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In California, Hawaiians And Other Pacific Islanders Have Highest COVID-19 Death Rate Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

In California, Hawaiians And Other Pacific Islanders Have Highest COVID-19 Death Rate

A Los Angeles Times analysis found Pacific Islanders, including Native Hawaiians, are disproportionately dying in relation to their population in California.

Kauai: These Small Sheds May Soon Shelter Quarantined Family Members Courtesy: Homestead Community Development Corp.

Kauai: These Small Sheds May Soon Shelter Quarantined Family Members

Residents of Department of Hawaiian Home Lands properties are eligible for the new program, which aims to alleviate overcrowding in many homes.

TMT Protest Camp Packs Up Due To COVID-19 Screenshot: Pu鈥檜honua O Pu鈥檜huluhulu

TMT Protest Camp Packs Up Due To COVID-19

Camp elders promised to return if construction is planned to resume.

Judge: Hawaiian Heiress Is Not Capable Of Managing Her Own Affairs Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Judge: Hawaiian Heiress Is Not Capable Of Managing Her Own Affairs

A state judge says the $215 million estate of Abigail Kawananakoa is being wasted and has said a conservator needs to oversee it.

Can Hawaii Totally Separate From America? Flickr: Archives New Zealand

Can Hawaii Totally Separate From America?

In the wake of the Mauna Kea protests, Native Hawaiians might look to the Maori in New Zealand.

Hawaiian Language Makes A Comeback In Hana’s Schools — And Homes April Estrellon/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaiian Language Makes A Comeback In Hana’s Schools — And Homes

The establishment of a popular Hawaiian immersion program several years ago has had an impact on the broader community, says the Hana High & Elementary principal.

Building A Hawaiian Language Curriculum Classroom By Classroom April Estrellon/Civil Beat/2020

Building A Hawaiian Language Curriculum Classroom By Classroom

As Hawaiian immersion programs soar in popularity, the lack of a common curriculum remains a big challenge.

Trisha Kehaulani Watson: The Stakes Are High For Hawaiians To Get Out The Vote Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Trisha Kehaulani Watson: The Stakes Are High For Hawaiians To Get Out The Vote

Hawaiians should organize a mass voting effort by using the same social media networks that made movements over the past year so powerful.

Judge: Hawaiian Princess Can Testify In Public But Info About Finances, Medical Issues Will Be Kept Secret Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Judge: Hawaiian Princess Can Testify In Public But Info About Finances, Medical Issues Will Be Kept Secret

A state court judge on Wednesday said medical and financial evidence about millionaire heiress Abigail Kawananakoa will be kept from the public.

Kauai: Hawaiians Use Shuttle To Drop Knowledge On Tourists Allan Parachini/Civil Beat

Kauai: Hawaiians Use Shuttle To Drop Knowledge On Tourists

A company worked with scholars to develop a message that educates visitors en route to the North Shore about the place and its people.