Have a question about your vacation destination? Curious about some aspect of Hawaiian culture? Wondering where to find authentic cultural experiences? The newsgroups, chat rooms, discussion forums and listservers shown here provide the opportunity to interact with locals who can answer your questions or direct you to more information. Even if you don't want to post anything yourself, just lurking can be most informative.Also see the Lists page for one-way lists you can subscribe to and receive information about various topics related to Hawaii and its culture.
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- soc.culture.hawaii
A moderated high-volume newsgroup, discussions range over many topics, including various aspects of the Hawaiian culture- alt.culture.hawaii
Unmoderated, this newsgroup sometimes has a high "noise" level of unrelated material, but the discussions are generally lively- alt.music.hawaiian
An active newsgroup, with continually interesting exchanges, a good place to keep up with the latest in the happening Hawaiian music scene- hawaii.politics
Low-volume, unmoderated political discussions- hawaii.expatriates
For former Hawaii residents who now live abroadDiscussion Forums / Message Boards
- Talk Story with Uncle Charlie
One of Maui's reknowned cultural practitioners maintains his own discussion forum to respond to visitors' cultural inquiries- About.com Hawaiian Culture Message Board
Discussion of the culture- Kaho`olawe Message Board
Read and post messages pertaining to Kaho`olawe and related restoration activities.- Hui Kalai`aina Interactive Forum
Discussion of Hawaiian issues with the original Hawaiian political party- Maui Gateway's 'Ask A Local' WWW Message Board
Post your questions about activities on Maui- Maui Gateway Public Forums
Discussion threads on a variety of topics
- About.com Hawaii Live Chat
Dedicated to Hawaiian topics, with "guides" present at certain times.- Hui Kalai`aina Chat Room
Discussion of Hawaiian issues with the original Hawaiian political party
- Kanaka Maoli Allies
Discussion of Hawaiian sovereignty and independence, and native Hawaiian rights and culture, maintained at the University of Hawaii. To subscribe, send a message to list@kanakamaoliallies.org with "SUBSCRIBE KANAKAMAOLIALLIES-L YourFirstName YourLastName" in the body of the message- Kaho`olawe Island
Sign up at this website for updates and discussion on the restoration of Kaho`olawe (more Kaho`olawe links).- Hawaiian Ecosystems
Sign up at this website to receive messages about native plant projects and issues (more Hawaiian plant links)
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