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    ISLE VOLUNTEERS MAKE A DIFFERENCE  Oct 26, 2009
    "We're very aware of Hawaiian history and the fact that some of our endowment comes from land given to Queen Emma by King Lunalilo," said Queen's board member Paul Aoki. "I think we'll always have a relationship through that.". (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Ka'iulani film met with applause, disappointment  Oct 18, 2009
    Susan Shire, 55, of Kailua said she felt the film could have done more to provide insight into Hawaiian history and culture. "I kind of had a vision that this would be the picture that would show the rest of the world what Hawaii has been through," she said. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Hawaiian group to ignore film debut  Oct 16, 2009
    Critics who have seen the script also say the movie inaccurately portrays the princess and Hawaiian history. "This movie has been made, it's already paid for, and (its producers) need people to go see it so that the numbers are going to stand up," Coline Aiu said. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    HALAU RESTORING LILI'UOKALANI'S GIFT TO HER PEOPLE  Oct 12, 2009
    But few know of its significance or place in Hawaiian history. To most members of the halau, Uluhaimalama Cemetery was the small parcel only a stone's throw from their halau that was overgrown with weeds, vegetation and debris. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Bishop Museum offers Furlough Friday option  Oct 5, 2009
    It includes exhibits about dinosaurs, Hawaiian history, volcanos, Polynesian navigation and the Earth's climate ... It includes exhibits about dinosaurs, Hawaiian history, volcanos, Polynesian navigation and the Earth's climate. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    More of this story  Sep 21, 2009
    In summary, the Wailua area of Kaua i is a truly unique and sacred traditional cultural landscape where important parts of pre-contact Hawaiian history occurred, the letter said. It also remains a very special and sacred wahi kupuna which serves to inspire our modern Native Hawaiian community and cultural practitioners as well as assist in the reconnection of the opio, the youth, with both the aina and with their kupuna kahiko. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)

    Taking risk is a key to good leadership (217)  Sep 14, 2009
    lopaka wrote on Sep 13, 2009 8:31 AM:" Some of the apathy in Hawaii is cultural in nature. Voting no matter where we look today is a popularity contest based on how much exposure is given to a campaign by fund raising. Look at the investment that is needed in order to compete. To unseat an incumbent is close to impossible because the machine is in place. The best elections we have had recently were the ones where the seats were up for grabs because the incumbent was not invoved for what ever... (Lihue Garden Island, HA)

    Herb Kane's art graces new statehood stamp  Aug 22, 2009
    Raised on the Big Island and in Wisconsin, he has also studied Hawaiian history and played a key role in the creation of the Hokule'a. His early career was spent in advertising in Chicago, but he returned to Hawai'i in 1970 and began to focus on Hawaiian projects. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Statehood on stage  Aug 17, 2009
    "For me, it brings that crystal clear, local understanding of these issues," says Williams, whose specialty is Hawaiian history. "It's not academic. It is not pro- or anti-American. It's a young girl who is Hawaiian dating a sailor, and he has a say in he 00004000 r becoming part of the United States and she doesn't.". (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Some Hawaiian activists reject statehood, saying it's a 'crime'  Aug 11, 2009
    Contemporary opposition to statehood, and by extension the larger Hawaiian sovereignty movement, is largely the result of a re-examination of Hawaiian history sparked by the so-called second Hawaiian renaissance. As Native Hawaiian political activism flourished throughout the 1970s and '80s notably with the hard-fought success of the Protect Kaho'olawe 'Ohana a new generation of Native Hawaiian scholars turned a critical eye to the circumstances that surrounded the overthrow of the Hawaiian... (Honolulu Advertiser)

    REBIRTH OF HAWAIIAN CULTURE  Aug 10, 2009
    "Kama'eleihiwa's mother recounted the infamous Massie case, in which Grace Fortescue, son-in-law Thomas Massie and two accomplices spent an hour with Gov. Lawrence Judd as punishment for kidnapping and murdering a Hawaiian man accused of raping Massie's wife Thalia. (A report by the Pinkerton Detective Agency later concluded that Thalia Massie had not been raped; charges against other defendants in the rape case were eventually dropped.)But while Kama'eleihiwa understood her mother's fears, they... (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Hawaii's move into statehood traumatic for many Hawaiians  Aug 10, 2009
    That disillusionment would eventually lead to a dramatic re-examination of Native Hawaiian history and culture the second Hawaiian Renaissance which in turn would pave the way for Hawaiian sovereignty movements that today seek to redefine Hawaiian's relationship to the United States. Reach Michael Tsai at. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    History unfolding  Aug 9, 2009
    Hawaiian Hall, which has been closed since 2006, now features state-of-the-art museum exhibit design, allowing visitors to explore Hawaiian history, myths and legends from pre-contact Hawai'i, with an emphasis on the importance of land and nature in daily life. The top floor houses the Hawaiian gods, and the stories of the ali'i and key moments in Hawaiian history ... Visitors can explore Hawaiian history, myths and legends in the new state-of-the-art design. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Old Hawaii shines in new spotlight  Aug 8, 2009
    The third floor, Wao Lani, portrays the realm inhabited by the Hawai'i gods and provides exhibits on the ali'i and key moments in Hawaiian history. The whale remains suspended from the same corner of the ceiling but is now joined by a number of other creatures including a manta ray, turtle, seabird, two ulua captured in a powerful mid-turn and an 18-foot tiger shark. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Highway expansion begins in Kilauea  Jul 24, 2009
    The result was a project that fosters increased public transportation, provides activities for kids and educates about Hawaiian history and Kilauea s agricultural history, Kaplan said in a previous TGI article. The community has been very supportive and wants to see this happen, he said Wednesday. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)

    Soon the world will know the story of a saintly man  Jul 13, 2009
    They make the story of Kalaupapa a deeply significant chapter of Hawaiian history ... They make the story of Kalaupapa a deeply significant chapter of Hawaiian history. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    'Farewell to Manzanar' author James Houston had love of the Islands  Apr 18, 2009
    The Houstons were married in Honolulu, and James Houston wrote widely about Hawaiian history and culture. At the time of his death, he was working on a novel about Queen Liliuokalani. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Mystery, history, ghosts abound on walking tours  Apr 18, 2009
    Steven Fredrick arrived in the Islands in 1994; 15 years later, his admiration of vintage films and interest in Hawaiian history have evolved into a series of intimate tours of Downtown sites prominently showcased in the old films in his collection. Essentially, Fredrick's intent is to shed light from the footnotes of the dusty past that still resonates today in contemporary Honolulu. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Waipahu residents wary of transit route  Apr 16, 2009
    City Managing Director Kirk Caldwell, who was born in Waipahu, said the stations could reflect its plantation heritage, ethnic groups and Hawaiian history ... City Managing Director Kirk Caldwell, who was born in Waipahu, said the stations could reflect its plantation heritage, ethnic groups and Hawaiian history. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    Women in Hawaiian History reveals a past hidden to most  Apr 6, 2009
    The women are among those featured at the Distinctive Women in Hawaiian History Program ... "Papaya Tree 'Iao Valley" was painted by Georgia O'Keeffe, among those featured at the Distinctive Wo- men in Hawaiian History Program. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    She was their light  Apr 6, 2009
    University of Hawai'i lecturer Kelli Y. Nakamura, who reviewed the documents that reveal So's story, will share her findings about So at the Distinctive Women in Hawaiian History Program, April 25 ... Distinctive Women in Hawaiian History Program, presented by the Hawai'i Council for the Humanities. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Hawaii court bars state from selling ceded land  Apr 1, 2009
    The Supreme Court's decision yesterday cited generations of critical moments in Hawaiian history, dating to the 1893 overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawai'i and the surrender of crown, government and public lands to the United States; the admission of Hawai'i as a state; the creation of OHA and the public lands trust; and Congress' 1993 Apology Resolution 100 years after the overthrow. "In our view," the justices held, "the Apology Resolution acknowledges only that unrelinquished claims (by Native... (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Letters for Friday, February 27, 2009  Mar 1, 2009
    And just for kicks, here's a little bit of Hawaiian History for you. Same-sex relationships are an important part of our most traditional Hawaiian culture. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)

    Leprosy advocate put lei on pope  Feb 12, 2009
    Bell, 76, who was diagnosed with leprosy when she was 6 years old and lived out her adult life at Kalaupapa, told the crowd: "We want this part of Hawaiian history to be remembered with honor and dignity." She was president of Ka Ohana o Kalaupapa, a group working to ensure that the stories of the 8,000 people who were quarantined are preserved after the last patients are gone ... Bell, 76, who was diagnosed with leprosy when she was 6 years old and lived out her adult life at Kalaupapa, told... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)



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