Just in time for Pumpkin Spice Season, Omidyar Fellow Stephanie Vaioleti shares an easy, yummy (and vegan!) cookie recipe.

HLF Staff Member Sam Dorios shares a fun and delicious Greek New Year’s Day tradition.

The Conversation - Hawai‘i Public Radio — The first Hawaiʻi-born director of Hawaiʻi Island's Keck Observatory, Rich Matsuda, spoke to The Conversation about how his background gives him a unique perspective of astronomy's relationship with local culture.

W.M. Keck Observatory Press Release, Hawai‘i Tribune-Herald, West Hawai‘i Today — International search confirms local-born executive to lead the Observatory.

Civil Beat — They would offer plenty of benefits, but it's difficult to build those systems and will need buy-in from the West Maui community.

Associated Press — The mountain, especially its summit, is sacred to Native Hawaiians as it contains ceremonial platforms, ancestral burial sites, and an alpine lake believed to possess healing powers.