Hawaiian Cultural (2493 images)
Hawaiian culture is the heartbeat of the islands. Whether its hula, sacred sites or crafts, we love to feature what makes Hawaiʻi so special.
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Two traditional thatched hale (houses or...
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Two traditional thatched hale (houses or...
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Visitors explore two traditional thatched hale...
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Ki'i or tiki (carved images) near a recreated...
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Ki'i or tiki (carved images) guard a recreated...
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Ki'i or tiki (carved images) near a recreated...
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Ki'i or tiki (carved images) guard a recreated...
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Ki'i or tiki (carved images) guard a recreated...
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Ki'i or tiki (carved images) near a recreated...
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Ki'i or tiki (carved images) guard a recreated...
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Ki'i or tiki (carved images) guard a recreated...
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Ki'i or tiki (carved images) guard a recreated...
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Ki'i or tiki (carved images) guard a recreated...
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Ki'i or tiki (carved images) guard a recreated...
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The interior of a traditional thatched hale...
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A family explores a traditional thatched hale...
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A traditional thatched hale (house or...
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Small carved ki'i or images at Pu'uhonua o...
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A visitor walks through a traditional thatched...
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A visitor walks through a traditional thatched...
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Two traditional thatched Hawaiian hale at...
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Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park...
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Pu'uhonua o Honaunau, an historic place of...
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Pu'uhonua o Honaunau, an historic place of...
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Kapa making on the Big Island: A kapa maker...
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Kapa making on the Big Island: A kapa maker...
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Kapa making on the Big Island: Wahine kuku...
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Kapa making on the Big Island: A kapa maker...
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Kapa making on the Big Island: Avalon inspects...
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Kapa making on the Big Island: This is the...
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Kapa making on the Big Island: Master kapa...
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Kapa making on the Big Island: Master kapa...
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Kapa making on the Big Island: A kapa maker...
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Kapa making on the Big Island: A kapa maker...
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Kapa making on the Big Island: A kapa maker...
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Kapa making on the Big Island: Berries and...
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Kapa making on the Big Island: Beaten wauke...
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Kapa making on the Big Island: A close-up of...
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Kapa making on the Big Island: Many hands work...
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Kapa making on the Big Island: Master kapa...
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Kapa making on the Big Island: Ava works with...
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Kapa making on the Big Island: Wahine kuku...
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Kapa making on the Big Island: Pruned wauke...
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Kapa making on the Big Island: A woman rinses...
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Kapa making on the Big Island: A woman removes...
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Kapa making on the Big Island: Pomai inspects...
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Kapa making on the Big Island: A close-up of...
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Kapa making on the Big Island: Wauke fibers...
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Kapa making on the Big Island: Several wauke...
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Kapa making on the Big Island: A close-up of...
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Kapa making on the Big Island: A kapa-making...
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Kapa making on the Big Island: A novice kapa...
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Kapa making on the Big Island: Once-beaten...
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Kapa making on the Big Island: A kapa maker...
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Kapa making on the Big Island: Stalks of wauke...
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Kapa making on the Big Island: A woman rolls a...
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Kapa making on the Big Island: A kapa maker...
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Kapa making on the Big Island: A kapa maker...
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Kapa making on the Big Island: First beating of...
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Kapa cloth after it has been dyed and...
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Kapa cloth after it has been dyed and...
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Kapa cloth after it has been dyed and...
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Kapa cloth after it has been dyed and...
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Kapa cloth after it has been dyed and...
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Kapa cloth after it has been dyed and...
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Kapa cloth after it has been dyed and...
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Kapa cloth after it has been dyed and...
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Kapa cloth after it has been dyed and...
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Kapa cloth after it has been dyed and...
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Tapa (or kapa) cloth after it has been dyed and...
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Tapa (or kapa) cloth after it has been dyed and...
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Tapa (or kapa) cloth after it has been dyed and...
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Tapa (or kapa) cloth after it has been dyed and...
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Tapa (or kapa) cloth after it has been dyed and...
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A statue of Queen Liliʻuokalani with ʻIolani...
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Tapa (or kapa) cloth after it has been dyed and...
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Tapa (or kapa) cloth after it has been dyed and...
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Tapa (or kapa) cloth after it has been dyed and...
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A carved tiki of Hawaiian god "KU" at Hawaii...
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Pa'u riders before start of the Waimea Paniolo...
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A young local girl wearing a rose lei holds an...
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A young local girl wearing a rose lei holds an...
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A young local girl wearing a rose lei holds an...
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A young local girl wearing a rose lei holds an...
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A young local girl wearing a rose lei holds an...
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A young local girl waves as she holds her pink...
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A young local girl wearing a rose lei holds...
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A young local girl wearing a rose lei holds...
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A young local girl wearing a rose lei holds...
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A cliff diver starting his dive off of Black...
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A honu (or green sea turtle) swims in the clear...
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A honu (or green sea turtle) swims in the clear...
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Tropical reef fish swim in the waters...
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At dusk, a Hawaiian hula dancer in traditional...
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At dusk, a Hawaiian hula dancer in traditional...
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A Hawaiian cultural practitioner and dancer in...
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A Hawaiian cultural practitioner and dancer in...
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A Hawaiian cultural practitioner and dancer in...
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A Hawaiian cultural practitioner and dancer in...
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A Hawaiian cultural practitioner and dancer in...
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A Hawaiian cultural practitioner and dancer in...
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A Hawaiian cultural practitioner and dancer in...
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A Hawaiian cultural practitioner and dancer in...
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A Hawaiian cultural practitioner and dancer in...
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A Hawaiian cultural practitioner and dancer in...
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A Hawaiian cultural practitioner and dancer in...
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A Hawaiian cultural practitioner and dancer in...
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A Hawaiian cultural practitioner and dancer in...
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A Hawaiian cultural practitioner and dancer in...
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A Hawaiian cultural practitioner and dancer in...
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A Hawaiian cultural practitioner and dancer in...
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A Hawaiian cultural practitioner and dancer...
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A Hawaiian cultural practitioner and dancer...
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A Hawaiian cultural practitioner and dancer...
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A Hawaiian cultural practitioner and dancer...
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A Hawaiian cultural practitioner weaves a...
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Two women weave kupe'e (wrist or ankle...
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Two women weave kupe'e (wrist or ankle...
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A hula dancer holds a white plumeria lei that...
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A hula dancer holds a white plumeria lei that...
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A hula dancer holds a white plumeria lei that...
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Girls wearing pink plumeria lei and haku head...
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Girls wearing pink plumeria lei and haku head...
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A girl wearing a blue hula skirt holds 'uli'uli...
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wo young girls wearing pink plumeria around...
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wo young girls wearing pink plumeria around...
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Two young girls wearing pink plumeria around...
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Girls wearing local style rubber slippers and...
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Young girls wearing pink plumeria lei and haku...
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Girls wearing pink plumeria lei and haku head...
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A girl wearing pink plumeria lei and haku head...
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A girl wearing a pink plumeria lei and haku...
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Girls wearing pink plumeria lei and haku head...
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Girls wearing pink plumeria lei and haku head...
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Girls wearing pink plumeria lei and haku head...
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Girls wearing pink plumeria lei and haku head...
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A close-up view of tapa (or kapa) cloth after...
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A close-up view of tapa (or kapa) cloth after...
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A woman and her dog visit Kaloko-Honokōhau...
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A close-up view of tapa (or kapa) cloth after...
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An aerial view of He'eia Fishpond, Kane'ohe...
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An aerial view of He'eia Fishpond, Kane'ohe...
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Girls with pink plumeria lei and haku head lei...
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Girls with pink plumeria lei and haku head lei...
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A close-up view of carved wooden beaters used...
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Finished tapa (or kapa) cloth after it has been...
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An unrolled tapa (or kapa) cloth after it has...
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A close-up view of tapa (or kapa) cloth after...
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Artist Roen Hufford educates a young woman...
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A close-up view of tapa (or kapa) cloth after...
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Finished tapa (or kapa) dyed with several...
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Artist Roen Hufford unrolls and shares finished...
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Artist Roen Hufford unrolls finished tapa (or...
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A close-up view of tapa (or kapa) cloth after...
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Finished tapa (or kapa) dyed with several...
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Finished tapa (or kapa) dyed with several...
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Roen Hufford unrolls and shares finished tapa...
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A close-up view of a wooden tapa (or kapa)...
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Roen Hufford soften tapa (or kapa) bark with a...
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A close-up view of kapa (or tapa) made of paper...
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Kapa-maker Roen Hufford (right) and a young...
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A close-up view of kapa-maker Roen Hufford...
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Kapa-maker Roen Hufford (right) and a young...
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Kapa-maker Roen Hufford (right) and a young...
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Kapa-maker Roen Hufford (right) and a young...
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Kapa (or tapa) made from paper mulberry bark by...
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Kapa (or tapa) made from paper mulberry bark by...
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A close-up view of kapa (or tapa) made from...
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A close-up view of kapa (or tapa) made from...
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A close-up of a wooden beater and paper...
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A close-up of paper mulberry bark in the...
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A close-up of paper mulberry bark in the...
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A woman learns how to make kapa or tapa with...
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A close-up of Roen Hufford creating kapa (or...
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A close-up of paper mulberry bark in the...
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A close-up of a wooden beater being used to...
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A close-up of Roen Hufford using wooden tools...
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A close-up of Roen Hufford using a wooden...
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A close-up of Roen Hufford using a wooden...
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Roen Hufford uses a wooden tool on paper...
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A woman (right) and her family learn how to...
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A close-up of Roen Hufford beating paper...
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Roen Hufford beats paper mulberry bark with a...
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Roen Hufford beats paper mulberry bark with a...
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Master navigator Nainoa Thompson (left) and his...
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A carved wooden statue at Kealakowa'a Heiau in...
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Signage for Heiau o Ke Kahuna Nui (Temple of...
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Artist Geno Bergmann near a carved wooden...
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Signage at Kealakowa'a Heiau in Kailua-Kona,...
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Signage and a platform at Kealakowa'a Heiau in...
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A team of paddlers carry an outrigger canoe up...
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A team of paddlers carry an outrigger canoe up...
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A beautiful cigar lei rests on a mango wood...
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A beautiful cigar lei rests on a mango wood...
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A beautiful cigar lei rests on a mango wood...
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A beautiful cigar lei rests on a mango wood...
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A beautiful cigar lei rests on a mango wood...
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Hawaiian petroglyph underwater (normally under...
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The grounds at Pu'uhonua o Honaunau (City of...
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A Hawaiian man speaking about native Hawaiian...