It's a reclamation of cultural identity, told through the eyes of Polynesian people by Polynesian people, in their language. ...

The cast and crew of “Chief of War” are hoping Apple TV+ will approve more seasons of the epic story of Kamehameha the Great.

State leaders are already brimming with optimism on its potential impact for Hawaii as a film and television destination.

Participants rallied to bring back a second Hawaiian language preschool classroom at Pu’ohala Elementary School.

Hawaiian was banned in the state’s schools in 1896. In 1978 it was made an official language, leading to changes in the education system.

The Hawaiian language had been banned from school instruction in 1896, after the U.S. government illegally overthrew the Hawaiian government. From then on, in almost all public spaces, ...

The Hawaiian language, or olelo Hawaii course was symbolically launched Monday, which some cities observed as Indigenous Peoples Day, in tandem with Navajo, at an event at Salt Kakaako.

When the last Hawaiian queen was overthrown by a coup in 1896, a law was passed that made it illegal to use or teach the Hawaiian language in public schools.That law stayed on the books for 90 ...

Baker founded the Hawaiian theater department in 2014 to revitalize the native Hawaiian language, which is endangered without many speakers today. For her, ...

“But he was kind enough to say, ‘All right,’” Kimura, now 69 and an associate professor of Hawaiian language and culture at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, recalled last week.

The voice was soft and scratchy, as if a bit timid in front of the microphone. "Ae," she said, meaning "yes" in Hawaiian, when asked a question by a male voice."Ae hanau ia wau i Honoma'ele."" ("Yes, ...

In Hawaii today, nearly everyone knows how to speak a few words and phrases of Hawaiian. But the practice of primarily speaking the Hawaiian language from birth nearly died two generations ago.