Tag: Hawaii

Aloha, Kaʻiulani!

Art + Stories

Experiences

Aloha, Kaʻiulani!

Princess Kaʻiulani was born in 1875 on Hawaii. Over just 23 years, the young royal saw and struggled against the American annexation of her Pacific island home.

Aleksandra Kozłowska

The Double Life Of Israel

Art + Stories

Experiences

The Double Life Of Israel

The life of Hawaiian singer-songwriter Israel Kamakawiwoʻole is easily romanticized, especially by those who promoted his covers of American songs. The reality is much more melancholic.

The Sport of Kings Is Back in Fashion

Soul + Body

Good Mood

The Sport of Kings Is Back in Fashion

Surfing was once a sacred sport of native Hawaiians – royals and commoners alike. Christian missionaries soon banished it following the colonization of Hawaii, but now surfing is enjoying a second renaissance.