What's new
Cultura is now the fifth fully Spanish-translated department, the first for any language to reach five. Five pages, all in Spanish, on some of the most important context on the whole site:
- Cultura — the department hub.
- Una historia breve y honesta (A short, honest history) — from the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi through the 1893 overthrow to statehood, translated with the same directness as the English original.
- Etiqueta y cómo ser un buen huésped (Etiquette & being a respectful guest) — aloha ʻāina, sacred sites, and concrete visitor habits.
- El hula, explicado (Hula, explained) — kahiko vs. ʻauana, and how to watch respectfully.
- Tradiciones del lei (Lei traditions) — what a lei represents and how to receive one correctly.
Why we translated this section carefully
Culture is the department where getting the tone right matters most — the 1893 overthrow, sacred sites, and living traditions aren't content to simplify or soften for a translation. We aimed to preserve the same directness and respect the English pages were written with, not a smoothed-over version.
Where the count stands
124 English pages. Spanish now covers five full departments (Plan, Stay, Islands, Food, Culture — 28 pages total). Japanese and French each still cover four. Next up: catching Japanese or French up to five, or a sixth department for Spanish.