A Hawaiian Hero — Duke Kahanamoku
Duke Kahanamoku was more than just the first native Hawaiian to bring he’enalu (surfing) to the United States mainland — he was the first native Hawaiian to swim competitively at an international level and will forever be Hawaii’s first Ambassador of Aloha. This month we’re shedding light on another Hawaiian Hero. Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe…
A Hawaiian Hero — Bernice Pauahi Bishop
Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop was a strong, intelligent, benevolent, Hawaiian woman who performed her kuleana (responsibility) as royalty to perpetuate her culture and serve her people. On December 19, 1831 Pauahi Pakī was born in Honolulu to parents Abner Pakī and Laura Konia Pakī. Pauahi was the great-granddaughter of Kamehameha The Great, the ruler who…