A feather cloak and helmet given to Captain James Cook in 1779 are being permanently returned to Hawaii by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa after being on long-term loan to the Bishop ...

HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Two cherished artifacts once gifted to Captain Cook in the 18th century can once again call Hawaii home. An ʻahu ʻula and mahiole, (feather cloak and ...

COURTESY HAL LUM AND MASAYO SUZUKI, BISHOP MUSEUM. Detail of an 18th-century ahuula (cloak) made of olona fiber and red iiwi feathers, yellow and black oo feathers, and white and gray koae kea ...

In 1779, Hawaiian high chief Kalaniopuu gave away one of his most prized garments to British explorer Capt. James Cook: a regal cloak and helmet intricately woven from feathers. It was a gesture ...

In fact, she also made sure to honour Meghan Markle’s Californian heritage in the design of the cloak and additionally brought in elements from her and Prince Harry’s royal coat of arms.

One royal feather cloak is left in the Bishop Museum at Honolulu; it is valued at a million dollars. It took 100 years to make such a cloak. Only feathers of a certain texture, ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Elton John has received a specially made bird-feather cloak for his many visits to Maori communities. "It's the Maori equivalent to an Academy Award" and means the ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Elton John has received a specially made bird-feather cloak for his many visits to Maori communities. "It's the Maori equivalent to an Academy Award" and means the ...