Native Hawaiians

‘We Can’t Screw It Up’: Infighting Rankles OHA Kawika Lopez/Civil Beat/2025

‘We Can’t Screw It Up’: Infighting Rankles OHA

A legal battle among the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees has spilled out of court and into the public eye.

Kirstin Downey: ‘The Number Of Slain Was Beyond Conception’ Kirstin Downey/Civil Beat/2026

Kirstin Downey: ‘The Number Of Slain Was Beyond Conception’

A British sailor became an eye witness to one of the deadliest battles for dominance of the Hawaiian Islands. His account has been languishing in a London archive.

Makana Eyre: Returning Indigenous Remains A Top Priority For Schatz Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Makana Eyre: Returning Indigenous Remains A Top Priority For Schatz

Hawaiʻi U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz is pressing academic institutions to follow federal law regarding remains and cultural objects.

Kirstin Downey: Warfare Came Quickly To The Hawaiian Islands Gabriel Bertram Bellinghausen via Wikimedia Commons

Kirstin Downey: Warfare Came Quickly To The Hawaiian Islands

The writings of a Scottish botanist document the battlefield tactics in use by Kamehameha and others after the arrival of Capt. Cook.

Kirstin Downey: Tracing The Footsteps Of Hawaiian Royals Abroad Kirstin Downey/Civil Beat/2026

Kirstin Downey: Tracing The Footsteps Of Hawaiian Royals Abroad

Queen Emma paid a visit to this small museum in the English countryside 160 years ago.

Native Hawaiian Teens Learn To ‘Make Change’ For The Islands Craig Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Native Hawaiian Teens Learn To ‘Make Change’ For The Islands

Youth from across the islands — and the continent — participated in a mock legislative event last week aimed at engaging students in shaping Hawai‘i’s future.

Decade Of Big Island’s ‘Try Wait’ Moratorium Spurs Plenty Fish — And Poaching Courtesy: Kaikea Nakachi

Decade Of Big Island’s ‘Try Wait’ Moratorium Spurs Plenty Fish — And Poaching

Ten years of no fishing has led to a huge recovery on a stretch of the Kona Coast. Now comes the hard part: Protecting those gains.

Makana Eyre: How An 1896 Ban Failed To Kill The Hawaiian Language Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Makana Eyre: How An 1896 Ban Failed To Kill The Hawaiian Language

The demand for learning ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi is high, but immersion schools can’t find enough teachers.

Lawsuit: Homesteads Shouldn’t Be Limited To Native Hawaiians AP Photo/Mengshin Lin

Lawsuit: Homesteads Shouldn’t Be Limited To Native Hawaiians

Gov. Josh Green and Hawaiʻi’s attorney general have vowed to fight the lawsuit against Hawaiian homelands eligibility.

Teens Suing Kamehameha Didn’t Have Scores To Get In, Lawyer Says AP Photo/Mengshin Lin/2025

Teens Suing Kamehameha Didn’t Have Scores To Get In, Lawyer Says

Attorneys for the plaintiffs say race preference permeates the process.