independence day

Local residents share their plans for the Fourth of July and their thoughts around the state of the country as it celebrates its 250th anniversary.

Sergio J. Alcubilla III and Erin Waugh-Sakakini, of the ACLU of Hawaiʻi, share upcoming plans for Next250, a nationwide campaign envisioning the next 250 years of America's future.

Peter Young, Chair of the Hawaiʻi America250 Commission, shares some of the festivities planned in Hawaiʻi for the nation’s 250th anniversary.

Peter Young, Chair of the Hawaiʻi America250 Commission, shares some of the festivities planned for the nation’s 250th anniversary; 3D Animator Nick Chang talks about his retro reimaginations of old Hawaiian hot spots.

It was the worst of times. It was the weirdest of times.It was a season of sickness and shouting, of defiance and tension, of industrial-strength…

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — President Donald Trump will begin his Independence Day weekend on Friday with a patriotic display of fireworks at Mount Rushmore, an…

This Independence Day weekend, nearly 9,000 new Americans will become U.S. citizens. Here in Hawaii, 75 people took their oath of allegiance in a ceremony…

On Hawaii Island, Independence Day celebrations started almost at first light. HPR's Sherry Bracken gives us an update on what is in store for the rest of…

On O'ahu, the Kailua fireworks display is back! And communities across the state are gearing up for their own 4th of July festivities. HPR’s Noe Tanigawa…