Native Hawaiians

Do Trump Budget Cuts Signal A New Challenge For Native Hawaiians? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Do Trump Budget Cuts Signal A New Challenge For Native Hawaiians?

While Congress is likely to restore funding for Native Hawaiian programs, the administration’s rhetoric signals a major escalation that seems destined for the courts.

Honolulu’s Airport Has AI Theme Songs. The Internet Is Divided Chad Blair/Civil Beat/2018

Honolulu’s Airport Has AI Theme Songs. The Internet Is Divided

The AI-generated tunes celebrating the islands are played hourly over the airport sound system. Some travelers think they misrepresent local culture.

‘Renovation Aloha’ Sued For Filming Native Hawaiian Bones Christina Jedra/Civil Beat/2026

‘Renovation Aloha’ Sued For Filming Native Hawaiian Bones

HGTV is releasing a re-edited version of the episode “Bones On The Big Island” after a Hawaiʻi judge ordered the original taken down.

Family Suing Kamehameha Schools Can Stay Anonymous For Now AP Photo/Mengshin Lin/2025

Family Suing Kamehameha Schools Can Stay Anonymous For Now

Their identities will be revealed to the school’s attorneys and the judge presiding over the case.

Conservative Activists Take Aim At Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Conservative Activists Take Aim At Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship

A new lawsuit filed by a legal advocacy nonprofit says a 35-year-old federal scholarship program that brought Native Hawaiian doctors to the islands is unconstitutional.

Makana Eyre: Who Really Owns Hawaiʻi’s Antiquities? (Courtesy: The Trustees of the British Museum, Photo by MKH)

Makana Eyre: Who Really Owns Hawaiʻi’s Antiquities?

An exhibit at The British Museum, “Hawaiʻi: a kingdom crossing oceans,” poses questions that have historically been uncomfortable for museums.

Makana Eyre: An Inspiring Exhibit On Native Hawaiians That Most Of Us Won’t See (Makana Eyre/Civil Beat/2026)

Makana Eyre: An Inspiring Exhibit On Native Hawaiians That Most Of Us Won’t See

The British Museum has mounted an exhibit in collaboration with Indigenous people. But when invaluable Hawaiian artifacts are held in collections so far from home, how many people from here will get to go see it?

Kirstin Downey: Saving An Important Historic Site Near ʻAiea Kirstin Downey/Civil Beat/2026

Kirstin Downey: Saving An Important Historic Site Near ʻAiea

Supporters say the 2-acre parcel can grow taro, be used to educate kids and teach people about food sustainability in Hawaiʻi.

Iwi Kūpuna Desecrated During Lahaina Fire Cleanup, Lawsuit Says Cammy Clark/Civil Beat/2024

Iwi Kūpuna Desecrated During Lahaina Fire Cleanup, Lawsuit Says

A family is suing a Maui landowner and the state for not protecting Native Hawaiian remains as required by law.

Will Hawaiʻi Take This Native Hawaiian Advisory Group Seriously? Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Will Hawaiʻi Take This Native Hawaiian Advisory Group Seriously?

The Aha Moku Advisory Committee weighs in on issues from fishing to military leases, but many think it’s not as effective as it could be.