
Sara Goo
Executive Editor, Axios Live and New Platforms at Axios
Journalist. News Leader. Author of forthcoming book (June 2025) Kuleana -- a story of family, land and legacy in Old Hawai'i. preorder https://t.co/qgVzd2UuIk
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3 weeks ago |
theatlantic.com | Sara Goo
My late grandmother’s 10 acres of wild rainforest land, off a dirt road near Hāna, Maui, were part of a larger land grant given to our family more than 175 years ago by King Kamehameha III. When I learned recently that we might lose that land, I panicked—both about the idea of losing it and about something far less tangible and harder to explain.
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Aug 4, 2024 |
axios.com | Sara Goo
HONOLULU — One year after fast-moving wildfires destroyed the town of Lahaina, Maui, there are visible signs of progress to rebuild. Lots have been mostly cleared of debris. The water and wastewater systems have been rebuilt. Permits for residents to start rebuilding have been approved. Even its iconic, 151-year-old Banyan tree seems to have survived. Why it matters: But the wildfires that killed more than 100 people on Aug.
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Apr 24, 2024 |
axios.com | Sara Goo
Why my family's not going to MauiShare on facebook (opens in new window)Share on twitter (opens in new window)Share on linkedin (opens in new window)Share on email (opens in new window)A sign stating "Let Lahaina Heal" is seen on the side of the highway in Kanapali, Hawai'i. Photo: Marco Garcia/APAxios executive editor Sara Kehaulani Goo, who is part Native Hawaiian and whose family is from Maui, writes:This summer, I'm taking my husband and kids back to our family roots in Hawai'i.
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Apr 24, 2024 |
flipboard.com | Sara Goo
7 hours agoSydney Sweeney is in vacation mode! On Monday, April 22, the Madame Web actress, 26, posted a trio of Instagram photos modeling a denim short set with a black bikini top. “One sec hanging in Hawaii,” her quite literal photo caption read. The actress was photographed hanging upside down, using the top …
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Mar 19, 2024 |
newsbreak.com | Sara Goo
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Adapted excerpt of my book, Kuleana, is out today in @TheAtlantic Have you ever felt torn between two places? Two very different worlds? And yes, it’s about hula. And taxes. 🌺

“Hula would not solve our tax problem,” @sarakgoo writes. “But maybe it could help us build some connection to Hawai‘i when we couldn’t physically be there.” https://t.co/upuyp64oAa

Excited to share the first part of my book tour for #kuleana this summer. Save the dates: DC 6/15, SF 6/26, Long Beach 7/1 https://t.co/OttPzGHpgC

DC folks: Join me on Thurs with tattoo anthropologist @LarsKrutak to discuss his new book. This topic is so cool and I might even share my own story about #kakau @PoliticsProse Union Market

Thursday, join @LarsKrutak to discuss INDIGENOUS TATTOO TRADITIONS - capturing ancient tribal tattooing practices & their contemporary resurgence - w/ @sarakgoo - 7PM @ P&P @UnionMarketDC - https://t.co/Qfqqq5KXGf https://t.co/nH0YH9KstC