Polynesia (which means "many islands") is one of the three major categories created by Westerners to refer to the islands of the South Pacific.
c. 1200 B.C.E. - present
Polynesia (which means "many islands") is one of the three major categories created by Westerners to refer to the islands of the South Pacific.
c. 1200 B.C.E. - present
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In an imaginative 3-minute film, Rands envisions the sacred Hawaiian summit Maunakea free of telescopes.
The pōhaku kuʻi ʻai has become an important symbol of Kanaka ʻŌiwi (Native Hawaiian) life and culture.
In its call to collective engagement, the mural opens space for the viewing public to be transformed in profound and lasting ways.
Feuʻu's work embodies the values of Faʻa Sāmoa (the Samoan way): reverence, compassion, and service.
Landgraf's works urge viewers to open their hearts to the histories of Hawaiian struggles and the efforts of the Hawaiian sovereignty movement.
King Kalākaua built ʻIolani Palace both as an authentically modern and traditional Hawaiian symbol of the prospering Hawaiian Kingdom.
This royal portrait and cape convey the power of the Hawaiian monarchy and the tensions around the momentous historical events of 1898.
Hand-drawn patterns fill the surface of these textiles made from bark from the Pacific islands of Wallis and Futuna.
This photograph of Liliʻuokalani was tied to Hawaiʻi’s international relations, representing the monarchy’s sovereign right to rule for local and global audiences.
Ku-ka’ili-moko, one of the manifestations of Ku, is the Hawaiian god of war, and this one was made for and erected by King Kamehameha I at the end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth century.