Marques Marzan, cultural advisor at Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum explains the Hawaiian concept of kinolau and how chiefs used it to choose the birds and colors for their cloaks.
Turning 100-years old is no small feat whether you’re a person, business or landmark. And in this month’s episode of Home is Here, we’re sharing two stories that are celebrating a century.
The children of 100-year-old Ella Fujie preserve the family recipe for potato salad.
On this episode of Home is Here we “go long” to Mānoa to catch up with Timmy Chang, the new University of Hawai’i Football head coach. We head to Haīku St. in Kāneʻohe where we visit the largest Native Hawaiian nursery in the world, Hui Kū Maoli Ola. On our last stop we travel to Makawao to meet Mitzi Toro, better known as “The Maui Cookie Lady.”
Rick Barboza shows you a few of the Native Hawaiian plants at his nursery, Hui Kū Maoli Ola.
UH Football Head Coach Timmy Chang answers some rapid-fire questions for PBS Hawaiʻi.
Baker and Makawao resident Mitzi Toro, better known as “The Maui Cookie Lady,” tells how she got an endorsement from one of Hollywood's biggest action stars, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
Linda Furuto, Professor of Mathematics Education at UH Mānoa, explains how stars are used to navigate the seas.
Fashion designer Nakeʻu Awai and Marion Jones, founder of The Muʻumuʻu Library, share a dress once owned by Hollywood's first Hawaiian actress, Mamo Clark Rawley.
Kim Ryusaki-Marrero of Lotus and Lime explains how her background in judo inspired their show during New York Fashion Week.