Culture Hawaii Telescopes Helped Capture the First Image of a Black Hole—and It Has a Hawaiian Name Scientists worked with a UH Hilo professor to name the newly discovered black hole Powehi, a name sourced from the Kumulipo, the Hawaiian creation chant. by Tracy Chan
Culture 8 Things You Need to Know About Honolulu’s White Fairy Tern White fairy terns are so much more than just our cute feathered friends. by Kevin Allen
Culture 9 Instagram-Worthy Art Pieces at the 2019 Honolulu Biennial Some of the art not to miss this year at sites all across town. by Tracy Chan
Arts + Culture 5 American Military History Museums and Sites on Oahu While the USS Arizona Memorial is being repaired, get away from Pearl Harbor and check out these spots on Oahu. by Kevin Allen
Culture St. Benedict’s Painted Church in Kona is a One-of-a-Kind Artistic Wonder Amid the coffee fields in South Kona, Hawaiʻi Island, a simple church exterior hides a cathedral covered in colorful fresco paintings. by Meghan Miner Murray
Culture 10 Amazing Must-See Street Art Murals from Pow! Wow! Hawaii 2019 You can find them all in Oahu's Kakaako District, an up-and-coming urban hub. by Tracy Chan
Arts + Culture 7 Ways to Experience Japan In Hawaii From hole-in-the-wall ramen shops to cherry blossom festivals, here are just a few ways to experience Japanese culture in the Islands. by Kevin Allen
Culture ‘Hammajang’ is Now a Word in the Oxford English Dictionary The commonly used Hawaiian Pidgin word meaning "all messed up" will be included in 2019’s dictionary revisions. by Tracy Chan
Arts + Culture 7 Things You Might Not Know about the Chinese New Year’s Lion Dance Turns out, there’s more to the lion dance than good fortune. by Kevin Allen
Culture Scientists Capture Video of Minutes-Old Humpback Whale Calf as Annual Migration to Hawaii Begins While whale counts are down in the Islands, populations around the world are doing well. by Kim Steutermann Rogers
Activities How to Celebrate Lunar New Year in Hawaii in 2019 There are block parties, lion dance performances and, of course, a lot of food. by Jackie Kojima
Culture Loud and Proud, Where and Wear: The Story of the First Aloha Shirt The iconic symbol of Hawaii has roots that stretch back to the 1930s. by Kahala Sportswear