Native Hawaiians

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Native Hawaiians Are Overrepresented In Prisons. Cultural Education Could Help Charlotte West/Open Campus

Native Hawaiians Are Overrepresented In Prisons. Cultural Education Could Help

Windward Community College is one of the only higher education institutions in Hawaii offering culturally focused classes in prison.  

Hawaiian Independence Day Is Officially Recognized Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Hawaiian Independence Day Is Officially Recognized

La Kuokoa is not an official state holiday, but is designated as a day of remembrance on the islands.

This Group Is Working To Bring Iwi Kupuna Home To Rest In Hawaii Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

This Group Is Working To Bring Iwi Kupuna Home To Rest In Hawaii

The bone repatriation process involves protecting, preserving and returning ancestral remains.

Kauai May Buy The Blighted Coco Palms Hotel Allan Parachini/Civil Beat/2020

Kauai May Buy The Blighted Coco Palms Hotel

Kauai County Council Chair Mel Rapozo suggested taking ownership through eminent domain. The owner says it’s for sale anyway.

Supporters Say Hawaiian Diacritical Marks On License Plates Would Boost The Language David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Supporters Say Hawaiian Diacritical Marks On License Plates Would Boost The Language

The change in plate design would only have affected the word “Hawai‘i”, but the bill supporting the effort failed.

Study: Young Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders Face Nation’s Highest Cancer Death Rate UH Cancer Center

Study: Young Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders Face Nation’s Highest Cancer Death Rate

Tackling the racial gap in cancer deaths requires more specialized data.

Native Hawaiian Healing Practices Are Now Covered By This Insurance Provider Courtesy: AlohaCare/2023

Native Hawaiian Healing Practices Are Now Covered By This Insurance Provider

Everything from hula to lomilomi massage is free for AlohaCare’s 83,000 members.

Tiny Homes Proposed For DHHL Lands In West Oahu Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Tiny Homes Proposed For DHHL Lands In West Oahu

However, the chairs of the Senate and House Hawaiian affairs committees are proposing two different approaches to providing housing options to certain DHHL beneficiaries.

Senators Reject Governor’s Pick For Economy Chief But Give Thumbs-Up To New DHHL Director David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Senators Reject Governor’s Pick For Economy Chief But Give Thumbs-Up To New DHHL Director

Gov. Josh Green said Chris Sadayasu “would have made a good DBEDT director” and they’ll discuss “next steps.”

The Last Aliʻi: The Death Of Prince Jonah Kūhiō Hawaii State Archives/1922

The Last Aliʻi: The Death Of Prince Jonah Kūhiō

Kūhiō, a celebrity during his lifetime, had spent decades working on behalf of the people of Hawaiʻi but today few people know how great a mark he made.