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Genealogical research out of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa offers Native Hawaiians an opportunity to reconnect with their ancestral roots. The Moʻopono Project is digitizing thousands of pages of moʻokūʻauhau, or genealogy material, dating back to the mid-1800s. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi has more.
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Scientists developed Hawaiʻi's tsunami evacuation maps based on the impacts of past tsunamis. But how will future risks like sea level rise be calculated into the state's disaster planning? HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports.
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The Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency in February requested that FEMA extend the non-congregate sheltering program. FEMA agreed but said the costs for meals would no longer be reimbursable. That’s why the state will now only be offering dinner. HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports.
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In early April, the state Department of Transportation informed tenants on and near the Army's Dillingham Airfield that they would likely no longer have access to water after July 5. The YMCA of Honolulu's Camp Erdman — a sleepaway camp for thousands of keiki — wants more time to figure out a solution. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz has more.
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Jordyn Imig of Hanalani Schools will be among more than 160,000 students nationwide to compete in this year's poetry recitation contest. Her delivery of Dana Gioia's "Becoming a Redwood" dubbed Imig the 2024 Hawaiʻi Poetry Out Loud champion. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports.
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A handful of Honolulu councilmembers have introduced resolutions to let voters decide how the commission operates. The resolutions come a year after the commission gave councilmembers a controversial 64% raise. The commission said the raise followed and made up for years of stagnant pay. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.
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The project called Lei Pua ʻAla: Queer Histories of Hawaiʻi builds on a recent production about the Kapaemahu stones in Waikīkī. It aims to bring forward hidden histories about LGBTQ experiences in all the cultures and ethnic groups that call Hawaiʻi home. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz has more.