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What We Can Learn From Hawaii’s Past Pandemics Hawaii State Archives

What We Can Learn From Hawaii’s Past Pandemics

Hawaii’s monarchy was ahead of its time when it came to addressing public health.

Mauna Kea Divides Candidates In Hawaii Island OHA Race

Mauna Kea Divides Candidates In Hawaii Island OHA Race

The statewide contest pits Lindsey, an Office of Hawaiian Affairs employee, against Mangauil, a longtime critic of the agency.

The Shark Keepers: How One Hawaiian Family Is Reclaiming Its Legacy Courtesy: Kaikea Nakachi

The Shark Keepers: How One Hawaiian Family Is Reclaiming Its Legacy

This father-and-son duo are pushing for more culturally sensitive methods for academic shark research. Will the University of Hawaii listen?

Denby Fawcett: Iolani Palace Is Getting Rid Of Thousands Of Bees Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Denby Fawcett: Iolani Palace Is Getting Rid Of Thousands Of Bees

The bees will be relocated to a farm in Waimanalo as part of a major project that also includes restoration of the Coronation Pavilion.

Mauna Kea Provides ‘Wake-Up Call’ For Candidates To Run For OHA

Mauna Kea Provides ‘Wake-Up Call’ For Candidates To Run For OHA

Buoyed by the activism around TMT and a rare open seat, nearly a dozen people have entered the Hawaii island race to serve on the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees.

Here’s What You Should Know About The OHA Elections This Year Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Here’s What You Should Know About The OHA Elections This Year

A surge in Native Hawaiian activism has led to a packed field in the race for seats on the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees.

Court: Hawaiians Deserve Compensation For State’s Poor Oversight Of Homelands Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Court: Hawaiians Deserve Compensation For State’s Poor Oversight Of Homelands

The state Supreme Court decision came more than two decades after the original suit was first filed. Nearly 400 original plaintiffs have died since then.

Stories Of Pain And Success From The Hawaiian Diaspora Ku驶u Kauanoe/Civil Beat

Stories Of Pain And Success From The Hawaiian Diaspora

A few months ago we asked Native Hawaiian readers outside of Hawaii to tell us why they left the islands. Here’s what they had to say.

Native Hawaiian Activists Turn Into Candidates For The 2020 Elections Submitted/2020

Native Hawaiian Activists Turn Into Candidates For The 2020 Elections

An apparent increase in the number of Native Hawaiian candidates in 2020 features many young people involved with resistance movements like the Mauna Kea protests.聽

Denby Fawcett: Hawaii’s Royal Palace Is In Danger Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Denby Fawcett: Hawaii’s Royal Palace Is In Danger

Iolani Palace was already struggling to find the money for much-needed repairs. Then came COVID-19.