Hawaii’s Aulii Cravalho cast as voice of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Moana”
Aulii Cravalho is a sophomore at the Kamehameha Schools’ Kapalama campus.
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Hawaii national parks participate in National Public Lands Day, Sept. 26
Hawaii’s natural beauty is stunning, and fortunately for both residents and visitors, the state is blessed with an abundance of public lands. With gigantic waterfalls, lush rainforests, white—and even black and green—sand beaches, there’s much to see and do in the great outdoors here. National Public Lands Day (NPLD), an annual day aimed at affording the public
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What it means to make lei with Rob Escuadro
“When you make a lei, your whole being goes into it,” says Rob Escuadro, a guest services ambassador at The Royal Hawaiian hotel in Waikiki. “Lei should be made and received with joy, gratitude and love.” Rob has made lei for festivals, holidays, graduations, funerals, weddings, hula shows and many other occasions for more than
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Lantern Floating with Shinnyo-en from Hawaii to New York City
This month, Shinnyo-en, the international Buddhist community which hosts Lantern Floating Hawaii, will hold the Shinnyo Lantern Floating for Peace in New York City. Lantern Floating Hawaii and the Shinnyo Lantern Floating for Peace are examples of Shinnyo-en’s fire and water ceremonies, which aim to awaken wisdom and compassion. This Shinnyo Lantern Floating for Peace
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Google doodles Duke Kahanamoku for his 125th birthday
Monday, August 24 is Duke Kahanamoku’s birthday and, in celebration of it, Google released its newest doodle—an image of Kahanamoku painted on a traditional Hawaiian alaia surfboard. “Today, on his 125th birthday, Matt Chruickshank recalls the legend of the “Ambassador of Aloha” with a Doodle of his iconic, 16-foot wooden surfboard and his warm, blithe
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6 things you may not know about Duke Kahanamoku
Most people are familiar with Duke Kahanamoku’s many influential achievements as a swimmer, surfer, Olympian, actor, sheriff and Ambassador of Aloha. But, in addition to those well-documented feats, here are some relatively-unknown facts about The Duke.
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What you should know about the traditional Hawaiian art of tattoo
Did you know in ancient Hawaii the tattooist was the only one who determined the design and not the client? That’s just one difference between Hawaiian and Western forms of tattooing. You can learn about this and more at the 2015 Pacific Ink and Art Expo’s three-day event starting Friday, Aug. 7 at Honolulu’s Neal
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Talk Story: Kai Lenny, stand-up paddle world champion from Maui
Kai Lenny is arguably the best waterman from Hawaii in this era. The 22-year-old from Maui is a six-time stand-up paddle world champion and competes professionally in windsurfing and kitesurfing as well. Lenny is also a big wave surfer, and one of the regulars at Peahi on Maui—you may know it as Jaws. With all
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Watch the 40th annual Queen Liliuokalani Keiki Hula Competition live or online
This weekend, young hula protégés ages 5 to 12 will show off their dance moves in the 40th annual Queen Liliuokalani Keiki Hula Competition at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu. The three-day competition will feature 450 keiki (kids) representing 22 hula halau (dance troupes) from Oahu, Maui, Kauai, Hawaii Island and Japan. Can’t
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Tackling marine debris in Hawaii
Though Hawaii’s beaches are cleaner than many, the state’s location in the middle of the Pacific can mean that tiny pieces of plastic—broken down from larger pieces by the sun and waves as they are carried by currents from Asia and the mainland U.S.—wash up on our beaches. “The Northeast trade winds blow the trash
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Maui’s “Burn’n Love” Elvis show island hops to Waikiki
One of the most popular visitor shows on Maui, “Burn’n Love,” an Elvis tribute extravaganza, is sparking more conversations AND getting a little more action, after opening its second show in Waikiki this week. The new show by the same name opened at the Magic of Polynesia Theatre at the Holiday Inn Resort Waikiki Beachcomber
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The cultural significance of sharks in Hawaii
As the captain of the Moo, a 20-foot Radan boat, Haleiwa’s Kaiwi Berry, founder of Island View Hawaii, a pelagic tour company, regularly takes visitors out to have close encounters with mano (sharks). “The most-feared part—that I always tell people on the boat—is the ‘unknown factor’ because once they actually get in the water with us, [they]