Stories
Longer reads that connect names to history, culture, and the way Hawaiʻi changes over time.
More stories will be added as the project grows.
How Does One Own an Island?
Land, power, and control.
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Kaʻahumanu Broke the Mold
A leader who refused to fit the pattern and the contradictions that shaped the Kingdom.
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David Malo: The Scholar Hawai‘i Forgot
A historian at the center of cultural memory and the question of why some names fade.
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