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AG Probes Office of Hawaiian Affairs Support of Mauna Kea Protest Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

AG Probes Office of Hawaiian Affairs Support of Mauna Kea Protest

The state attorney general sent the Office of Hawaiian Affairs a subpoena Thursday, but is unlikely to get any information that won’t already become public next week.

Hawaii Gears Up To Make Sure All Residents Are Counted In 2020 Census Getty Images/iStockphoto

Hawaii Gears Up To Make Sure All Residents Are Counted In 2020 Census

The census will determine revenues for many programs, including those that serve Native Hawaiians.

‘This Is Our Mauna Kea’: Oahu Wind Farm Opponents Say They’re Inspired By Big Island Protests KuÊ»u Kauanoe/Civil Beat

‘This Is Our Mauna Kea’: Oahu Wind Farm Opponents Say They’re Inspired By Big Island Protests

The movement on Mauna Kea is motivating others to assert collective power over land-use decisions, even at the last minute.

Kim Proposes Giving Native Hawaiians A Say In Managing Mauna Kea Kuʻu Kauanoe/Civil Beat

Kim Proposes Giving Native Hawaiians A Say In Managing Mauna Kea

The Hawaii County mayor’s plan would make the University of Hawaii share management with other groups in an umbrella agency. Gov. David Ige says he supports the idea but many details must be worked out.

Trisha Kehaulani Watson: A Hawaiian Revolution Emerges Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Trisha Kehaulani Watson: A Hawaiian Revolution Emerges

Today we know our language; we know our culture; we know our rights; and we know what is best for these islands.

Fighting Heart Disease With Hula

Fighting Heart Disease With Hula

New research shows hula dancing is as strenuous as basketball and is particularly effective in preventing cardiovascular disease among Native Hawaiians.  

How Music Fuels The Mauna Kea Protests Contributed by Punahele Kutzen

How Music Fuels The Mauna Kea Protests

Original music, along with art and protest iconography, is galvanizing support for the anti-TMT movement in Hawaii and around the globe.

UH West Oahu Has A New Program In Native Hawaiian Healing

UH West Oahu Has A New Program In Native Hawaiian Healing

Public health students are taught about traditional practices in order to provide more effective health care in Native Hawaiian and other underserved communities.

Mauna Kea Is The Latest In Long History Of Native Hawaiian Protests Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Mauna Kea Is The Latest In Long History Of Native Hawaiian Protests

Civil disobedience and arrests have been a key part of Native Hawaiian activism since the 1970s.

Three Young Protesters, Three Different Paths To Mauna Kea Kuʻu Kauanoe/Civil Beat

Three Young Protesters, Three Different Paths To Mauna Kea

They all felt stirrings of Hawaiian identity as youngsters, but these three protesters were shaped by pivotal experiences as young adults.