A foot trail leads to an “ahu,” or ceremonial platform atop Pu’u Wekiu, an important summit to many Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners, on Mauna Kea.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-12-volcano-hawaii-big-island-sacred.html

Council For Native Hawaiian Advancement: The organization and other community businesses will match up to $1.5 Million in donations for ʻohana impacted by the devastating wildfires on Maui.

Source: https://stylecaster.com/entertainment/celebrity-news/1625810/dwayne-johnson-maui/

Creates the Office of Native Hawaiian Health within the state Department of Health.

Source: https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/05/07/hawaii-news/how-major-bills-fared-at-the-capitol-7/

Daines, a Native Hawaiian and Hawaii’s tourism industry executive, teams up with Daly, a travel journalist, to lead an inspirational journey through Hawaiian teachings.

Source: https://www.courant.com/2023/03/23/try-slow-on-the-north-shore-of-kauai-where-regenerative-tourism-is-the-way/

Despite the surrounding noise, Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners stand in peace, to worship and show gratitude for the world’s second highest peak of an island.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/07/16/why-maunakea-is-sacred-to-many-native-hawaiians-from-their-beginning-to-today/

Directed by Native Hawaiian visual storyteller Keliʻi Grace and written by Maui’s Lance D. Collins, the film follows the story of two Lahainaluna High School senior boys whose separate worlds collide in a journey of self-awakening.

Source: https://mauinow.com/2023/10/04/lahaina-film-my-partner-wins-awards-screens-across-hawaii-and-globe/

"During Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, our Nation celebrates the diversity of cultures, breadth of achievement, and remarkable contributions of these communities," said Salinas.

Source: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/445703/asian-american-and-pacific-islander-heritage-observance

From 2015–2019, about of Native Hawaiian workers were employed in the tourism sector.

Source: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/08/fire-maui-hawaii-lahaina-recovery-housing-tourism.html?via=rss

I’ll have two advisory boards, but this advisory board will be based solely on Native Hawaiian organizations and leaders.

Source: https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/07/the-civil-beat-editorial-board-interview-camron-hurt-of-common-cause-hawaii/

Kama has fought for Native Hawaiian homelands beneficiaries, persons with disabilities, and the removal of health disparities in indigenous and minority populations.

Source: https://mauinow.com/2023/07/30/more-than-460-attend-kupuna-aloha-luncheon/

Lehia establishes an indigenous farm with her partner Brad and father Ricky, preserving their Native Hawaiian culture.

Source: https://mauinow.com/2023/10/05/2023-hawai%ca%bbi-international-film-festival-returns-to-maui-oct-27-29/

Likewise, island burial councils still will have a chance to weigh in on the plan for protecting Native Hawaiian remains found at construction sites.

Source: https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/07/can-an-emergency-proclamation-solve-hawaiis-housing-crisis-thats-the-million-dollar-question/

“My goal is to no longer play a Native Hawaiian role, which should be played by a Hawaiian.

Source: https://variety.com/2023/film/news/hawaii-film-festival-prizes-don-lee-ando-sakura-cliff-curtis-1235769143/

Nene enshrines existing tensions between the Native Hawaiian and non-Hawaiian communities in new structures.

Source: https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/06/naka-nathaniel-how-to-rediscover-hawaiis-soul-here-are-4-scenarios/

No Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander held a majority interest in 2021, as was also the case in 2019.

Source: https://www.nexttv.com/news/fcc-ownership-diversity-report-shows-not-so-much-diversity

Our kāhuli are both ecologically important (as cleaners of fungus and bacteria from our native plants) and culturally important, as they are featured in Native Hawaiian mele, hula, oli, and lei.

Source: https://mauinow.com/2023/07/11/call-for-entries-for-the-2023-richard-hoopii-leo-ki%ca%bbeki%ca%bbe-falsetto-contest/

President Joe Biden announced more support Tuesday for Native Hawaiian, Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.

Source: https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/01/seen-and-heard-biden-pledges-more-support-for-asian-hawaiian-and-pacific-communities/

The Department of the Interior’s Office of Native Hawaiian Relations announced $1 million in funding for Native Hawaiian organizations through the Heritage Opportunities in Hawaiʻi (HŌʻIHI) Grant Program.

Source: https://mauinow.com/2023/04/22/interior-dept-announces-1m-in-native-act-funding-for-native-hawaiian-organizations/

The Department of the Interior’s Office of Native Hawaiian Relations announced $1 million in funding for Native Hawaiian organizations through the Heritage Opportunities in Hawaiʻi (HŌʻIHI) Grant Program.

Source: https://mauinow.com/2023/04/22/interior-dept-announces-1m-in-native-act-funding-for-native-hawaiian-organizations/

The federal law mandates the return of sacred objects, human remains and other objects of cultural patrimony to federally recognized tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations.

Source: https://vtdigger.org/2023/03/29/dartmouth-finds-native-american-remains-in-collections/