Take a step onto my HONUA [world]

Mai ka piʻina a ka lā i Haʻehaʻe a i ka mole ʻolu o Lehua. Aloha kākou. Twenty. Keaukaha. Hawaiian. Anthropology and Hawaiian Studies. Call me Halena, Haily, Hail (NEVER HAL), or Hailey-kun.
Hiking!

Hiking!

Exhausted with school

Exhausted with school

islanddrummer:

Taken by me. Airai, Republic of Palau. My uncle is one of the master carvers of Palau and this is one of many, many amazing things he has carved!

Ooooooo Pacific art

islanddrummer:

Taken by me. Airai, Republic of Palau. My uncle is one of the master carvers of Palau and this is one of many, many amazing things he has carved!

Ooooooo Pacific art

Butch.

Butch.

strictly-hawaiian:

Lei niho palaoa.

ʻO ka lei niho palaoa, he hōʻailona no nā aliʻi.  ʻO ka niho palaoa ʻo ia hoʻi ka niho o ke koholā. A ʻo ke oho ka mea i hana ʻia e paʻa ai ka niho palaoa ma ka umauma

strictly-hawaiian:

Lei niho palaoa.

ʻO ka lei niho palaoa, he hōʻailona no nā aliʻi.  ʻO ka niho palaoa ʻo ia hoʻi ka niho o ke koholā. A ʻo ke oho ka mea i hana ʻia e paʻa ai ka niho palaoa ma ka umauma