Noa Kekuewa Lincoln is a tree aficionado, farmer, writer and professor. And in Hawaiʻi it is celebrated in November, not April.

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It’s time to face facts. Poke, a cornerstone of Hawaiian cuisine, is now global. Its spread happened fast, seemingly ...

On the list of holidays, Arbor Day (which is this Friday in Hawaiʻi) probably doesn’t rank very high. No religious ceremonies. No signature cocktails. No fireworks or parades. Some people might get a ...