American Idol Winner Iam Tongi is a Hawaiian Idol!
Unless you have been living on another planet the last couple of months, Hawaiians across all the islands have been celebrating the result of the latest American Idol competition, thanks to Oahu-born William “Iam” Tongi, the series winner. In fact, celebrations could be heard across the Pacific as Iam is the first Pacific Islander to…
Making Waves with Malama Honua
*Photo Credit: Chris Stankis Today the name Hokule’a, which means “the star of gladness,” serves as a light for people around the world. A “wa’a kaulua” or Polynesian double-hulled voyaging canoe, the Hokule’a recently returned home to the islands after a more than three-year journey around the world. The History Inspired by the ancient…