Hawaii History

There were two important tasks that drew on ancient Hawaiians’ understanding of space and time....

"...Full integration into U.S. society and economy generally takes more than one generation...."

...I am proud that Hawaii is a state of the union....

...researchers claim that much of the collection is inaccessible....

Since enabling legislation was enacted into law on May 29, 1986....

In commemoration of Kamehameha Day, Keli’i Akina, candidate for Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee-at-Large, has released the following statement....

The Bishop Museum Board of Directors today announced that Blair Collis has resigned as president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the museum....

...Leon Siu discusses with host Keli`i Akina the historic relationship between Christianity and Hawaiian history....

"A memorial service for H. William Burgess will be held on Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 4:00PM at the Pacific Club at 1451 Queen Emma Street, Honolulu."

As a Native Hawaiian who cares about the future, Al Gonzales wants to set the record straight on Hawaiian history and values....

Finally its importance in helping to win the Pacific PSY-WAR against Japan in WW-II can be revealed....

...the USNS Puerto Rico is the ship being considered by Bay Ferries....

...the story begins with poor Hawaiian farmers’ Maunawili Valley leasehold homes being bulldozed and cattle being slaughtered as Honolulu police stand by with fraudulent eviction notices....

This new model prioritizes Bishop Museum's Kapālama campus and...the disposition of assets that no longer fit the long-term mission and goals of the Museum....

I don’t know whether or not I want to cry or scream today....

An inside look at the state's legal and political spheres....

Hewahewa the highest kahuna and direct descendant of Pa`au, the original Kahuna from Tahiti, was the first to set fire to a heiau....

...NBC News has seen fit to call attention to an obscure MoveOn.org petition seeking to change the name of President William McKinley High School in Honolulu....

...slanted perception created by the misinformation, wishful thinking, naiveté and downright ignorance of some of our present day “Hawaiian leaders"....

In the 1930s, residents and visitors could travel between Hawaii’s islands by boat....

In 1959, Governor William Quinn presided over the greatest celebration Hawaii’s people had ever seen....

There were southern politicians who were concerned about adding the territory’s multiethnic population to the Union....

Hawaii celebrates 56 years of statehood with Admission Day this Friday, August 21, 2015....

...protecting our people from false information espoused by you and your attorney....

A joint resolution of Congress made Hawaii a U.S. territory on August 12, 1898...

We had a Native Hawaiian Convention--it was known as an 'Aha--during the 1997-99 period...delegates ... sat down and drafted and completed two constitutions.  Before we were able to distribute them for ratification by the community, we were de-funded.  OHA didn't like the result....

...the State and counties aren’t clear on which roads they own....

James Dooley revisits highlights of his career as a hard-hitting investigative reporter....

...a fascinating and long forgotten chapter in one of the most pivotal events in US history....

When you have everything you need and never really had to earn it, it’s hard to fully appreciate it....

...Newsflash: The Land is Moving too....

Host Keli'i Akina speaks with Pastor Robb Finberg about the intention/design of the Aloha Heritage Center of Hawaii....

Hawaii’s per capita death toll during the four conflicts combined is greater than that of any of its peers....

On April 21, 1898, Spain broke off diplomatic relations with the United States in a long-simmering dispute over Cuba....

...the ōpe‘ape‘a, or Hawaiian hoary bat, flew through the Senate, glided through the House of Representatives, and will land on Governor Ige's desk in the attic of the Capitol Building....

When I hear the slogans used by protests calling to “rise up,” I have a different concept in my mind....

...The Marquesas Islands...The Hawaiians Send a Mission to Them....

...HB1329 has been assigned to EDT and WAM, though a hearing has not yet been scheduled....

The Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives announced today that the latest addition of Maui and Kauai missionary materials to its Digital Collection....

...the early years of one of the most successful tourist destinations in the world, Hawaii, from about 1870 to 1940....

...he eventually became the Sea Shepherd regional director in Hawaii....

...Danny Kaleikini speaks in this Martin Luther King Day interview as an ambassador for racial harmony....

Saturday, January 31, 2015 @ Kewalo Basin Park- check in 6:30 am- start @ 7:00 am....

Anyone who was around in the 1960s and 1970s remembers those paintings and prints of sad children with oversize eyes. They were ubiquitous....

Today, after two decades of "political correctness", nursing grievances has become a primary theme of the popular culture.  But in the 1940s, the opposite choice was made by thousands of young Japanese Americans in Hawaii.  They stood up, volunteered to join in the war effort and proved the doubters wrong.

In Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Supreme Court unanimously declared....

She disputes Keli'i Akina's call for racial inclusiveness....