Kimo West , award-winning Hawaiian Slack Key guitar master, recently released Guitar Stories just in time for the holiday shopping season!

This week, Native Hawaiians initiated an historical election that may grant them sovereignty from the United States and the state of Hawaii, itself, after well over a century of colonial rule. More than 95,000 indigenous people will elect delegates to a constitutional convention, scheduled for this winter, when they will work to create a government that serves and represents Native Hawaiians — the only group of indigenous people in the United States currently restricted from forming their own government.

Spirit of Tivaevae (Te Vaerua o te Tivaevae) is a documentary that follows one woman’s journey to discover her roots by learning how to make her first tivaevae — a quilt distinct and unique in artistry to the Cook Islands.

The film’s Director and Producer, Melodie Turori, recently launched a crowdfunding campaign to help raise money for her trips to New Zealand and the Cook Islands – providing staff, equipment, traveling and living expenses.

Hawaiian Airlines recently released new amenity kits, designed by Manuheali‘i, for passengers traveling to the islands.