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We have another slice of local history for your ears as part of our continuing project with the UH Mānoa Center for Oral History. These oral histories from the North Shore Field School feature kūpuna from Oʻahu's North Shore talking about Native Hawaiian culture, family and community.
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Next Tuesday marks the 130th anniversary of the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy. With the UH Center for Oral History, HPR brings you the voices of Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Justice William S. Richardson and Moloka'i Hawaiian homesteader Adolph Helm, two community leaders who paved the way for public beach access.
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Looking ahead to the new year, you might consider what this season was like 81 years ago in Hawaiʻi. It was a time of rationing, blackouts, and media censoring. With our partners at the UH Mānoa Center for Oral History, we're bringing you the voices of those who experienced it.
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World War II brought martial law to Hawaiʻi — and hardship to many Japanese Americans who were put in concentration camps on the continent. Many families voluntarily left Hawaiʻi to join their loved ones at those camps. That experience not only upended lives but also changed them.
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When Hawaiʻi was under martial law 81 years ago, military officials had unprecedented power, and some individuals from the Japanese community were arrested. In our ongoing project with the Center for Oral History, we hear from community members who moved to mainland incarceration centers to be with their fathers.
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Eighty-one years ago, the Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, bringing the United States into World War II. As part of an ongoing project with the UH Mānoa Center for Oral History, we bring you the voices of those who witnessed that day in Honolulu.
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In about a week and a half, Josh Green will take office as the next governor of Hawaiʻi. At this time of change for the administration, we're taking a look back at a turning point in the state's political history: the 1978 Hawaiʻi Constitutional Convention, sometimes known as the "Con Con."
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As part of an ongoing project with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Center for Oral History, we bring you voices from Hawaiʻi’s history centered around a different theme each month. Stay tuned for more.
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When it comes to political parties, Hawaiʻi has been dominated by the Democrats since the elections of 1954. As part of an ongoing project with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Center for Oral History, we hear from some Republican leaders who played a role in the state's political discussions and debates.
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It’s been a little more than a week since Election Day, and while the national picture remains a bit unsettled, Hawaiʻi's political outlook is pretty clear. It’s dominated by Democrats — that’s been the story since shortly before statehood. As part of our ongoing project with the UH Mānoa Center for Oral History, we hear insights from two politicians about the legacy of progressives in Hawaiʻi.