James Hart, 29, recently returned from Honolulu, Hawaii, where about 75 Native Alaskans, some in a canoe from Yakutat, gathered with Native Hawaiians for the Ho’oilina celebration, to honor their shared history.
Hart said the celebration was about bringing people together, “to retell the stories of our Hawaiian history.” Ho’oilina means “legacy.”
Tlingit Elder and Klukwan Native Judson Brown forged a modern connection between indigenous Alaskans and Hawaiians when he gifted two spruce logs to…
