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At a recent book launch, author Innocenta Sound-Kikku was joined by several children singing in Chuukese as she read the book dedicated to Micronesian children. The book is part of a project that aims to fill a literary void for Micronesian children struggling to find reliable books, while also teaching them English. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports.
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Protest to end bombing in Gaza; Red Cross volunteer on Maui wildfires; SAG-AFTRA strike settlement and local productions; Author Innocenta Sound-Kikku on her Chuukese children's book and poetry collection illustrated by Lissette Yamase
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Gina Cole is a science fiction writer of Fijian descent from New Zealand. She's currently in residence at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa as a Fulbright creative writing scholar. Speaking to The Conversation, Cole shared how science fiction rooted in the Pacific cultures can play a part in our future.
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High school student studying in Israel returns home to Hawaiʻi; Maui art gallery recovers bronze sculptures after wildfires; "Hidden Brain" tackles healing in a new podcast; New Zealand author Gina Cole shares her passion for science fiction
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For 43 years, The Hawaiʻi Herald publication has served the local community, calling itself "Hawaiʻi's Japanese American Journal." The company just announced it will publish its last issue in December due to dwindling revenue. Speaking to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz, the newspaper editor put out a call for a buyer in the eleventh hour.
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A Moloka’i nonprofit is working to digitize the island’s historical and cultural archives, including a new project that will convert old VHS tapes to digital format. The leader of the nonprofit said this is the first island-specific online repository in Hawaiʻi. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol reports from Molokaʻi.
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Scholastic faced backlash for putting books dealing with race, gender and sexuality in their own optional category for middle school book fairs. It's now apologizing and working to reverse course.
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Written by a mother-daughter duo, the ʻāina-based series shares moʻolelo and photos of Lānaʻi's rich coastline. The books are available in both English and ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, giving Lāna’i's Hawaiian immersion program new reading material. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol reports.
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South Korea’s beauty industry is booming, but at what cost? It's a question posed by journalist Elise Hu, who gives us a glimpse of the ugliness behind the beauty world. In a new book, she takes a closer look at attitudes about how technology, skin care, plastic surgery, and more shape how women think of themselves.
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A new book, “Ka Māno Wai: The Source of Life,” explores the history of several Native Hawaiian practices and their connection with health and social justice today.