The National Anthem of Hawai’i (the State Anthem of Hawai’i) “Hawai’i Pono’i” Words by King David Kalakaua. Hawaii Ponoi is the “national anthem” of Hawaii. The music is based loosely on the United Kingdom’s national anthem “God Save The Queen”.

kamaaina56 has put together an excellent collection of 1950′s Territory of Hawaii postcards and images. I particularly enjoy the Big Island.

We’ve put together a nice little script that allows you to add a “Hawaiian Word Of The Day” to your website. We’ve stocked the script with many words, but you can easily modify the script to add your own words. The script is easily modified to match your template and layout. Share your love of [...]

Toro Nagashi, or lantern offering, is a traditional Buddhist ceremony in which participants float paper lanterns in water. This ceremony was started by Shinnyo-en Buddhist order in 1952, and usually takes place at the end of the Obon festival, but in Hawai’i it takes place on Memorial Day each year. Each Memorial Day at sunset, [...]

The Byodo-In Temple is a non-denominational Buddhist temple located on the island of O’ahu in Hawai’i at the Valley of the Temples. At 47-200 Kahekili Highway, the Byodo-In Temple is a replica of a 900-year-old Buddhist place of worship at Uji in Kyoto prefecture of Japan.

Just past Keone’o'io in South Maui a path cuts thought the barren ‘a’a lava field. This path was carved out four centuries ago by workers creating a road for their king. This path is a remaining fragment of a road system begun by Pi’ilani, a chief who ruled six West Maui bays know as honoapi’ilani.