UH law school is assisting Maui Komohana residents in reclaiming their water rights, through the Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law.
The first night of group competition kicks off Friday night at the 60th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo. Many of the hula dancers taking the stage have pursued professional paths that are molded by and grounded in their love and commitment to hula.
Since 2019, more than 30 students and faculty at the UH law school have partnered with the loʻi kalo farmers on Kauaʻi to help secure a long-term water lease.
Many Thanksgiving dinners across Hawaiʻi will include produce grown here in the islands. Hawaiʻis legacy of farming and aloha ʻāina, are at the core of an album featuring some of Hawaiʻiʻs finest young musicians. HPRʻs Noe Tanigawa reports the collection puts recent struggles over land and water rights, to music.