Niihau, with its deep Polynesian roots, has long been a bulwark of traditional Hawaiian culture. The majority of its citizens are Native Hawaiians, who value their ancestry and uphold traditional ...

She has been collecting Niihau shell lei and jewelry ... according to the Ni’ihau Cultural Heritage Foundation. “A lot of people had read about the theft, and a couple of them came to me ...

WAILUKU — For burglarizing a Makawao store and stealing rare Niihau shell lei ... video of the burglary was posted online, multiple people identified MacKenzie as the culprit, Segal said.

But "in the right hands" is the operative phrase here. You see, the real-life Benahakaka Kanahele was a Native Hawaiian who looked like this. And McGowan, who's playing him in the movie ...

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