Hawaii’s American colonizers once banned the Hawaiian language in schools. Some Native Hawaiians tried to lighten their skin, and many people believed Polynesian voyagers simply lucked into finding th ...

with British explorer Captain James Cook first encountering Tahitian natives riding waves in boats as early as 1777. In his journal, per the Encyclopedia of Surfing, Cook noted: "I could not help ...

Unique creatures, odd animals and new species are discovered across the planet. Some are found lurking in remote corners of ...

Some Native Hawaiians tried to lighten their skin with lye. Many people believed Polynesian voyagers had simply lucked into finding the islands by drifting on logs. But a canoe launched half a century ...

In 1905 the world’s oldest known surfboard was discovered in Hawaii. It dated back to the early 1600s. And it belonged to a ...

Some Native Hawaiians tried to lighten their skin with lye. Many people believed Polynesian voyagers had simply lucked into finding the islands by drifting on logs. But a canoe launched half a ...

On a small island in the South Pacific Ocean, a rare species once declared extinct in the wild has been rediscovered. Partula ...

We should not be surprised when the status of Native Hawaiians and their entitlements pop up on his agenda for attention.

"It's worth it you know. I really think it's worth it being there for friends, for family no matter how small or big it may ...

A hurricane may have flooded its venue, but no storm could stop this Old Florida tradition from carrying on. Floridania Fest, ...