Research

In times past, many places in Hawaii had terms of endearment, or pet names. For Kaupo, the most famous term of endearment was ua...

On any given day, you'll likely hear "Ahulili" on a Hawaiian radio station. The song, by Kaupo native Scott Hai, is regarded as a...

Kaupo’s numerous preserved sites have drawn many archeologists and other researchers to visit since the early 1900s. Perhaps the...

Ancient Hawaiians were fond of using nicknames for geographic areas. In East Maui, Hana was called the land of the low-lying rain...

In ancient Hawaii, grieving death was a public affair. Mourners would often compose and recite chants to show grief. With...

The Hawaiian language newspapers of the 1800s printed much more than “hard news”. Their pages were also filled with moolelo:...