Maui residents turn to people they know to help them get through government bureaucracy.

The remote park that is the site of Native Hawaiian burials and a popular camping spot has suffered years of neglect.

But, as an Indigenous scholar writes, their stories will live on.

DHHL hopes to use some of the $600 million appropriated for homelands last year to improve infrastructure, including water access.

Hawaii's congressional delegation is hoping to make it easier for Native Hawaiian-owned businesses to compete with other Indigenous contractors.

The royal standard that flew over the Hawaiian queen's home the day she was overthrown was shown to the public for the first time in 130 years.

The state determines legal and culturally appropriate uses of the historic site.

The company's founder, Christopher Dawson, is part of a well-known Hawaiian family that has many ties in business, political and social circles in Hawaii.

President Joe Biden appointed Ka'ai to lead his initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. She sat down with Civil Beat this week to talk about her work.

Officials with the Dawson companies would only say they are cooperating with the federal investigation so it's unclear what the case is about.