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A festival celebrating Filipino culture will be held this Saturday at the Filipino Community Center from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Judicial history will come alive on Oʻahu this weekend. Aliʻiōlani Hale, the current home of the Hawai’i Supreme Court, turns 150 years old on Tuesday. The Conversation talked to Matt Mattice and Keahe Davis of the Judiciary Center earlier this week about the festivities.
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An award-winning journalist who penned a book about daring to do something different is in Honolulu to give a talk at the University of Hawaiʻi. She shares some of the interesting stories that came out of her research.
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“Shaka: The Story of Aloha” presents multiple stories of how the shaka came to be the gesture with a pinky and a thumb out.
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This year marks 80 years since the 442nd, the brave unit of Japanese American soldiers from Hawaiʻi, liberated a small French town called Bruyères. Young citizens from that town recently visited Hawaiʻi to learn about the war ties. They caught up with The Conversation while in Waimānalo.
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This week, the composer and musical director behind the upcoming Cirque du Soleil show was in town. Evan Duffy is based in Los Angeles but was on the island to begin the process of hiring local musicians for the show.
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The third annual HEART of Honolulu Festival will hit the streets in Downtown Honolulu this Saturday. HEART is the acronym for heritage, entertainment, arts and culture, restaurants, and theatre and performing arts.
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Taiji Terasaki used augmented reality technology to feature the colors of life in the deep sea and the ocean’s critical role in protecting the planet’s health.
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Hawai’i poet Joseph Stanton spoke with The Conversation about his latest book, “Lifeline: Poems for Winslow Homer and Edward Hopper.”
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The operator of a lūʻau in a residential area of Honolulu said he plans to continue his business despite city officials ordering him to stop. At the end of February, the Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting gave Karl Veto Baker until March 30 to correct the violation. Baker said he created the lūʻau to bring back representation of Hawaiian culture. HPR's Cassie Ordonio has more.
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For the first time in more than 30 years, the latte stones are making a public appearance at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu. They've lived in the museum for over a century since researchers took the cultural relics from across the Pacific Ocean to expand the museum's collection. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports.
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The 61st annual Merrie Monarch Hula Festival wrapped up in Hilo over the weekend, and residents are already looking forward to next year. Every year around this time, residents in this rainy town know exactly what to expect. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi was in Hilo for the festivities and has this story.