To fully understand and appreciate the pride Utah women’s basketball standout Alissa Pili feels for her Polynesian heritage, one needs only to look at her right leg. Tattooed there, in prominent ...

Editor’s note: In honor of International Women’s Day, we’ll be rolling out a week’s worth of stories — one each day from March 8-14 — that celebrate and showcase contributions women have made to the ...

Conching says her path to medicine began in high school when she considered how health disparities affect Native Hawaiian ...

There are tons of small details in the movie inspired by the cultures of the many island nations across the Pacific. I thought it'd be fun to rewatch the film and point out the ones I've noticed: Note ...

Brazilian big wave surfer Maya Gabiera rode a 73.5-foot wave in Portugal in 2020 — the biggest wave of the year and the biggest wave ever surfed by a woman. It was a Guiness world record. She spoke ...

Female athletes fight for recognition and find cultural connection in the traditional Polynesian sport of outrigger canoeing. Women compete in outrigger canoeing, called va’a, as part of the 2019 ...

A traditional canoe carrying young Pacific activists sailed into Honiara this week, bringing a call for climate justice, peace and ocean protection as leaders gathered for the Pacific Islands Forum.

Q. My friends and I wait for your antiques and collectibles column each week. Knowing how busy you are, we decided to send all our questions in one envelope. In mint condition, the pictured busts are ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- A 2022 Center for the Study of women in Television and Film, found women make up 26% of directors, writers, producers, executive producers, editors, and cinematographers.