When the Southeast Asian sailors started out on their odyssey they were not yet identifiably Polynesian. Only after many years of learning how to voyage long distances, and to survive on the high ...

Based on our travel intel and scouring sources like Tripadvisor and dive blogs, we've compiled a list of Polynesian islands ...

The president is expected to formally apologize to Native Americans on Friday for the government's role in boarding school ...

Are you ready to get leid? What makes Hawaii stand out as one of the best places on Earth, besides the tropical weather, the palm trees, the beaches, and powerful volcanic activity, is the high ...

In this episode of Aloha Authentic, host Kamaka Pili sits down with Hawaiian language advocate and Professor Emeritus Puakea ...

In the winter of 1769, the British explorer Captain James Cook, early into his first voyage across the Pacific, received from a Polynesian priest named Tupaia an astonishing gift—a map ...

Hawaiian Kabuki was performed on Japanese soil ... However, these Japanese-language Kabuki performances were suspended following the outbreak of the Pacific War. They were revived briefly after ...

The skyline around Walt Disney Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom will change yet again later this year with the opening of a new tower building at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort.

Seventh- through 11th grade Hawaiian immersion haumāna (students) from Maui, Oʻahu Hawaiʻi Island and Nā Pua Noʻeau have ...

Editor’s note: SFGATE recognizes the importance of diacritical marks in the Hawaiian language. We are unable to use them due to the limitations of our publishing platform.

Though it can be easy to assume the six most visited Hawaiian Islands offer similar experiences, they are more diverse than you can imagine. From Waimea Canyon to Waikīkī Beach, Hawaii’s ...

Hawaii Five-0” star Daniel Dae Kim has signed on as executive producer of “Makawalu,” an indie feature film co-directed by eight Native Hawaiian filmmakers. About the project: “Makawalu” tells a story ...