Sara Kehaulani Goo’s journey to save her family’s land on Maui began in 2019 with an email she read at her kitchen table in ...

A blend of Victorian and Hawaiian architectural styles, the Iolani Palace was completed in 1882 and is a fascinating testament to the grandeur and opulence of the Hawaiian Kingdom. It stands as a ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Hawaii has a long complicated history intertwined with tariffs. In the early 19th century when Hawaii was booming with foreign business, the Constitutional Monarchy saw ...

The loss of so much of Lahaina—a cultural heritage center on Maui—is profound. But historians say this is not the first time it has had to endure and evolve. Lahaina has dazzled visitors long ...

The Legislature in 2023 passed a bill to designate Nov. 28 as La Ku ‘oko ‘a to celebrate a historical recognition of the kingdom of Hawaii’s independence dating to 1843. But that measure ...

On Nov. 28, 1843, Great Britain and France formally recognized, under a joint Anglo-Franco Proclamation, the kingdom of Hawaii as an independent nation — 50 years before the 1893 overthrow of ...

My reasoning draws from history, threading through delicate time markers: 1893, the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom; 1898, the islands’ annexation by the United States; 1976, Protect ...

“It is a great honor for the Olympians and as the Hawaiian Kingdom, we are not allowed to participate in the Olympics. As we saw in surfing, we just want everyone to be proud and strive to serve ...

His kingdom saw tons of growth as a result. According to "The Hawaiian Kingdom, Vol. 3," by Ralph S. Kuykendall, the year Kalakaua ascended the throne, the island nation exported $1.84 million in ...