy rains in late January. Photo by Léo Azambuja Hū ka wai i ke pili. “The water overflows to the pili grass.”...
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A young pōkalakala, seen here covered misty rain. Ka honua nui a Kāne i hōʻinana a ʻahu kīnohinohi “The great earth animated and adorned by Kāne.” Kāne was the god of fresh water and life. Source:...
View ArticleHawai‘i Wisdom — May 2019
The Alakoko Fishpond, along with ate least five other smaller fishponds at Hulēʻia Stream served as a source of food for ancient Hawaiians. The fishpond was in operation at least until the 1950s....
View ArticlePaniolo — The Vaqueros’ Legacy
By Léo Azambuja Makena Murayama at the 2016 Koloa Plantation Days Rodeo. Photo by Léo Azambuja The Koloa Plantation Days may remind us of a time when sugar plantations dominated the island’s economy....
View ArticleThe Shops at Kukui‘ula to Host 34th Annual Koloa Plantation Days
The Shops at Kukui‘ula will welcome the 34th Annual Koloa Plantation Days by hosting three special events: — Historic Sugar Exhibit and Plantation Life Storytelling – Monday, July 22, 6:30-8 p.m. —...
View ArticleHawai‘i Wisdom — August 2019
He nōpili ka iʻa, pili paʻa ke aloha. “The nōpili is the fish; love clings fast.” Said of the freshwater goby (‘o‘opu) of the nōpili variety, known to clime waterfalls by clinging fast to the wet...
View Article‘After the Flood: Building Resilience in Limahuli Valley’ Public Lecture at KCC
Uma Nagendra. Photo courtesy of Sari Pastore Earth Matters public lecture series — a collaboration between the National Tropical Botanical Garden and Kaua‘i Community College — continues Tuesday, Sept....
View ArticleHawai‘i Wisdom — August 2019
Here are some finished kapa and traditional tools used to manufacture it during a workshop taught by kumu Sabra Kauka in late July. Photo by Rebekah Magers E nānā mai a uhi kapa ʻeleʻele ia Maui, a kau...
View Article‘Eo e Emalani i Alakaʻi’ Set for Oct. 12
Queen Emma, portrayed by Shara Bucasas, and her guide Kaluahi, portrayed by Norman Hookano, from the 30th annual Emalani Festival Kaua‘i, Eo e Emalani i Alaka‘i, on Oct. 13, 2018. Photo courtesy of Kay...
View ArticleHula Study Finds Drop in Blood Pressure in Native Hawaiians (w/ video)
Participants of the KaHOLO study dance hula at a gathering to celebrate the findings of the research. Contributed photo The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine presented...
View ArticleHawai‘i Wisdom — October 2019
A “shark sighted” sign posted by the state Department of Land and Natural Resources near the north end of Polihale was still standing there Sept. 3, the day after Labor Day. This was near the spot a...
View ArticleHawai‘i Wisdom — November 2019
The Daugthers of Hawai‘i are seen here performing hula for Queen Emma, portrayed by Lesah Gail Noelani Vierra Merrit, during the Eo e Emalani i Alakaʻi in Koke‘e Oct. 12. Notice their eyes following...
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