In response to the 2023 Lahaina fires, Native Hawaiian poet Noʻu Revilla collaborated with Brandy Nālani McDougall and Dana Naone Hall to co-write the five-page poem “Aia hea ka wai o Lahaina” (Where is the Water of Lahaina). Borrowing its refrain from the ancestral mele “He Mele no ...
“E kaupē no i ka hoe a kō mai.” Every paddler — every member of any team — is likely familiar with this ‘olelo no‘eau (Hawaiian poetic saying), which translates literally to “Put forward the paddle and draw it back.” More generally, the beautiful mana’o expressed is, ...
A tourist from Washington state pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges accusing him of hurling a coconut-sized rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal. On Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Ken Sorenson announced that Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk, 38, had been charged with violating the Endangered ...
Artist Jason Moore and co-owner Haylee Moore have opened The M Gallery at the Lahaina Cannery Mall. The gallery, located near the entrance to the mall next to Starbucks, features limited-edition photography, original acrylic abstract paintings, pop art, Tahitian pearl jewelry and Pacific ...
U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda of Hawaii has joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in introducing legislation supporting the issuance of interest-free loans for up to 10 years for the construction and renovation of rural hospitals. Under the Rural Hospital Revitalization Act, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Community Facilities Program would provide the loans. Supporters said the bill would allow rural hospitals to reinvest savings from reduced debt costs into clinical care, workforce retention and other operational needs. “Rural hospitals are a lifeline for communities in ...
U.S. veterans who gave their lives in the service of the United States were honored during a Memorial Day tribute Monday at the Maui Veterans Cemetery in Makawao. More than 500 people, including dignitaries and veterans, gathered for the event, with opening ceremonies including the raising ...
