The Ancient Art of Hula
Hula is one of the most famous icons of Hawai’ian culture, yet years of mass tourism have made the dance into a garish tourist spectacle that does not display it’s rich and varied history.
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Cracking Coconuts and Beauty Queens: Tahiti’s Heiva Festival
Costumes are intrical to the Heiva experience, taking their lead from traditional tribes garments.
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Sea Kayaking and Hiking the Na Pali Coast
Kaua’i, the ‘Garden Isle’ is famous for its deep green rainforests, a huge canyon and it’s navigable river. But the island is also home to one of the most famous treks in the USA: the Kalalau Trail on the Na Pali Coast.
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Captain Cook and Kealakekua Bay, Big Island
The story of Captain Cook’s landing and death is both a monumental and a fatal chapter in the history of Hawaii…
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Hawai’ian Sovereignty Movement
Gathering momentum back in the 1970’s, the Hawai’ian Sovereignty Movement has several different fronts all calling for different solutions to the present situation concerning lands, autonomy and other political matters in Hawai’i.
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