A new lawsuit accusing a private K-12 school in Hawaii of racial discrimination against non-Native residents is triggering painful memories of colonialism across the state. “It’s upsetting to a lot of ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — In early 2025, new executive orders from Washington, D.C. put Native Hawaiian programs under a shadow of fear. What looked like a wave of federal changes against diversity, equity ...

HONOLULU (AP) — After water polo practice at her school atop a hill overlooking Honolulu Harbor, Kapua Ong marvels at the sunset. “I do feel proud of myself for getting in because not everyone gets ...

Early Hawaiian petroglyphs on a beach are visible again with changing tides and shifting sands WAIANAE, Hawaii (AP) — Native Hawaiian cultural practitioner Glen Kila, who traces his lineage to the ...

Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, left, the Hawaiian Council’s cultural ambassador; Tyler Iokepa Gomes, chief administrator of Kilohana, the Hawaiian Council’s tourism arm; and Mehana Hind, senior adviser to ...