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Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Scottish Nationalists Demand Ige Return Falls of Clyde
By News Release @ 9:21 PM :: 5803 Views :: Hawaii History

SNP MP Alison Thewliss has written to the US Governor, David Ige, pleading that authorities in Honolulu don’t sink or destroy the Falls of Clyde ship....

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Wednesday, January 11, 2017
HDOT Sets Public Meeting on Use of OR&L Right of Way
By News Release @ 2:32 PM :: 5574 Views :: Hawaii History, Rail

...the OR&L ROW, a 40-foot wide stretch from Central Waipahu to Piliokahe Gulch in Nanakuli, owned by HDOT....

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Sunday, December 18, 2016
Hawaii Retroactive Tax Hikes Every Year
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 5772 Views :: Hawaii History, Taxes

People get viscerally upset when you tell them they need to follow a rule they didn't know and couldn't have known....

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Friday, December 9, 2016
We are Voyagers
By Joni Kamiya @ 1:57 PM :: 8631 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii History, GMOs

...Getting astray on hobby activism that really doesn’t solve an issue won’t guide a people forward....

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Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Ancient Astronomy in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:13 AM :: 8298 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii History, OHA

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

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Sunday, September 25, 2016
Survey: Spanish People in Hawaii Among ‘Most Integrated’
By News Release @ 9:21 PM :: 5603 Views :: Hawaii History, Hawaii Statistics

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

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Friday, August 19, 2016
Statehood Backed by Silent Majority of Hawaiians
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:18 PM :: 4656 Views :: Hawaii History

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

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Monday, July 25, 2016
Bishop Museum: ‘Fears that some pieces might have disappeared’
By Selected News Articles @ 3:46 AM :: 8324 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii History

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

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Monday, June 27, 2016
Ige: Captive Insurance Shunts $1.26B to Local Bankers
By News Release @ 5:51 PM :: 5999 Views :: Hawaii History, Hawaii State Government

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

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Friday, June 10, 2016
Kelii Akina: Kamehameha Created Hawaii for All Races
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:58 PM :: 4299 Views :: Hawaii History

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

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Saturday, April 30, 2016
Caught 'Borrowing' Museum Funds, Bishop Museum CEO Quits
By News Release @ 3:19 AM :: 11423 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii History

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

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Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Video: The Christian Heritage of the Hawaiian Kingdom
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:44 AM :: 6461 Views :: Hawaii History, Religion

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

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Sunday, March 27, 2016
Bill Burgess: Honolulu attorney fought race-exclusive programs
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:07 AM :: 9147 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, Hawaii History, OHA

"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."

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Sunday, February 28, 2016
Hawaii Kine Stuff - Setting the Record Straight with Al Gonzales
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:28 PM :: 5538 Views :: Hawaii History

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

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Monday, February 22, 2016
Hawaii’s Top Secret Japanese Prisoner of War Camp – Camp Iroquois
By John Bond @ 6:07 PM :: 6741 Views :: Hawaii History, Military

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

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Friday, February 5, 2016
Hawaii Superferry Eyed for Maine-Nova Scotia Route
By Selected News Articles @ 8:51 PM :: 7207 Views :: Environment, Hawaii History, Hawaii State Government

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

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Sunday, January 31, 2016
Golf Club Aha: John Waihee Returns to the Scene of the Crime
By Andrew Walden @ 9:44 PM :: 11270 Views :: Akaka Bill, Hawaii History, OHA

...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....

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Monday, January 25, 2016
Bishop Museum to ‘Focus on Disposition of Assets’
By News Release @ 11:44 AM :: 6374 Views :: Hawaii History, Tourism

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....

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Saturday, January 9, 2016
Plantation Era: They Came With Hope
By Joni Kamiya @ 3:55 PM :: 7369 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii History, Labor

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

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Saturday, December 19, 2015
VIDEO: Law & Corruption in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:52 PM :: 9948 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii History

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

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Thursday, October 15, 2015
VIDEO: US Has Given a lot to Hawaii
By Video @ 9:52 PM :: 5200 Views :: Hawaii History

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

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Monday, October 5, 2015
NBC News Pumps Petition to Strip McKinley HS of Name
By Selected News Articles @ 7:48 PM :: 6165 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii History

...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....

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Friday, September 25, 2015
We Hawaiians need to quit feeling sorry for ourselves
By Selected News Articles @ 4:51 PM :: 7592 Views :: Hawaii History

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

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Monday, September 21, 2015
Was The Hawaiian Kingdom Race-Based?
By Video @ 11:07 PM :: 5221 Views :: Hawaii History
Were only Hawaiians part of the Hawaiian Kingdom or were non-Hawaiians also citizens?
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Thursday, September 10, 2015
Where did our interisland ferry go?
By Rachelle Chang @ 4:53 PM :: 8399 Views :: Environment, Hawaii History, Jones Act

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

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Friday, August 21, 2015
Hawaii & The USA: A Union Worth Celebrating!
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:13 PM :: 5068 Views :: Hawaii History

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

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Friday, August 21, 2015
It was 56 years ago today we added the 50th state
By Selected News Articles @ 6:49 PM :: 5009 Views :: Hawaii History

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

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Friday, August 21, 2015
Hawaii Senate Minority Celebrates 56 Years of Statehood
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 12:54 AM :: 4954 Views :: Hawaii History

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

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Saturday, August 15, 2015
Misrepresentation: Keanu Sai Again Ordered to Cease and Desist
By Andrew Walden @ 10:11 PM :: 10490 Views :: Akaka Bill, Hawaii History, OHA

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

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Wednesday, August 12, 2015
117 years ago today: The U.S. becomes a global power
By Selected News Articles @ 7:52 PM :: 4429 Views :: Hawaii History

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

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Friday, August 7, 2015
Audio: Native Hawaiian Attorneys Skeptical of Nai Aupuni, Kanaiolowalu
By Andrew Walden @ 3:59 AM :: 9342 Views :: Akaka Bill, Hawaii History, OHA

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....

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Sunday, August 2, 2015
You Can Have That Road, Alphonse…No! You Take It, Gaston!
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5568 Views :: Hawaii History, Hawaii State Government

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

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Thursday, July 16, 2015
VIDEO: Ohana of Hawaii WW1 Vets Fight to Save Natatorium
By Video @ 6:31 PM :: 6738 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii History, Military
"We don't want to be the first state to ever tear down and demolish a memorial."
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Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Cops, Killers, and Corruption in the Aloha State
By News Release @ 2:50 PM :: 8066 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii History, Law Enforcement

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

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Monday, July 6, 2015
Video: Hawaiians in the US Civil War
By Video @ 5:13 PM :: 5924 Views :: Hawaii History, Military

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

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Friday, June 26, 2015
You Can Never Know What Plantation Days Meant From Google
By Joni Kamiya @ 8:34 PM :: 7683 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii History, GMOs

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

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Friday, June 12, 2015
Sea Level Rise? Nonsense, Oahu is Rising From the Sea for Next 1.5M Years
By Selected News Articles @ 10:23 AM :: 12854 Views :: Environment, Hawaii History

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

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Monday, May 25, 2015
Religious Heritage of the Hawaiian Kingdom
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:18 PM :: 6556 Views :: Hawaii History, Religion

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

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Monday, May 25, 2015
Best state in America: Hawaii, for making the ultimate sacrifice
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 6465 Views :: Hawaii History, Military

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

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Tuesday, April 21, 2015
The day when America moved toward becoming a global power
By Selected News Articles @ 2:26 PM :: 4367 Views :: Hawaii History

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

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Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Governor Ige to Sign Bill Designating the Hawaiian Hoary Bat As State Land Mammal
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 5:26 AM :: 6278 Views :: Environment, Hawaii History

...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....

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Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Rise Up People: Redefining What It Means
By Joni Kamiya @ 1:45 PM :: 8028 Views :: Agriculture, Hawaii History, Higher Education, GMOs

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

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Tuesday, March 31, 2015
History of Native Hawaiian Missionaries to Pacific Islands
By Selected News Articles @ 4:28 AM :: 8008 Views :: Hawaii History, Religion

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

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Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Proposed racetrack would obliterate WWII battlefield
By Selected News Articles @ 4:12 AM :: 9197 Views :: Honolulu County, DHHL, Ethics, Hawaii History, Military

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

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Sunday, February 8, 2015
Digitized Archive of 19th Century Hawaii Missionaries Goes Online
By News Release @ 2:53 AM :: 5223 Views :: Hawaii History

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

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Saturday, February 7, 2015
Creating "Paradise of the Pacific": How Tourism Began in Hawaii
By UHERO @ 4:59 AM :: 6703 Views :: Hawaii History, Jones Act, Tourism

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

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Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Hawaii 'Deep Ecology' Activist Joins White Supremacists
By Selected News Articles @ 5:37 PM :: 8662 Views :: Environment, Hawaii History

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

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Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Kelii Akina Interviews Danny Kaleikini, Ambassador of Aloha
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:35 PM :: 4585 Views :: Hawaii History

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

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015
2nd Annual Saint Marianne Cope Charity Walk
By News Release @ 2:38 AM :: 8917 Views :: Development, Hawaii History, OHA, Religion

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

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Monday, January 5, 2015
The "Big Eyes" Have It: Hawaii Courts Again In The Hollywood Spotlight
By Robert Thomas @ 2:07 PM :: 6603 Views :: Hawaii History, Judiciary

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

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