Born in Kekaha in 1862, Koolau (or Kaluaikoolau) became a cowboy, a famous hunter, and an expert shot with his rifle.

Augustus “Gus” Begole and his partner, John Echols, are the fathers of Uncompahgre City, now better known as Ouray. Begole, a miner and a wanderer, was one of the first ...

A growing contingent of Southeast Alaskans are driving local economic transformation toward sustainability and Indigenous leadership. Traditional industries like logging and fishing are being ...

The Warner Free Lecture will be in Volunteers Hall Friday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. with Christina Thompson, who will talk about ...

For millennia, Ambae islanders have relied on their knowledge of the local environment to manage their lands and seas in a ...

The action continues on Saturday, Feb. 8, when the Dauphin Island People’s Parade rolls at 1 p.m., also along Bienville Boulevard. Downtown Mobile’s parading season begins Friday, Feb. 14.

The JVP-led NPP government finds itself in an unenviable position. Its learning curve is disconcertingly steep. Sri Lankans are always in a hurry; patience cannot be considered one of their virtues, ...

There are two active volcanoes in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Mauna Loa and Kilauea, but Kilauea is the real "must-see." A 4,000-foot-tall mountain, Kilauea has been active since Jan. 3, 1983.

Public access will remain. New Zealand was the first country in the world to recognize natural features as people when a law passed in 2014 granted personhood to Te Urewera, a vast native forest on ...

Allen regularly turns away kayakers and boaters who try to come to the island on their own. He said the tides and the debris make it dangerous to land. “My job is to make sure people are protected and ...

At least nine people died in 2023 and five people died in 2024. All this comes as it looks increasingly unlikely that New York City officials will shutter Rikers Island by the legally mandated August ...

Family Finds Remains of a Traditional MāOri Canoe on an Island, Experts Say It Was Used for Fishing and River Travel Researchers have recently found remnants of an important Maori artifact on the ...