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Look how trashed this #kalihi cemetery is!!! 2021. #puea cemetery owned by the stateofhawaii. It's been #neglected and trashed since the 1960's and it's an ancient burial site and wahi pana! It's an ancient #kanakamaoli #cemetery Rest in Peace Daisy! 💔 She is so #beautiful. #1917 #1936 #hawaii #oahu
January 25, 2026 at 4:49 PM
mdstamper.bsky.social
"Nāhiʻenaʻena" (Sister of Kamehameha III) by Robert Dampier (British) - Oil on canvas / 1825 - Honolulu Museum of Art (Hawaii) #WomenInArt #RobertDampier #Dampier #HonoluluMuseumofArt #art #BlueskyArt #HawaiianRoyalty #KānakaMaoli #BritishArtist #BritishArt #HawaiianArt #PortraitofaGirl #artText
The sitter is Harrieta Keōpūolani Nāhiʻenaʻena, an aliʻi of the House of Kamehameha and the sister of Kamehameha III (Kauikeaouli). Painted in 1825 by British artist Robert Dampier, the portrait balances Western oil-portrait conventions (modeled face, atmospheric distance, framed “view”) with Hawaiian symbols of sovereignty. The ʻahuʻula and kāhili are not decorative props. Instead, they are declarations of genealogy and chiefly authority, and place her within sacred protocol. She is a young Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) girl standing, facing left while meeting us with a steady, composed gaze. Her skin is warm medium-brown and her features are softly modeled, with dark eyes and closed lips. Her hair is dark and thick, gathered high with a narrow red band and falling in loose curls. She wears an ʻahuʻula (feather cape) in vivid blocks of red and golden yellow, arranged in angular shapes and edged with a deep black border. In both hands she holds a kāhili, the royal standard (a slender staff angled upward, topped with a full plume of pale, tawny feathers that flare like a soft fan). Behind her, the right side of the canvas is dense with shadowed greenery. To the left, the landscape opens to a low coastal plain with scattered palms, small thatched structures, and a wide band of ocean under a gray-blue sky streaked with faint pink clouds. The contrast of bright regalia against a subdued horizon keeps attention on her presence: a girl presented with the dignity and visual language of chiefly rank. Her direct, unsentimental gaze can feel quietly resistant because she is rendered for non-Hawaiian viewers, yet the featherwork insists on an Indigenous center of power. Seen against the coastal horizon with land, sea, and arriving ships, she becomes a reminder that the kingdom’s future was being negotiated in real time. Youth and rule coexist in this portrait via a girl holding the emblems of state as both an individual and a living continuation of her people.
January 13, 2026 at 5:37 PM
hilifehero.bsky.social
133 years of illegal occupation of a sovereign nation, by the US military and it’s illegitimate “state” government. A nation is more than just boarders, laws, and resources. It is we #KanakaMaoli and #We’reStillHere Ua may ke ea o ka aina i ka pono.
All Are Invited To Gather, Learn and Remember at the ʻOnipaʻa March
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January 8, 2026 at 3:12 PM
hawaiianalphabet.bsky.social
The Hawaiian Word of the Week: Keiki Ali'i.

#hawaiianlanguagemonth #Oahu #Hawaii #hawaiilife #hawaiianlife #kanakamaoli #kānakamaoli #kanakamāoli #kanaka #kamaaina #kamaainakids #ʻōlelohawaiʻi #ʻolelohawaiʻi #ʻōlelo #olelo #hawaiilife #Keiki #KeikiAli'i #KeikiAlii #Prince
December 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
echoesaythglen.bsky.social
Sefina doesn't appreciate Marcus checking up on her...!

#echoesaythglen #art #digitalart #myart #artistsonbluesky #originalcharacters #hawaiian #kanakamaoli #scottish #goobers #ocs
October 18, 2024 at 5:42 PM
hawaiianalphabet.bsky.social
The Hawaiian Word of the Week: Honu
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#hawaiilife #hawaiianlife #kanakamaoli #kānakamaoli #kanaka #kamaaina #ʻōlelohawaiʻi #olelo #aloha #hawaiianlanguage #learnhawaiian #HawaiianLanguage #hawaiianlanguagemonth #hawaiianlanguageclasses #Hawaii #Alohafriday
March 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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The Hawaiian Word of the Week: Manu

#hawaiianlanguagemonth #Oahu #Hawaii #hawaiilife #hawaiianlife #kanakamaoli #kānakamaoli #kanakamāoli #kanaka #kamaaina #kamaainakids #ʻōlelohawaiʻi #ʻolelohawaiʻi #ʻōlelo #olelo #hawaiilife #aloha
June 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
kanakakylie.bsky.social
Call to action by 1/28/25!
Want to help #KanakaMaoli ( #NativeHawaiians ) with #LandBack , #EnvironmentalJustice , and #CulturalPreservation ? Then please check out my latest blog below re: #HB305 Mahalo Nui 💜🤙🏼 #Hawaii
Putting Hawaiian Lands Back Into Hawaiian Hands (Action Needed by Tuesday 1/28/2025)
What's the short version of this issue?The US military has multiple bases and training facilities across Hawai'i. These facilities are sitting on top of 29,000 acres with a 65-year lease that the mili...
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January 28, 2025 at 3:55 AM
hawaiianalphabet.bsky.social
The Hawaiian Word of the Week: Koholā

#hawaiianlanguagemonth #Oahu #Hawaii #hawaiilife #hawaiianlife #kanakamaoli #kānakamaoli #kanakamāoli #kanaka #kamaaina #kamaainakids #ʻōlelohawaiʻi #ʻolelohawaiʻi #ʻōlelo #olelo #hawaiilife #aloha
April 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
sickosocial.bsky.social
Portrait of native Hawaiian family eating poi, Hawai'i, 1907
#hawai'i #hawaii #poi #photography #kānakamaoli
Five family members can be seen sitting on the floor of a studio. They all have poi on the fingers of their upraised hands. To the far left, a woman wearing a decorative dress is visible, on the far right, a man wearing a long-sleeved shirt and tie can be seen holding a glass to his lips. Between them, three young girls wearing dresses are visible. They are sitting on leaves. Several pots, a bottle, and plates are sitting in front of them. There is a painted backdrop behind them.
December 12, 2024 at 2:59 AM
hilifehero.bsky.social
The #NationOfHawai’i has always been more than boarders, resources, and laws. It is within the very DNA of every single #KanakaMaoli and in the hearts of many multigenerational Hawaiians. It’s nothing someone other than our kūpuna have given us and thus it’s nothing someone else can take away. ✊🏽
August 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
kanakakylie.bsky.social
Call to action (by 8/18) for all #KanakaMaoli, #Hawaii locals, and visitors alike:

If you have 2 min, then please submit public testimony to support Resolution 234 which blocks 2029 lease renewal and demands the US military be accountable for its desecration of #Pohakuloa

More on Substack (link ⬇️)
August 15, 2025 at 2:56 AM
miketurski.bsky.social
Happy Hawaiians killing a mass murderer day!
Rest in piss Captain Cook
#hawaii #kanakamaoli #hawaiian #captaincook #restinpiss
February 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
hawaiianalphabet.bsky.social
#ōlelohawaii #olelohawaii #hawaiibooks #hawaiianchildrensbooks #hawaiianbooks #hawaiibook #keikibook #BookTrailer #BookTrailers #childrensbooktrailer #aloha #Hawaii #kanakamaoli #kānakamaoli #kanakamāoli #kanaka #kamaaina #kamaainakids #ʻōlelohawaiʻi #ʻolelohawaiʻi #ʻōlelo #olelo #learnhawaiian
December 7, 2024 at 6:24 PM
hawaiianalphabet.bsky.social
The Hawaiian Word of the Week: Ka'a.

#hawaiianlanguagemonth #Oahu #Hawaii #hawaiilife #hawaiianlife #kanakamaoli #kānakamaoli #kanakamāoli #kanaka #kamaaina #kamaainakids #ʻōlelohawaiʻi #ʻolelohawaiʻi #ʻōlelo #olelo #hawaiilife #aloha #Ka'a #Kaa
July 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
hawaiianalphabet.bsky.social
The Hawaiian Word of the Week: Pōpoki.

#hawaiianlanguagemonth #Oahu #Hawaii #hawaiilife #hawaiianlife #kanakamaoli #kānakamaoli #kanakamāoli #kanaka #kamaaina #kamaainakids #ʻōlelohawaiʻi #ʻolelohawaiʻi #ʻōlelo #olelo #hawaiilife #aloha #Pōpoki
August 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
lehuamaeole.bsky.social
Hauʻoli Lā Kūʻokoʻa!
Happy Hawaiian Independence Day!
#Kanaka #KanakaMaoli #KanakaʻŌiwi #LaKūʻokoʻa #MoʻoleloHawaii #HeHawaiiAu #MauAMau
November 28, 2024 at 1:59 PM
waiala-koa-wahine.bsky.social
Where are my fellow Indigenous? #kanakamaoli #nativebluesky #blueskyindigenous #indigenous #nativehawaiian #polynesian #oceanian #native #landback
November 15, 2024 at 6:13 PM
hawaiianalphabet.bsky.social
The Hawaiian Word of the Week: Lā

#hawaiilife #hawaiianlife #kanakamaoli #kanaka #kamaaina #ʻōlelohawaiʻi #ʻolelohawaiʻi #ʻōlelo #olelo #aloha #hawaiianlanguage #HawaiianLanguage #hawaiianlanguagemonth #hawaiianlanguageclasses #Hawaiianschools #Keiki #keikibooks #olelohawaii #Hawaii #Alohafriday
February 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
konagirlartist.bsky.social
Celebrating Kamehameha l with beautiful hula, great Hawaiian music, and an auspicious ho`ailona. 🙌🏾
#Kamehameha #mokuokeawe #hilomyhometown #kanakamaoli #Hawaiian
King Kamehameha l statue. 20' ti leaf with stephanotis lei for Kamehameha statue. Ho`ailona, an auspicious omen/sign at high noon. 🙌🏾 ☀️ Hālau Mamo O Ka Liko Maile O Kohala...
June 11, 2025 at 11:54 PM
austinhnaturalist.bsky.social
Gawd DAMN I'm excited for this. 🙌

Historical drama set in the Hawaiian Kingdom during the late 1700s

Finally a big budget Hollywood production to put Native Hawaiian culture and history front and center.

Easily my most anticipated show of 2025

#KānakaMaoli
wegeekgirls.bsky.social We Geek Girls @wegeekgirls.bsky.social · Apr 16
New stills from 'Chief of War' starring Jason Momoa

Read the article here: bit.ly/3Gdrxf9

The first two episodes will premiere on August 1st on Apple TV+.

[📷 by Nicola Dove/Courtesy of Apple TV+ via GQ]
April 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
hawaiianalphabet.bsky.social
#ōlelohawaii #olelohawaii #hawaiibooks #hawaiianchildrensbooks #hawaiianbooks #hawaiibook #keikibook #BookTrailer #BookTrailers #childrensbooktrailer #aloha #Hawaii #kanakamaoli #kānakamaoli #kanakamāoli #kanaka #kamaaina #kamaainakids #ʻōlelohawaiʻi #ʻolelohawaiʻi #ʻōlelo #olelo #learnhawaiian
March 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
lehuamaeole.bsky.social
Thankful for ʻohana that loved our lāhui. Among these names are the signatures of some of my ancestors on the 1897 petition to protest the annexation of Hawaiʻi.
Hauʻoli Lā Kūʻokoʻa!
Happy Hawaiian Independence Day!
#Kanaka #KanakaMaoli #KanakaʻŌiwi #LaKūʻokoʻa #MoʻoleloHawaii #HeHawaiiAu #MauAMau
November 28, 2024 at 10:47 PM
hawaiianalphabet.bsky.social
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Mea Pā‘ani

#hawaiianlanguagemonth #Hawaii #hawaiilife #hawaiianlife #kanakamaoli #kānakamaoli #kanakamāoli #kanaka #kamaaina #kamaainakids #ʻōlelohawaiʻi #ʻolelohawaiʻi #ʻōlelo #olelo #hawaiilife #aloha #hawaiianlanguage #hawaiianlanguageclass #learnhawaiian #HawaiianLife
August 2, 2025 at 9:12 PM