Asked to name a stringed instrument form Hawaiʻi, most people think of the ukulele. However, the ukulele arrived in the archipelago by way of Portuguese immigrants. Hawaiʻi's only indigenous stringed instrument is the ‘ūkēkē, a strip of wood with three strings and played using the...
Read about the history and future of kalo (taro) cultivation in Hawaiʻi. Kalo is the root vegetable that the traditional Hawaiian staple poi is made from. The largest kalo farms are located here on Kauaʻi, in Hanalei.
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A study from Colorado State University reports some good news for the koloa, the only endemic duck remaining on the main Hawaiian Islands. Although the endangered koloa is facing genetic extinction due to interbreeding with feral mallards on most Hawaiian islands, the population...
The Garden Island reported that the first humpback whale of the migration season was spotted off Kēʻē Beach on Kauaʻi.
It was near the beginning of the tour, right as they were getting to the Nāpali Coast’s sheer cliffs, when a humpback whale
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In an effort to reduce traffic and parking congestion on Kauaʻi's north shore, a new shuttle service running from Princeville to Hanalei has been launched. The free Aliʻi Kai Shuttle is comprised of two services: a Princeville Shuttle that starts at the Aliʻi Kai resort,...
