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Native Hawaiian sacred sites have been damaged in the Lahaina wildfires – but, as an Indigenous scholar writes, their stories will live on

(The Conversation) — The region of Maui has been revered by its Indigenous peoples as a sacred place for generations. It is believed to be the home of Kihawahine, a woman who transformed into a ...
The New York Times

After the Fires, Native Hawaiians Seek Revival Through Ritual

On an island where Christianity and Buddhism are also prominent, many are finding strength in traditional Hawaiian spirituality and culture. By Ruth Graham and Damien Cave Ruth Graham reported from ...
Pew Research Center

Beliefs-and-practices who are in Hawaii

Note: 10% did not answer the question. Figures may not sum to 100% due to rounding. Margin of error for 2023-24 figures based on beliefs-and-practices who are in ...
Religion News Service

A volcano on Hawaii's Big Island is sacred to spiritual practitioners and treasured by astronomers

MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (AP) — Mauna Kea is a dormant 14,000-foot shield volcano. In Native Hawaiian lore, it is the first-born son of the sky father and earth mother. MAUNA KEA, Hawaii (AP) — Shane Palacat ...
Frederick News-Post

Hawaii museum revisits history of gender-fluid healers

HONOLULU — More than 500 years ago, Hawaiians placed four boulders on a Waikiki beach to honor visitors from the court of Tahiti’s king who had healed the sick. They were “mahu,” which in Hawaiian ...
The Conversation

Native Hawaiian sacred sites have been damaged in the Lahaina wildfires – but, as an Indigenous scholar writes, their stories will live on

Rosalyn R. LaPier does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...