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Kekoa Wong, Hula-gan dancer for the Loco Beach Coconuts, spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about the world of Banana Ball.
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Jason Momoa prepared for his role in "Chief of War" with a personal language coach who lived with him for nearly a year. Momoa is Native Hawaiian but didn't grow up speaking Hawaiian. He and other actors worked with coaches to master their lines.
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After weeks of delay due to bad weather, Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia will continue on their voyage across the Pacific. HPR’s Cassie Ordonio caught up with a crew member about preparing for the long haul.
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Alphie Garcia and Kawena Komeiji of the University of Hawaiʻi library system spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about the Kaʻohipōhaku project.
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Kāwika Lewis and his ʻohana are the land stewards at ʻĀina University, which perpetuates traditional cultural practices, aiming to bring the ahupuaʻa system back. HPR's Hannah Kaʻiulani Coburn has more.
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Archeologist and anthropologist Tim Scheffler spoke to HPR's Maddie Bender about a mysterious “pictogram” he found nearly 12 years ago in a cave near Pāhoa Town on Hawaiʻi Island.
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Dozens of grants held by libraries, museums and archives have been terminated this year. That includes projects that collect and digitize photos and documents to preserve it for the future. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports how the Hawaiʻi State Archives continues with its work preserving photos of Hawai‘i's past.
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Author and professor Russell Fielding spoke to HPR's Maddie Bender about his soon-to-be-released book, “Breadfruit: Three Global Journeys of a Bountiful Tree.”
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Through their forms of creative expression, the artists brought in topics of sea level rise, unpredictable weather, ancestral knowledge, and what the future of Hawaiʻi could look like. The featured artists are Keisha Tanaka, Ben Fairfield, Gillian Duenas, and Erin Voss. Their work can be seen at Capitol Modern through the end of the month.
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This week marks the annual Banned Books Week across the country, which celebrates free speech and rallies against censorship. The Hawaiʻi Library Association and American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii partnered to launch this year's celebration, which is themed “Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights".
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The 98th Maui County Fair was back last weekend after a six-year absence, drawing more than 115,000 people over four days. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol was there to take listeners along for the ride.
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Three of the minds behind the Symphony of the Hawaiʻi Seas, Takuma Itoh, Beth Lenz, and Kalilinoe Detwiler, spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about the free musical and visual performance showcasing Hawaiʻi’s oceans later this month.