Events around Oahu will honor Native Hawaiian contributions and Queen Liliʻuokalani dedication, legacy, and birthday.

HONOLULU (KHON2) — This September is the first formally recognized Hawaiian History Month. Signed into law in June, Gov. Josh Green signed Act 167, which formally designated September as Hawaiian ...

More than a century before Hawaii became the 50th U.S. state, the islands played host to a ferocious fight for unification. With the help of actor Jason Momoa, one of the most famous warriors and ...

Installation view of He‘e Nalu: The Art and Legacy of Hawaiian Surfing (2023) at the Heard Museum, Phoenix; Clifford Kapono, "Huinakolu Hao (Iron Triangle)" (2022), wood, digital photo prints, ...

President Dwight Eisenhower signed a proclamation declaring Hawaii the 50th state on this day in history, Aug. 21, 1959. "All 49 states will join in welcoming the new one – Hawaii – to this union," ...

Historic Lahaina, a town on Maui's west coast, has been destroyed in the devastating wildfires that have burned across the island this week. Lahaina is a "place where the past is present," David Aiona ...

HONOLULU (AP) — More than 500 years ago, Hawaiians placed four boulders on a Waikiki beach to honor visitors from the court of Tahiti’s king who had healed the sick. They were “mahu,” which in ...

A city devastated by fire in Maui was a magnet for tourists. But for families from Lahaina, especially Native Hawaiians, it was a home with a deep history. By Jill Cowan Simon Romero and Shawn Hubler ...