‘Ahahui o Liliuokalani Civic Club of Southern California

The ‘Ahahui is one of the oldest clubs on the mainland.  In fact, my grandparents were part of the founding members and were at one time on the board.  Currently, my grandparents help out at fundraising functions, like Ho’olaule’a at Alondra Park and help sell Lau Lau.  The ‘Ahahui also gave me a scholarship for … Continue reading →

Terminology

I realized that Iʻm throwing around two terms which I donʻt explain my use of in these posts and in my tags which are actually essential to my research. Endogenous: By endogenous, I am referring to those elements which are provided by the Native Hawaiian community itself.  These typically include examples such as halaus and … Continue reading →