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Enchanted Lake Elementary student Zoe Leigh just released her first book, “Papa Says... Shaka!” The Kailua sixth grader talked with The Conversation about how the book came about and what she would say to other aspiring authors.
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The resting place of Hawaiian royalty has had 15 curators since the mid-1800s. A majority have been descendants of families who served aliʻi for generations. DLNR announced this week that it was breaking tradition and selecting a curator who was not a lineal descendant of these families and had not trained under previous kahu. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports.
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To mark the occasion, students are performing "The Maiden Benten and the Bandits of the White Waves," a popular Kabuki production that centers on a band of five thieves based on real criminals from Japan's Edo period.
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Jordyn Imig of Hanalani Schools will be among more than 160,000 students nationwide to compete in this year's poetry recitation contest. Her delivery of Dana Gioia's "Becoming a Redwood" dubbed Imig the 2024 Hawaiʻi Poetry Out Loud champion. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports.
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Genealogical research out of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa offers Native Hawaiians an opportunity to reconnect with their ancestral roots. The Moʻopono Project is digitizing thousands of pages of moʻokūʻauhau, or genealogy material, dating back to the mid-1800s. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi has more.
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Myron Armstrong, better known as local artist 8RO8, is having a big year. He's opened for hip-hop icons Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, performed at this month’s Hawai‘i Fashion Showcase, and headlined local shows including the Kaua‘i Spectra Fest. The 24-year-old O‘ahu-based musician is making waves after releasing his new single, featuring California’s Bay Area rapper P-Lo. HPR's Cassie Ordonio has more.
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The exhibit has two kai-centered banners and sculptures of sea animals made from recycled clothes from artist Jane Chang Mi and her son. It is on display at Honolulu Hale until May 17.
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The project called Lei Pua ʻAla: Queer Histories of Hawaiʻi builds on a recent production about the Kapaemahu stones in Waikīkī. It aims to bring forward hidden histories about LGBTQ experiences in all the cultures and ethnic groups that call Hawaiʻi home. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz has more.
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Zoe Green, a teacher at King Intermediate, was inspired by her childhood when the "manapua man" would deliver local comfort food to the community. Now, she's bringing ice cream treats to her neighbor as Good Humor's "Joy Driver of the Year."
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Author Cheryl Soon's “Remembering History and Honoring Culture: Statues, Monuments and Memorials on Hawaiʻi, Kauaʻi, Maui and Molokaʻi" covers over 90 pieces — with color photographs.
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The city initially wasn't sure if it was just high winds that brought it down — it happened the same day as the Lahaina wildfire. The artist charged with restoring the sculpture suspects that vandalism played a part as well.
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Meola also brought along a few friends to sing or play on the track. You may have heard of them — Willie Nelson, Mick Fleetwood, Paula Fuga, Jake Shimabukuro and Lukas Nelson.