#Hawaiian Kingdom

Public debate intensified Wednesday during several hours of sometimes heated testimony over a proposed phase-out of vacation rentals before the Maui County Council’s Housing and Land Use Committee.

Attorney General Anne Lopez has received a 10-page letter, with attachments, from Edward Halealoha Ayau who is the attorney representing Maui Police Detective Kamuela Lanakila Mawae. That letter addresses legal concerns regarding the status of Hawaiʻi as an occupied State and potential war crimes being committed by law enforcement officers, according to a news release from Ayau.  

Companion House and Senate bills make way for the eventual return of Kalaupapa Settlement on Molokaʻi with the rest of Maui County, but after a transparent and extensive public outreach process.

Mokuʻula, once the spiritual and political center of the Hawaiian Kingdom, is the subject of a groundbreaking 360-degree animated film that will have its first public showing on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024 at 6 p.m. at The Sphere at the Maui Ocean Center. The Lahaina Restoration Foundation presents the public premiere of E Hoʻi Ka Nani I Mokuʻula — Let the Glory Return to Mokuʻula, an evocative animated film that weaves together the powerful stories of the island’s royal past.

The Maui Chamber of Commerce has announced nominees for the 2024 Mayor’s Small Business Awards, which will be held on Sept. 19.

On Friday, 25 days after the Aug. 8 Lahaina fire caused unimaginable loss of life, vigils were held from sunrise to sunset on Maui and across the state to mourn all the people who died, including those whose names are not yet known.

“I’ve reached out to the Attorney General to explore options to do a moratorium on any sales of properties that have been damaged or destroyed,” said Governor Green. “Moreover, I would caution people that it’s going to be a very long time, before any growth, or housing can be built. And so, you would be pretty poorly informed if you try to steal land from our people and then build here.”

In commemoration of the observed birthday of Mōʻī Kauikeaouli (Kamehameha III), Lāhainā Restoration Foundation presents a free educational event on March 17.

A Circuit Judge in Honolulu issued a long awaited ruling in the battle over control of the Abigail K. K. Kawānanakoa Trust, heir to the Hawaiian Monarchy and great grand niece of Queen Liliʻuokalani.  

The non-profit Hawaiʻi Alliance for Progressive Action or “HAPA” hosts E Hoʻolokahi Ka Lāhui 2017 this Sunday, July 23 from 2 to 6 p.m. at UHMC Pilina Building

The Maui Arts & Cultural Center will present two documentary films in the McCoy Studio Theater in conjunction with the Heritage Film Festival.

By Wendy Osher The bitter ‘awa root is often seen in ceremonial protocol throughout the Pacific, but is used in social settings as well.  Cultural practitioner Kapono’ai Molitau, who also sells the product at his Native Intelligence store in old Wailuku Town explains the different levels and protocols associated with the drinking of ‘awa. [flashvideo […]

By Wendy Osher [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYyJ2BFRQi4[/youtube] More than 50 people traveled from Maui to Oahu to observe events surrounding the 200th year anniversary of the unification of the Hawaiian Islands under Kamehameha the Great. Participants gathered at Thomas Square and continued to Iolani Palace, stopping at various points along the way to pray, light torches, and conduct […]