In the state where pagan natives once threw people off cliffs to placate the gods, the Hawaiian state Senate has voted to end the practice of opening its sessions with prayer. It’s probably just silly ...

More than a dozen women stand barefoot, waiting for the kumu hula to chant, as their ancestors did when the gods ruled Hawaii. “Just lock into yourself. Chant to yourself. The chant that you chant ...

In the basement of Les and Kas Nakamura’s home, Laka the hula goddess presides. Represented by a block of softwood wrapped in yellow tapa VTC cloth, Laka sits on her altar next to the wooden figure of ...

All around Keanae Congregational Church, the wind is a constant presence, as it has been for nearly a century and a half. Tall coconut palms lend a majesty to the scene, and much of the year the ...

Editor's note: This story originally ran in March 2021. As the most isolated archipelago on the planet, the number of indigenous and endemic species found in Hawaii actually outnumber those of the ...

In one sense, it’s quite wrong to say that the ancient Hawaiian religion is dead. In fact, it's undergoing something of a small revival among certain Hawaiians (although how much of this represents ...

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WASHINGTON >> The story of the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy got an intriguing retelling in “Better Gods,” a short opera that premiered Friday night at John F. Kennedy Theatre for Performing Arts ...

Travel blogger Ian Snyder says it's a miracle he's alive after he fell 1,000 feet while hiking in Hawaii. The 34-year-old California native took the tumble after he reached the peak on the Koolau ...