History

Eleni Gill Avendaño, the director of “Nā Wāhine Buda Kiakahi,” along with two of the film’s producers, spoke with HPR’s DW Gibson about exploring the history of Buddhism in Hawaiʻi.

Jason Momoa prepared for his role in "Chief of War" with a personal language coach who lived with him for nearly a year. Momoa is Native Hawaiian but didn't grow up speaking Hawaiian. He and other actors worked with coaches to master their lines.

The historic vessel Falls of Clyde journeyed to its final undersea resting place on Wednesday, some 25 miles off Oʻahu's south shore. HPR was at Aloha Tower just before daybreak as two tug boats hauled the last iron-hulled tanker out into Honolulu Harbor for its final journey.

Alphie Garcia and Kawena Komeiji of the University of Hawaiʻi library system spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about the Kaʻohipōhaku project.

Archeologist and anthropologist Tim Scheffler spoke to HPR's Maddie Bender about a mysterious “pictogram” he found nearly 12 years ago in a cave near Pāhoa Town on Hawaiʻi Island.

Dozens of grants held by libraries, museums and archives have been terminated this year. That includes projects that collect and digitize photos and documents to preserve it for the future. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports how the Hawaiʻi State Archives continues with its work preserving photos of Hawai‘i's past.

Honolulu Councilmember Esther Kiaʻāina will take part in a forum Tuesday with officials from other levels of government to discuss the political history of Hawaiians and the future threats to funding.

Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl is the playwright behind “Mai Poina: The Overthrow.” Kneubuhl and performers Alaka‘i Cunningham and John Wat spoke to The Conversation's DW Gibson about the play and what their involvement means to them.

Honolulu Councilmember Esther Kiaʻāina talks Native Hawaiian political history and current federal funding threats; The "Mai Poina: The Overthrow Walking Tours" return after a pandemic hiatus

Fujimoto-Johnson is the author and illustrator of “Shell Song,” the first children's book about the incarceration camps in Hawaiʻi. HPR spoke with Fujimoto-Johnson about telling her family’s story in a children's book.