Native Hawaiians

DLNR Nominee Dawn Chang Faces Tough Questions About Her Past Work Courtesy: DLNR

DLNR Nominee Dawn Chang Faces Tough Questions About Her Past Work

Native Hawaiians are split on her nomination to lead one of the state’s largest and most impactful agencies.

Denby Fawcett: A Ceremony For A Hawaiian ‘Princess’ Unlikely To Be Repeated Denby Fawcett/Civil Beat/2023

Denby Fawcett: A Ceremony For A Hawaiian ‘Princess’ Unlikely To Be Repeated

Abigail Kawananakoa’s public viewing at Iolani Palace drew some 1,600 people.

Local Government Was No Sure Thing In Hawaiʻi — Until Prince Kūhiō Got Involved Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Local Government Was No Sure Thing In Hawaiʻi — Until Prince Kūhiō Got Involved

As kingdom and then a territory controlled by special interests, Hawaiʻi’s leaders had always had the power to control everything themselves, and to pick their own friends and allies as local administrators.

Indigenous Management Of Hawaii’s Fishponds Is Getting A High Tech Upgrade Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2019

Indigenous Management Of Hawaii’s Fishponds Is Getting A High Tech Upgrade

Climate change has emerged as a modern challenge for the guardians of these traditional food sources.

DHHL Chair: New Proposal Won’t ‘Blow Up’ $600 Million Spending Plan DHHL

DHHL Chair: New Proposal Won’t ‘Blow Up’ $600 Million Spending Plan

The Hawaiian Homes Commission also asked lawmakers for more time to spend the historic funding it received in 2022.

Denby Fawcett: Is The Funeral Of Abigail Kawananakoa The Last Hawaiian Royal Burial? Courtesy: Friends of Iolani Palace

Denby Fawcett: Is The Funeral Of Abigail Kawananakoa The Last Hawaiian Royal Burial?

Construction on the new tomb is expected to start later this month, with all costs and future maintenance paid for in perpetuity by her estate.

DHHL Weighs Possible Changes To $600 Million Spending Plan Screenshot/Hawaii Senate/2023

DHHL Weighs Possible Changes To $600 Million Spending Plan

Senators appeared frustrated with a lack of details on the future of new budget plans.

Battlefields And Ballrooms: A Whirlwind Global Tour Set Up Prince Kūhiō For A Life In Politics Getty Images/iStockphoto/2011

Battlefields And Ballrooms: A Whirlwind Global Tour Set Up Prince Kūhiō For A Life In Politics

Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole spent part of the early 1900s on African safari. Then he began tracking the most elusive quarry: Elected political office.

A Dwindling Kalaupapa Population Honors 1st Exiles With Tributes And Tears Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2023

A Dwindling Kalaupapa Population Honors 1st Exiles With Tributes And Tears

Despite the painful history, many former Hansen’s disease patients have chosen to remain even after the government freed them from quarantine.