In Hawaiian, the remains are called “iwi kūpuna.” At Sea-Tac, uncles, male elders in the community, wear large puka shell necklaces; aunties, female elders, have flowers in their hair.

Two lifelong friends, Hawaii natives, are modernizing an old, beloved local tradition with their meaningful new jewelry band, HIE. Meleana Estes and Noël Shaw, born and raised in the distant ...

Hawaii's Lei Day is about so much more than flowers. Nothing quite symbolizes the essence of Hawai’i and the aloha spirit quite like the lei. But as native flora disappears, lei makers discuss ...