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The Conversation

The Aloha Friday Conversation: Roots of the Hawaiian Renaissance in the 1970s

By Noe Tanigawa

Published February 11, 2022 at 3:00 PM HST

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The 1978 Hawaiʻi Constitutional Convention — 1978 Hawaiʻi State Constitutional Convention

Former Gov. John Waiheʻe reflects on the political and cultural forces of the Hawaiian Renaissance that culminated in the 1978 Constitution Convention. | Full Article
Henry Kapono Ka’aihue describes the music scene in Honolulu in the 1970s | Full Segment
And archeologist Lokelani Brandt offers a new way to get about town — the Historic Hawaiʻi Foundation’s Hilo Story Maps | Full Segment

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Noe Tanigawa covered art, culture and ideas for two decades at Hawaiʻi Public Radio.

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