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Kumu Hula Napua Silva encourages everyone to be respectful when watching and posting on social media because every halau is bringing their best to the competition.
A draft stewardship plan for the protection of a culturally and ecologically vital coastline in the Ka‘u district is being ...
This as the council faces a backlog of cases where iwi kupuna were discovered ... which plays a crucial role in caring for ancestral remains when discoveries are made. The Boards and Commission ...
This year Bishop Museum launches its ongoing “Nānā i ke Kumu” program series that seeks to engage practitioners, scholars and students in continuing Pukui’s efforts to perpetuate ʻike kupuna ...
An ancestral property, is a property, which is four generations old and has not been divided or partitioned by the previous three generations. One gets entitled to a share (inheritance ...
On this installment of Kupuna Power, Brickwood is joined by his very own dentist, Dr. Armand Kainoa Chong. Dr. Chong serves as a dental consultant at Avalon Care Center, Convalescent Care Center ...
HONOLULU (Island News) -- While there are several elder abuse cases being heard in Honolulu courtrooms, there are also challenges with holding suspects responsible for crimes against kupuna.
The aloha spirit, resilience of kamaʻāina and innovation rooted in ʻike kūpuna (ancestral knowledge) are not measured by profit margins alone. Honolulu’s ranking doesn’t mean businesses ...
A reenactment of the hwanan (reenshrinement) ceremony, in which the ancestral tablets of Joseon kings and queens temporarily kept at Seonwonjeon Hall of Changdeokgung Palace were returned to their ...