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Rory Inouye, who is also a Waiākea High grad, is the the first Big Island teacher since 2007 to receive one of the prestigious awards.
In every country that’s been surfed, there’s been a first surfer. Someone who's sprung to their feet on a board, and propelled to shore for the very first time.
Abigail Kawānanakoa walked in two worlds: considered by some to be the last scion of the Hawaiian royal family, and by others as someone awash in Western wealth. For Kawānanakoa’s part, she had a passion for the Native Hawaiian culture she hailed from, and following a contentious fight for her estate, that passion will support preserving the culture and language she loved. Kawānanakoa, a descended of the final independent ruler of Kauaʻi and Niʻihau; granddaughter of Prince David Kawānanakoa, the hānai adopted son of King Kalākaua;...
Hawaiians David Kawānanakoa, Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana’ole and Edward Keli’ialonui were attending military school when they first surfed the waters of Santa Cruz.
HONOLULU (AP) — The casket bearing the 96-year-old heiress long considered the last Hawaiian princess went on public display Sunday in the downtown Honolulu palace that benefited from her wealth. Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa's casket, handcrafted from a 165-year-old koa tree that fell during a 2021 storm on the Big Island, arrived at ʻIolani Palace in a hearse.