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Iha Fuyu and Yanagita Kunio
by okinawacollection on February 14, 2019 at 9:30 am
The Center for Okinawan Studies (COS) at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa has invited Professor Emeritus Hiyane Teruo (比屋根照夫) as a guest lecturer. The […]
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Kamehameha I Statue
by Alice Kim on February 14, 2019 at 6:59 am
Today in history — February 14, 1883 — King Kalakaua unveiled the King Kamehameha I statue. Wearing a Hawaiian flag and a royal standard, the statue stood in front of Aliiolani Hale […]
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King Kamehameha IV’s Funeral
by Alice Kim on February 3, 2019 at 8:12 am
Today in history – February 3, 1864 – King Kamehameha IV was buried with his son Prince Albert at Mauna Loa. On South King Street, a hearse with four white horses pulled Kamehameha […]
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Echoes of Uchina de-ku in Hawai’i
by okinawacollection on February 2, 2019 at 10:30 am
Ukwanshin Kabudan announced the following taiko (drum) event. In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Mitsufumi Ryubu Taiko, a special concert featuring musicians from Mitsufumi Ryubu Taiko Hozon […]
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Queen Liliuokalani’s Attendant Died
by Alice Kim on January 26, 2019 at 8:40 am
Today in history — January 26, 1911 — Joseph Aea, Queen Liliuokalani’s attendant, died in his Pauoa home at 10 p.m. With a “picturesque” personality, he has known […]
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Words in Motion: Sharing Writing and Cultural Perspectives E Ho`olauna Kākou
by Alice Kim on January 14, 2019 at 8:05 pm
“Words in Motion: Sharing Writing and Cultural Perspectives E Ho`olauna Kākou” Tuesday, January 22, 11:30am – 12:30pm Building 7, Room 521, Honolulu Campus, 874 […]
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Year of the Pig Shinnenkai at Jikoen Hongwanji Temple
by okinawacollection on January 8, 2019 at 9:00 am
Ukwanshin Kabudan [=御冠船歌舞団] a Ryukyu/Okinawa performing arts troupe based in Hawai`i, announced that they would throw a Lunar New Year Celebration at […]
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HUOA Anthology Project: Commemorating 120th Anniversary of Okinawans in Hawai‘i
by okinawacollection on January 7, 2019 at 10:00 am
The Hawai’i United Okinawa Association (HUOA) announced that it will solicit original works to commemorate the 120th anniversary of Okinawans in Hawai’i. The first Okinawan immigrants […]
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Okinawa Festival in Yokohama Japan
by okinawacollection on December 24, 2018 at 10:00 am
There are two major cities in mainland Japan where many Okinawans migrated for work. Tsurumi-ku (Tsurumi Ward) in Yokohama City is one of the areas where Okinawan descendants keep their culture […]
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Honolulu’s 1908 Christmas Eve
by Alice Kim on December 24, 2018 at 7:44 am
Christmas eve in Honolulu in 1908 is similar to today’s: last-minute shopping, church services, and parties. The Hawaiian Star captured these scenes and more in “Christmas Well […]
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LooChoo Identity Summit 2019
by okinawacollection on December 19, 2018 at 10:00 am
Ukwanshin Kabudan, a non-profit, Ryukyu performing arts troupe based in Honolulu, has announced that the registration for the 5th LooChoo Identity Summit is now open. This year the LooChoo […]
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Hawaiian music collection online
by digitalblog on December 15, 2018 at 3:56 pm
Listen online to nearly 3,000 recordings in the Hawaiian music collection. In 2002, UHM Library acquired the Hawaiian music collection of Dirk Vogel, who had been collecting Hawaiian music since the […]
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Old Maps in Asia: An International Symposium at Toyo Bunko
by okinawacollection on December 14, 2018 at 2:00 pm
On December 8 & 9, 2018, the Seventh International Symposium of Inter-Asia Research Networks was held at Toyo Bunko in Tokyo, Japan. Image […]
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Ka Leo Hawaiʻi radio program
by digitalblog on December 12, 2018 at 2:41 pm
New in Kaipuleohone, the UH audio/video ethnographic archive: Transcripts of Ka Leo Hawaiʻi radio program on KCCN, 1972-1988 in ELAN format and plain text. Interactive audio for the transcripts […]
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Men and Women of Hawaii, 1954, 1966 and 1972
by digitalblog on December 6, 2018 at 3:16 pm
Biographical directories of noteworthy men and women of Hawaii. 1954, 1966 and 1972. Permission to digitize and post was granted to the UHM Library by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser and Oahu […]
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Breaking the Silence: Lessons of Democracy and Social Justice from the World War II Honouliuli Internment and POW Camp in Hawai ‘i
by digitalblog on December 2, 2018 at 3:24 pm
Read chapters contributed by UH West Oahu faculty to the 2014 UH Press publication about the Honouliuli Internment and POW Camp, including: Psychic Wounds from the Past, Reviving the Lotus, Ka […]
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Silicon Valley’s China paradox
by digitalblog on November 29, 2018 at 2:25 pm
The latest East-West Center Wire addresses interesting issues: “How will China’s authoritarian politics change the internet?” “Can Google thrive without China?” […]
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Bone-Washing Ritual in Okinawa
by okinawacollection on November 27, 2018 at 10:00 am
In December 2016, the Okinawa Collection Blog delivered the news that the film titled Born Bone Boon was premiered at the 11th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival in Jakarta, Indonesia. The same […]
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In Memoriam: From cotton farming to the Congressional Gold Medal: the career and legacy of Ernest James Harris (1928-2018)
by digitalblog on November 26, 2018 at 2:19 pm
Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society article detailing the life and achievements of Dr. Harris. The Scholarspace record includes a video presentation delivered April 2012 during the […]
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1916 Thanksgiving in Honolulu
by Alice Kim on November 24, 2018 at 7:55 am
Thanksgiving 1916 — people in Honolulu attended church services, dinners (including luau) at schools and hospitals, and performances. Read more about it in “Thanksgiving in Honolulu Is […]
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The Hoot – student newspaper of University of Hawai’i – West O’ahu
by digitalblog on November 23, 2018 at 3:23 pm
The Hoot student-run newspaper was first published in February 2012 by the University of Hawai’i – West O’ahu when it was located at its old Pearl City campus. It is produced and […]
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Holidays in Hawaii
by digitalblog on November 19, 2018 at 3:17 pm
As the calendar year winds down it is Holiday Season. Learn more about how Hawaii has celebrated holidays in the Hawaiian Journal of History article by Robert C. Schmitt, retired statistician for the […]
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Alohaisai
by okinawacollection on November 16, 2018 at 10:00 am
A troupe of comedians in Japan came to the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UH Mānoa) on October 17, 2018. Most of the troupe members are from the Yoshimoto Creative Agency. […]
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Hawaii Library Association Conference materials
by digitalblog on November 16, 2018 at 8:07 am
The mission of Hawaiʻi Library Association is to promote library service and librarianship in Hawaiʻi. Next conference is November 16-17. Presentations from recent conferences are available […]
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Named Buildings-University of Hawaii at Manoa
by digitalblog on November 13, 2018 at 1:33 pm
This site created and hosted by the UHM Library contains brief biographical records and related images for each of the personalities honored by having a building or architectural feature named after […]
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Visiting Kilauea Volcano in 1847
by Alice Kim on November 4, 2018 at 7:19 am
This month in history — November 1847 — the Polynesian described a three-day journey to Kilauea Volcano’s summit, which meant a chilly, voggy thirty-mile horseback […]
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2018 HUOA Legacy Award
by okinawacollection on October 22, 2018 at 10:00 am
The 2018 Hawai’i United Okinawa Association (HUOA) Legacy Award Banquet was held in the Coral Ballroom of the Hilton Hawaiian Village on Sunday, October 14, 2018. Hawai’i Governor David […]
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Hawaiian & Pacific Collections are now open on Sundays
by noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on September 11, 2018 at 11:37 am
During the fall 2018 and spring 2019 semesters, we will once again be open on all Sundays (excluding standard holidays, the fall interim and spring break). Our hours through […]
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Queen Liliuokalani on the Day Her Country Lost Independence
by Alice Kim on August 12, 2018 at 7:00 am
Today in history — “On the morning of August 12, 1898, troops from the warship USS Philadelphia marched ashore for the ceremony at Iolani Palace formally recognizing the annexation of the […]
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The House of Sun: Haleakala Now Hawaii National Park
by Alice Kim on August 1, 2018 at 7:25 am
Today in history — August 1, 1916 — the National Park Service established the Hawaii National Park: Haleakala National Park on Maui and Mauna Loa and Kilauea volcanoes on the Big Island […]
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The Annexation of Hawaii
by Alice Kim on July 14, 2018 at 7:50 am
Today in history — July 14, 1898 — the United States of America claimed Hawaii as its own. Pro-annexationists celebrated and raised the American flag. Royalists mourned […]
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Announcing the James R. Brandon Papers
by UH Archives on April 23, 2018 at 8:41 am
This post is by Univ. Archives & Manuscripts student assistant Steven Fluckiger, who processed the Brandon Papers. A new addition to the University Archives, the James R. Brandon Papers contain […]
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Exhibit Announcement – “Loyalty Honored: The 442nd RCT during WWII and as Remembered Since”
by UH Archives on March 19, 2018 at 9:39 am
As previously mentioned, the past several months have been occupied with planning for an exhibit celebrating the 75th anniversary of the formation of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT). Early on […]
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Construction update: One week delay
by noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on February 15, 2018 at 11:18 am
As previously noted, the Hawaiian & Pacific Collections reading room is currently closed to the public, and we are providing services on a slightly more limited basis via Hamilton Library's […]
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Temporary change in Hawaiian & Pacific Collections Access and Services
by noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on February 6, 2018 at 9:58 am
Beginning February 12 and lasting until approximately February 21, the Hawaiian and Pacific Collections reading room will be closed to the public for a construction project. During this period, we […]
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Welcome Ashley / Reading Room Reopening!
by UH Archives on December 6, 2017 at 12:10 pm
The University Archives & Manuscripts Department gladly welcomes our newest staff member, Ashley Kajioka! Ashley has been hired as our Reference Archivist, and thanks to her presence we are […]
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Construction notice
by noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on November 8, 2017 at 11:11 am
Beginning Monday night, November 13, the Hawaiian & Pacific Collections reading room will be part of a construction project that will replace a section of the exterior windows on the third, […]
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Behind the Scenes: Exhibit Planning
by UH Archives on November 6, 2017 at 11:37 am
This post details the planning for and progress on an exhibit scheduled for March 2018 in Hamilton Library. The exhibit will commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the formation of the 442nd […]
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New Donations, Archives Month Edition
by UH Archives on October 18, 2017 at 4:32 pm
As mentioned last time, this past quarter has been busy for us! However, the work the students, volunteers, and staff are putting all revolves around the contributions of materials placed in […]
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Girmitya Records at the National Archives of Fiji
by noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on October 17, 2017 at 3:20 pm
THE HAWAIIAN & PACIFIC COLLECTIONS, THE UH-MANOA CENTER FOR PACIFIC ISLANDS STUDIES AND THE UH-MANOA CENTER FOR SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES PRESENT:Opeta AlefaioDirector of the National Archives of […]
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New Year, New Projects
by UH Archives on October 3, 2017 at 7:58 am
With classes back in session, the workroom in the University Archives and Manuscripts Department is once again bustling with activity. We have two students and three volunteers continuing work […]
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Hawaiian & Pacific Collections Honored with New Endowment
by noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on September 30, 2017 at 10:37 am
On the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 26, a signing ceremony for the newly established "Hawaiian and Pacific Collections Endowment in Honor of Its Faculty and Staff" was held in the Hawaiian and Pacific […]
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Changes to Hawaiian and Pacific Collections Hours
by noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on August 15, 2017 at 3:56 pm
The UH-Manoa Library Administration recently released the below announcement, regarding changes in hours to the Hawaiian and Pacific Collections. *******The UH Library is instituting […]
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Exhibition: From Beneath the Surface
by noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on June 26, 2017 at 2:11 pm
Maria AhsingKa Wahine 'o Kaionawoodcut printThe Hawaiian and Pacific Collections are currently hosting "From Beneath the Surface: Recent Prints Concerning Hawai'i." The seventeen prints in this […]
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Hello and Welcome!
by UH Archives on May 17, 2017 at 1:26 pm
Hello all, I’m Leilani Dawson, the new Manuscripts Collections Archivist here at Hamilton Library’s Archives and Manuscripts Department. I have oversight of the collections that […]
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Honolulu Weekly online
by noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on April 6, 2017 at 9:50 am
The Hawaiian Collection is pleased to announce that the full run of the Honolulu Weekly is now available online at: […]
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Cultural Diplomacy in the Marshall Islands
by noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on February 21, 2017 at 4:57 pm
In late January 2017 digital and print copies of several genealogies from the Jack Tobin Papers were given to the Council of Iroij (Council of High Chiefs) of the Marshall Islands. The […]
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Recent acquisitions: Twenty-four original photo cabinet card views of Tahiti
by noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on April 7, 2016 at 5:46 pm
The Pacific Collection recently acquired a set of twenty-four cabinet card images of Tahiti, taken circa 1895 by an unidentified member of an American tourist group. The photographs include a range […]
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Jack Tobin Papers
by noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on February 18, 2016 at 12:59 pm
--> Pacific Collection librarian Eleanor Kleiber recently finished processing the Jack Tobin Papers, and they are now available for public use. Jack Adair Tobin, Ph.D. (June 15, 1920-June […]
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Moir Reading Room Interim Hours
by UH Archives on December 18, 2015 at 8:54 am
Due to staffing shortages during the holidays the Moir Reading Room will be open by appointment only December 24 and December 28-31. Normal reference hours (10 AM-4 PM) will be held December 22 and […]
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Aloha Dainan!
by UH Archives on November 10, 2015 at 9:25 am
On Friday we said farewell to Dainan Skeem, our Archivist for Manuscripts, who is going to be starting a new position as the 21st Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts Curator at Brigham Young […]
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New Romanzo Adams Social Research Laboratory Database
by UH Archives on July 2, 2015 at 9:57 am
With contribution from the Hawai’i Council for the Humanities and the staff and researchers of the Archives and Manuscripts Department there is a new online database dedicated to the RASRL […]
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Volume 48, 2014 of Hawaiian Journal of History available online
by noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on April 22, 2015 at 1:11 pm
Volume 48 (2014) of the Hawaiian Journal of History is now available online via eVols, the UH-M Library digital repository devoted to materials produced outside of the UH System. (The Library also […]
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Hawaiian Historical Society Lecture, May 7
by noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on April 17, 2015 at 10:32 am
Yosihiko Sinoto: A Life of Research at the Bernice Pauahi Bishop MuseumThursday, May 7, 7:30pmHale ʻŌhiaKapiʻolani Community CollegeA Hawaiian Historical Society event in support of […]
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Wednesday, 3/18: Artist Walkthrough & Talk Story with Joy Enomoto
by noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on March 16, 2015 at 2:28 pm
The Hawaiian & Pacific Collections will host a walk-through and talk story with Joy Enomoto this Wednesday, 3/18, from 3-4 p.m. in the H&P reading room. Nautilus the Protector, a series of […]
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On Display: Snitch
by noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on March 4, 2015 at 2:18 pm
The Hawaiian & Pacific Collections are currently exhibiting a sculpture titled "snitch," by Aotearoa-based artist Brett Graham. The sculpture is on loan from the UH Art Gallery, which provided […]
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On Display: Nautilus the Protector
by noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on March 4, 2015 at 11:40 am
The Hawaiian & Pacific Collections are proud to exhibit Nautilus the Protector, a collection of woodcut prints by Joy Enomoto. The series will be only display through mid-April. Joy's artist […]
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Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship for the Pacific Islands
by noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on February 2, 2015 at 2:12 pm
The Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship for the Pacific Islands offers a $15,000 stipend and tuition assistance for graduate recipients as well as $5,000 for undergraduates. The […]
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New resource: Ethnographic Video Online
by noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on January 23, 2015 at 10:16 am
The University of Hawai‘i-Mānoa Library recently coordinated the purchase of a subscription to Ethnographic Video Online, which provides faculty, staff and students throughout the UH […]
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In Memoriam: Dr. George William Grace
by noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on January 18, 2015 at 4:19 pm
It is with great sadness that we note the passing of Dr. George W. Grace (September 8, 1921 - January 17, 2015). Dr. Grace was a professor emeritus at the University of Hawaii-Manoa, where he served […]
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Symposium, Friday, January 16: Human Trafficking in Asia and the Pacific
by noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on January 13, 2015 at 8:47 am
The below is quoted directly from an email circulated by the UH-Manoa Center for Japanese Studies. For more information and a downloadable symposium flyer, click here:Please join us this Friday, […]
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Na Pua Noeau Ke Ola Mau Scholars Program
by noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on November 24, 2014 at 11:58 am
The below is quoted directly from an email sent by the Na Pua Noeau Ke Ola Mau Scholars Program:The Na Pua Noeau Ke Ola Mau Scholars Program is now acceptingapplications for the Spring 2015 semester. […]
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Pacific-related events, Oct. 28 - Nov. 9, 2014
by noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on October 28, 2014 at 10:24 am
The below is quoted directly from an email circulated by the UH-M Center for Pacific Islands Studies.Aloha kākou!Hereʻs some of the exciting events/activities happening around campus this […]
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Upcoming construction may limit access to H&P newspaper collection
by noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on October 24, 2014 at 11:06 am
The Hawaiian & Pacific Collections at UH-Manoa Hamilton Library are preparing for a construction project that will ultimately provide better shelving for our print newspaper collections. The […]