Maui County officials issued emergency alerts on Sunday, as the Kahikinui wildfire grew to approximately 500 acres by 7 p.m. The blaze, located mountain side of the Piiilani highway between Mile ...

What Maui’s tattoos in ‘Moana’ say about Polynesia’s tattoo culture Tattoos in places like Samoa, Tonga, and Hawai‘i can signify a sacred oath to protect and honor one’s community.

Nga Wai Hono I Te Po was anointed as the new Maori Queen in New Zealand on Thursday. The decision was taken by a council of the Indigenous Maori chief after the death of King Kiingi Tuheitia ...

A new Maori Queen was anointed Thursday, taking on the role at a time when New Zealand is facing some of the biggest challenges to race relations in two decades.

In September 2023, Ngāti Tama and seven other iwi secured legal personhood status for Taranaki, an imposing snowcapped volcano on the east coast of the country’s North Island, Te Ika-a-Māui.

Maui County residents are encouraged to review and comment on the County of Maui Department of Planning draft wetlands overlay map during a 30-day period starting today through May 15.

Politicians typically swat away questions about their appearance, but Te Pati Maori has wielded fashion as a political weapon.

The Herald has developed an interactive version of new government maps showing New Zealand’s original tangata whenua place names for Māori Language Week.

While the organizers behind Help Maui Rise do their best to vet all of the submissions before adding them to the list, there is always the possibility of human error, so use your best judgment ...

The Lahaina fire in West Maui ignited as firefighters focused on the Upcountry fire. What happened next — the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century — left the historic town in ashes.

HONOLULU (KHON2) — In a new map released by the County of Maui, estimates show the extent of the damage sustained from Maui’s fires. Those estimates were made based on visual inspection of ...