Hawaii Culture and Historic Info
If itʻs your first time to the Islands, you may be a little thrown off by all of the local slang. “Shoots,” “slippahs” and “kapu” probably arenʻt in your day-to-day vernacular, and it can all seem like a lot when you first arrive in Hawaiʻi. So donʻt fret, and check out the collection of words...
Whether you were born and raised in the Rainbow State or are a visitor who loves Hawaiʻi’s unique local culture and pidgin—local Hawaiʻi slang that takes its vocabulary from an amalgamation of cultures and languages that found their home in the Islands during the plantation era—you need to check out Ulus 2 Ulus. Ulus 2...
The local artist has done it again. Kalani Peʻa took home his 3rd Grammy Award with his album “Kau Ka Pe’a” at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in Las Vegas. He was awarded for having the best regional roots album of the year in a non-televised portion of the event, and he has previously won...
To make lei is a practice deeply rooted in Hawaiian culture and history — it’s more than just stringing flowers together and calling it a day. There are customs rooted deeply in Hawaiian traditions and culture on how to craft lei. So having someone who has grown up making lei — weaving them since childhood...
A half-hour broadcast special will feature performances from Pomaika‘i Lyman, Jake Shimabukuro and Kawika Trask Aloha Festivals has partnered with its presenting sponsors to feature three legendary Hawai‘i artists on Aloha Festivals: Nā Mele ‘Ukulele, a half-hour broadcast special on KHON2 celebrating the legacy of Aloha Festivals. In line with the 2020 Aloha Festivals theme,...
By Karyl Garland Myths surrounding the goddess Pele are intricate and intriguing. Tales tell of her birthplace and lineage, her migration from Tahiti to Hawaiʻi, her quest for a suitable home, her altercations and love affairs, and her hand in shaping the Hawaiian Islands. The word pele also means volcano, lava flow, and eruption; through...
by James Cave Waikiki in the 1800s: It was a soggy, mosquito-laden marshland of fishponds, taro patches and coconut groves. It was not the solid ground fit for skyscrapers and resorts that we know it for today. All that would come later. Early Waikiki, for the native Hawaiians and the Polynesian explorers before them, was...
About 300,000 years ago, molten lava flowed into the cool waters of the Pacific, creating a violent steam explosion. Cinder, ash and chunks of limestone reef flew into the air, then settled and hardened into a tuff cone that measures 760 feet at its highest point and has a 350-acre crater within it. Legend Has...
On Saturday, June 17, 2017 a dream came true for many thousands of people in Hawaii and around the world. For the very first time, a Polynesian voyaging canoe has circumnavigated the globe. After three years of sailing, the sea vessel Hokulea was welcomed home in Honolulu, Hawaii. The story of Hawaiian sailing canoes started...
One of the most harrowing tests of the whole undertaking came on Oct. 14, 2015. Half a world away from Hawaii, on the voyage’s most dangerous leg, the Hokule‘a fled a fierce ocean storm that had already torn part of its canvas covering. It sought safe harbor in Maputo, Mozambique. For the first time in...
