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Awaiaulu, Inc. Awaiaulu reconnects and bridges knowledge from Hawaiian historical resources to today by training Hawaiian language translators.

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05/27/2026

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E Hawaiʻi o Keawe, Maui o K**a, Oʻahu o Kākuhihewa a me Kauaʻi o Mano…A practice becomes a custom when it is not just so...
05/05/2026

E Hawaiʻi o Keawe, Maui o K**a, Oʻahu o Kākuhihewa a me Kauaʻi o Mano…

A practice becomes a custom when it is not just something one person does once, but something that is repeated, recognized, and given meaning by a community over time.

John Papa ʻĪʻī wrote his serial column between 1866 and 1870, more than forty years after the events he described.

When he recalls Kīnaʻu’s 1825 speech calling upon the islands to answer her words, we are given a rare glimpse into a practice that could only have taken shape after Kamehameha had united Hawaiʻi as one kingdom.

Such a rallying call would not have carried the same meaning when the islands were still divided under separate ruling chiefs.

Only after unification could a chiefly summons extend across the pae ʻāina, calling Hawaiʻi, Maui, Oʻahu, and Kauaʻi to respond as one political body under their aliʻi.

By the time ʻĪʻī wrote his account, he was remembering not only a powerful moment he had witnessed in his youth, but also a form of expression that had, over time, become part of the tradition of Hawaiian oratory and oli.

Through his recollection, we can receive this ʻike from the formative years of the Hawaiian Kingdom and from his firsthand experiences among the chiefs.

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Comment “preorder” and we’ll send you a DM to preorder yours at 10% off.Nā Hunahuna ‘Ike Hawai‘i: Hawaiian Insights serv...
04/14/2026

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Nā Hunahuna ‘Ike Hawai‘i: Hawaiian Insights serves as a comprehensive expansion of the historical records authored by John Papa ‘Ī‘ī. While the 1959 publication Fragments of Hawaiian History presented an edited and reordered selection of his work, this new volume provides the complete series of “Na Hunahuna o ka Moolelo Hawaii” in its original Hawaiian text alongside new translations of three earlier memorial accounts of Kīnaʻu, Victoria Kamāmalu, and Mataio Kekūanāoʻa.

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Renting in Kakaʻako on Oʻahu, Marcellus and Emma Dudoit worked tirelessly to care for their large family, holding on to ...
04/06/2026

Renting in Kakaʻako on Oʻahu, Marcellus and Emma Dudoit worked tirelessly to care for their large family, holding on to the
hope of one day having a home they could truly call their own.

That hope became reality when they were awarded a homestead in Kalamaʻula. For their ʻohana, it meant stability, belonging, and a future rooted in ʻāina.

Emma Kalā Dudoit was deeply moved by what that home meant for her family, especially the comfort of knowing her children would always have a place to return to. Out of that love and deep contentment, she wrote the song “Kalamaʻula,” giving voice to the joy she felt in finally owning their home.

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By the end of 1925, the Commission opened homestead lots at Keaukaha, Hawaiʻi, for 160 families. It also included a scho...
04/03/2026

By the end of 1925, the Commission opened homestead lots at Keaukaha, Hawaiʻi, for 160 families. It also included a school, churches, and a park for the new community.

Albert Nahale’ā composed Kuʻu Home o Keaukaha for his beloved homestead that has become a traditional song to represent the people of Keaukaha and their appreciation for Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole.

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Woman of the sunrise, lighting skirted beauty of Halema’uma’u...Comment “ebook” and we’ll DM you the link to get yours.F...
04/01/2026

Woman of the sunrise, lighting skirted beauty of Halema’uma’u...

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Woman of the sunrise, lighting skirted beauty of Halema’uma’u…Comment “ebook” and we’ll DM you the link to get yours.Fol...
04/01/2026

Woman of the sunrise, lighting skirted beauty of Halema’uma’u…

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Ka ʻIke Pili: Inoa, kahi noho, helu wahi, helu kelepona, lekauila, me kāu i hana ai ma ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (kula,ʻoihana, ...
03/31/2026

Ka ʻIke Pili: Inoa, kahi noho, helu wahi, helu kelepona, lekauila, me kāu i hana ai ma ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (kula,ʻoihana, papahana a pēlā aku).

Ka Leka Hoihoi: Hoʻokahi ʻaoʻao me ke kumu e hoihoi ai i ia kūlana aʻo.

Kahi Unuhina: Hoʻokahi ʻaoʻao Hawaiʻi me kāu unuhina Pelekane.

Ma ka lekauila, iā: [email protected], a hiki nō ke lawe leka ʻia mai iā: Awaiaulu, 2667 ʻAnuʻu Place, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 96819

03/27/2026

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03/27/2026

In honor of Lā Kūhiō, we are launching the ʻĀina Hoʻopulapula Collection (Hawaiian Homestead Lands) today…

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This collection traces the complex and often contentious evolution of ʻĀina Hoʻopulapula (Hawaiian Home Lands) in Hawaiʻi. It highlights a pivotal era where the rehabilitation of Native Hawaiians was caught between the interests of powerful sugar plantations, government bureaucracy, and the strategic political maneuvers of Prince Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole.

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