“The bird has woven its way throughout our culture.” She described the ‘alalā as a spiritual guide in Hawaiian beliefs, serving as a connection between the living and the afterlife.

But I am not going to stop being who I am and teaching about Hawaiian religion from the perspective of the Hawaiian ways. I am willing to put my life on the line for peaceful protest.” ...

Ancient Hawaiian society revolved around strict spiritual beliefs, which resulted in a rigid class system. The ancient Hawaiians developed a system called the Kapu system or taboo system to ...