History

Today on the Conversation, we're looking back on stories we've shared about the Vietnam War and Operation Babylift.

Madilynn Toguchi debuted her Lole stand as a pop-up during the Merrie Monarch Festival, setting up her shop less than a block from the main craft fair. She has been collecting vintage muʻumuʻu for two years, hoping to bring it new life.

With Lei Day festivities taking place across Hawaiʻi, HPR shares a look at different Lei Day celebrations both past and present.

Today, our panel discusses all thing lei on this May Day! The local lei industry has faced tough times, and flooding from the recent Kona low storms have only added to our floral woes.

The Merrie Monarch festival started its famed hula competition in 1971 — but it didn't allow male dancers until five years later. HPR's Cassie Ordonio explores the rise of men dancing hula.

HPR reflects on the death of former Gov. Ariyoshi and speaks with Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaiʻi President Nate Gyotoku about an exhibit dedicated to Japanese American heritage.

Alice Christophe, lead curator of the British Museum's exhibit "Hawaiʻi: a kingdom crossing oceans," shares more about the exhibit and upcoming talks she will be delivering in Honolulu.

A nun shares her experience naming and caring for Vietnamese children brought to American adoption agencies during Operation Babylift.

As residents face post-flooding impacts across the state, many are also dealing with water-damaged documents. As HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports, a Molokaʻi nonprofit is offering tips to help restore them.

HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports on what a proposed conveyance tax hike could fund; Sister Mary Nelle Gage recalls her work assisting with the adoption of thousands of Vietnamese children as part of Operation Babylift