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Dozens of Stanford students spent this year's Indigenous Peoples' Day on Alcatraz Island to take part in the 2023 Sunrise Ceremony, an annual event celebrating Native history, culture and community.
Stanford students voiced disappointment and concerns after Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action. Many diverse student groups denounced the ruling, worrying it could decrease minority representation and feelings of belonging on campus.
It was the first time in years Kapahua had seen the popular tourist beach empty. But a few weeks ago, when he showed up at Waikiki, it was too crowded to surf. The 23-year-old said it was "maddening" how many people were there — with most disregarding Hawaii's public safety restrictions. "It looked like it did before the pandemic," the 23-year-old graduate student and community organizer told Insider. "But I could count the number of masks on one hand." Kapahua's experience of tourists on the shores of Waikiki Beach represents the larger surge of tourists entering Hawaii. From April 3 to Ap...
Americans are flocking to Hawaii, but locals don't want tourists visiting now - and some wish they'd stop altogether INSIDER 2 hrs ago mhumphries@businessinsider.com (Monica Humphries) © Marco Garcia/AP Photo With beachgoers in the background, yellow caution tape is wrapped across an area of Waikiki Beach. Marco Garcia/AP Photo Hawaii is experiencing a surge in travel as visitors flock to the state's popular islands. Many locals shared the message: "Don't come here in a pandemic." Some Native Hawaiians hope tourists will permanently remove Hawaii from their bucket lists. ...