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Aloha is not "Aloooooha": Stop visitors from offending Hawaiians

Native Hawaiians push for honoring Maui's past | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

To the outside world there has been no more vivid symbol of the storied history of Lahaina, and its potential for rebirth, than a 150-year-old banyan tree in the center of town whose scarred branches are now, nearly three months after a devastating wildfire, sprouting new, green leaves.

After Devastating Wildfires, Maui Pushes for Honoring Its Past

The wildfire that devastated Lahaina wiped out many vestiges of the town’s past. Conservators are racing to recover what they can.

Hawai'i is not the multicultural paradise some say it is

Hawai i is not the multicultural paradise some say it is Imani Altemus-Williams © None None To outsiders, Hawai‘i might seem like the epitome of a post-racial society. For decades, scholars, writers, and tourism boosters have portrayed the islands that way as a “racial utopia” where Native Hawaiians and Asians live harmoniously alongside white people, with the largely non-white population serving as the antidote to racism.  After all, no racial group holds a majority on the islands, and nearly a quarter of the population reports having a multiracial background. Compare that to the United States as a whole, where only 3 percent of the population is multiracial and three-quarters is white.