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Amy Benson created Afro Aloha to bring the community together around art, entrepreneurship, wellness and joy. Benson said she recently rebranded the business to encourage Black people on the neighboring islands to participate in the events. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports.

State Sen. Sharon Moriwaki discusses the toxic waste beneath the pavement in Kakaʻako Makai; HPR's Casey Harlow details a proposal to streamline affordable housing projects; the Hawaii Association of the Blind prepares for its upcoming annual convention; and the writer of the play iHula talks about its genesis

While many cultural staples were brought back last year, others were still put on hold due to the pandemic. HPR's Jayna Omaye reports on the return of Night in Chinatown on Saturday, the New Year's ʻOhana Festival on Sunday, and the Honolulu Festival in March.

For the past two years, the Aloha Festivals was held virtually due to the pandemic. Founded in 1946, the festival is a cultural celebration of Hawaiʻi’s music, dance and history. The festivities return in person, starting Saturday, Sept. 10. HPR's Jayna Omaye has more.

Many of our ethnic and cultural festivals are returning in person after two years of cancellations and virtual events. For the volunteers who plan and run these festivals, they said it’s so much more than an event. HPR's Jayna Omaye has more.

In response to a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases in Hawai?i, some are turning to cultural practice and tradition for answers. Dozens of kumu hula are…

Though not in the news every day, the 2018 K?lauea eruption continues to reverberate in people’s lives. Currently, at the East Hawai‘i Cultural Center, an…

For the sea-faring people of the Pacific Islands, canoes have long been a way to travel, trade, and fish for food. But for a tight-knit community of local…

A Pacific Island weaving tradition that nearly went extinct is now making a comeback. Finely woven Marshallese clothing mats made of lauhala or pandanus…

The Thirty Meter Telescope may have been given the go-ahead by the Hawai?i Supreme Court. But there’s still a lot that needs to happen before construction…