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- Online Shimakutuba Learning Opportunityby okinawacollection on April 9, 2021 at 6:00 pm
Ukwanshin Kabudan in Hawai’i announced that it is going to have an online (Zoom) shimakutuba learning event.
- Snyder Hall – Part 2by UH Archives on April 7, 2021 at 8:04 pm
Note: Part 1 focused on Laurence Hasbrouck Snyder (1901-1986), sixth president of the University of Hawai‘i (from 1958 to 1963) and also an internationally known geneticist. Designed by […]
- Comfort Women: History, Justice, Atonement: Webinar by CKS at UH Mānoaby Sachiko Iwabuchi 岩渕祥子 on April 7, 2021 at 1:00 am
The Center for Korean Studies (CKS) at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa presents a Webinar on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at 1:00pm-2:30pm (HST). About the Webinar During World War II, the […]
- A Woman in the Houseby UH Archives on April 2, 2021 at 7:32 pm
The Hawaiʻi Congressional Papers Collection celebrates the publication this month of former Congresswoman Pat Saiki’s memoir A Woman in the House. Saiki, who was born and raised in Hilo, was first […]
- Virtual Colloquium by Florida International University: Dialogue on Japan’s Marginalized: Ainu and Okinawansby Sachiko Iwabuchi 岩渕祥子 on April 1, 2021 at 7:00 pm
Virtual Colloquium: Dialogue on Japan’s Marginalized: Ainu and Okinawans The Asian Program at the Florida International University is going to have a free, virtual colloquium […]
- Okinawa Shrine's Birth and Its History in Naha: Online Study Eventby Sachiko Iwabuchi 岩渕祥子 on March 25, 2021 at 3:30 am
Online Study Meeting on Okinawa Shrine: Its Birth and History by the Research Center for Nonwritten Cultural Materials in the Institute for the Study of Japanese Folk Culture at Kanagawa University […]
- Snyder Hall – Part 1by UH Archives on March 24, 2021 at 11:13 pm
Note: Part 2 continues with more of the history of Snyder Hall The impending demolition of Snyder Hall provides an opportunity to offer an account of the sixth UH President, Laurence Hasbrouck […]
- More Titles Added in Hoover's Hoji Shinbun Digital Collectionby Sachiko Iwabuchi 岩渕祥子 on March 24, 2021 at 6:00 pm
More Titles Available, including the Philippines, Brazil, and Singapore at the Hōji Shinbun Digital Collection The Hoji Shinbun Digital Collection has added some new newspaper titles. Those below […]
- Minna de Honkoku and the Ryukyus Materialby Sachiko Iwabuchi 岩渕祥子 on March 2, 2021 at 5:00 am
The University of the Ryukyus Library Joins Minna de Honkoku Project On January 6, 2021 (JST), the University of the Ryukyus Library has announced that it would join a project named Minna de […]
- Research Papers on the Ryukyuan Embassy Processions in the City of Edo from Kanagawa Universityby Sachiko Iwabuchi 岩渕祥子 on February 27, 2021 at 1:00 am
A research group at the Research Center for Nonwritten Cultural Materials in the Institute for the Study of Japanese Folklore Culture at Kanagawa University […]
- Imaginary Homelands: Okinawan Performance and Concert by Artistsby okinawacollection on February 24, 2021 at 7:29 pm
“If, in fact, all memory is constructed, then how do keepers of a tradition sleep soundly at night? Meet artists Kenny Endo, Norman Kaneshiro, and Yukie Shiroma as they share their explorations of […]
- COS Online Talk Event: Okinawan Studies and the Frontier of Ryukyuan Linguisticsby Sachiko Iwabuchi 岩渕祥子 on February 24, 2021 at 1:00 am
The Center for Okinawan Studies (COS) at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa presents a talk by Professor Karimata Shigehisa, University of the Ryukyus Image […]
- 2021 Loochoo Identity Summit on March 20 via Zoomby okinawacollection on February 22, 2021 at 7:55 am
Ukwanshin Kabudan has announced its LooChoo Identity Summit 2021. It will be held online on March 20, 2021 (HST) via Zoom. This year will mark the 7th year. “NANKURU NAISA If you ask most people in […]
- Online Workshop: Shuri Castle and the Politics of Memory by Borders of Memoryby Sachiko Iwabuchi 岩渕祥子 on February 18, 2021 at 10:17 pm
Borders of Memory's Online Workshop: Heritage from the margins?: Shuri Castle and the Politics of Memory Last update: March 18, 2019 The event organizer uploaded the conference […]
- Online Translation Workshop on Japanese Historical Materials: Ryukyu Materials by Travis Seifmanby Sachiko Iwabuchi 岩渕祥子 on February 17, 2021 at 10:30 pm
Historians' Workshop has announced its fifth workshop online via Zoom on Translation Workshop on Japanese Historical Materials Historians' Workshop's fifth workshop has announced its workshop for […]
- University Archives & Manuscript Collections Dept. Newsletter, Spring 2021by UH Archives on February 8, 2021 at 8:35 pm
In this issue: Note from the Department Chair Sherman Seki’s 30 year service award Hawai‘i Congressional Papers Collections Update University Archives Update Today I Learned – A reflection from […]
- Images from the Hawai‘i Congressional Papers Collectionby UH Archives on November 5, 2020 at 10:47 pm
Many of the inquiries received by the Hawai‘i Congressional Papers Collection over the years are requests for images–images of Hawai‘i’s members of Congress by themselves, images of them […]
- 2020 Virtual Okinawan Festivalby okinawacollection on August 25, 2020 at 8:30 pm
The Hawai’i United Okinawa Association (HUOA) announced that it would have its annual Hawai’i Okinawan Festival virtually this year. https://www.okinawanfestival.com/ Date: September 4, 5, & […]
- In Appreciation of Campaign Volunteersby UH Archives on August 21, 2020 at 3:06 am
“This will not be a tea party. It will be a tough, hard fight and none of us can afford to let down for a minute.” –1962 election speakers’ kit, Senator Daniel K. Inouye Papers We’re used […]
- An Invitation to Celebrate: the 1979 Establishment of Asian Pacific American Heritage Weekby UH Archives on May 1, 2020 at 5:24 pm
Reports of racism and xenophobia, along with the disproportionate way that COVID-19 has been impacting our communities, are bringing an increased sense of urgency to May 2020’s Asian Pacific […]
- New Online Exhibit – THE LUCIANO MINERBI COLLECTION: 50 years of collaborative Community Activism through Urban and Regional Planningby UH Archives on April 24, 2020 at 1:09 am
The UH Mānoa Archives is pleased to announce “The Luciano Minerbi Collection: 50 years of collaborative community activism through urban and regional planning,” an online exhibit by LIS […]
- Aloha from the new Congressional Papers Archivist!by UH Archives on April 13, 2020 at 6:48 pm
Aloha kākou! I’m Dawn Sueoka, and I’m delighted to join the UH Mānoa Library’s Archives & Manuscripts Department as the new Congressional Papers Archivist. A little bit about me: my […]
- CTAHR History: Wahiawa Pineapple Festival Exhibition and Recipes from the Cooperative Extension Serviceby UH Archives on April 3, 2020 at 12:31 am
Some of the oldest records in the University Archives are found in the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) collection. Act 24 signed by Governor Carter on May 24, 1907 […]
- Mele Kalikimaka and Merry Christmas!by Alice Kim on December 25, 2019 at 9:03 pm
The Pacific commercial advertiser., December 25, 1909, SECOND SECTION, Page 15 Pacific commercial advertiser, Dec. 25, 1909, Page 1 The Hawaiian gazette., December 23, 1913, Page 5, Image 5
- 2020 LooChoo Identity Summit at Windward Community Collegeby okinawacollection on December 4, 2019 at 8:00 pm
The Ukwanshin Kabudan has announced its annual LooChoo Identity Summit details. Dates: March 6-8, 2020 Locations: March 6 & 7: Windward Community College, Kaneohe, HI March 8: Pagoda Restaurant […]
- Kokoro Odoru Premiere at HIFFby okinawacollection on November 2, 2019 at 1:30 am
A film titled Okinawan Blue (Kokoro Odoru) will be premiered at the 2019 Hawai’i International Film Festival (HIFF)! According to the HIFF site, the film is “[s]et in the quaint, picturesque […]
- 2019 Okinawa Karate Dayby okinawacollection on October 18, 2019 at 7:00 pm
In March 2005, Okinawa Prefectural Government decreed that October 25th is a Karate Day. This year there are some events planned to commemorate the Karate Day. Okinawa Karate Kaikan […]
- Hajichi in Okinawa and Tattoos in Taiwanby okinawacollection on October 1, 2019 at 4:30 am
The Asahi Shinbun Digital article has published an article on hajichi, tattoo practice, in Okinawa. The article’s headline reads,” […]
- Okinawan Princess Book Talk Event in Hamilton Libraryby okinawacollection on August 17, 2019 at 3:00 am
The Okinawa Collection in Hamilton Library is pleased to announce that it will host a book talk event with the author, Lee A. Tonouchi, and the illustrator, Laura Kina, on the recently published a […]
- Okinawan Princess Book Signing at HUOAby okinawacollection on August 16, 2019 at 3:00 am
The Hawai’i United Okinawa Association (HUOA) has announced that it will host a book signing event with the author, Lee A. Tonouchi, and the illustrator, Laura Kina, on August 17, 2019. Lee, who is […]
- President Lincoln’s Assassinationby Alice Kim on April 15, 2019 at 5:15 pm
Today in history — April 15, 1865 — President Abraham Lincoln died — John Wilkes Booth shot him while he watched a show in Ford’s Theater. A nine-car funeral train carried the […]
- Kamehameha I Statueby Alice Kim on February 14, 2019 at 4:59 pm
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 across from […]
- King Kamehameha IV’s Funeralby Alice Kim on February 3, 2019 at 6:12 pm
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 IV’s body, […]
- Queen Liliuokalani’s Attendant Diedby Alice Kim on January 26, 2019 at 6:40 pm
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 Liliuokalani’s family […]
- Words in Motion: Sharing Writing and Cultural Perspectives E Ho`olauna Kākouby Alice Kim on January 15, 2019 at 6:05 am
“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 Dillingham Blvd. Honolulu, […]
- Honolulu’s 1908 Christmas Eveby Alice Kim on December 24, 2018 at 5:44 pm
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 Kept.” […]
- Kindai Okinawa shinbun shusei DVD-ban: Currently Unavailableby Sachiko Iwabuchi 岩渕祥子 on December 20, 2018 at 10:00 pm
The Okinawa Collection regrets to inform that one of the resources, Kindai Okinawa shinbun shūsei DVD-ban (Call Number DVD ROM 119) is currently unavailable due to technical issues. We apologize for […]
- Hawaiian music collection onlineby digitalblog on December 16, 2018 at 1:56 am
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 […]
- Ka Leo Hawaiʻi radio programby digitalblog on December 13, 2018 at 12:41 am
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 at […]
- Men and Women of Hawaii, 1954, 1966 and 1972by digitalblog on December 7, 2018 at 1:16 am
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 […]
- Breaking the Silence: Lessons of Democracy and Social Justice from the World War II Honouliuli Internment and POW Camp in Hawai ‘iby digitalblog on December 3, 2018 at 1:24 am
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 Ia […]
- Silicon Valley’s China paradoxby digitalblog on November 30, 2018 at 12:25 am
The latest East-West Center Wire addresses interesting issues: “How will China’s authoritarian politics change the internet?” “Can Google thrive without China?” and “Does government […]
- In Memoriam: From cotton farming to the Congressional Gold Medal: the career and legacy of Ernest James Harris (1928-2018)by digitalblog on November 27, 2018 at 12:19 am
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 […]
- 1916 Thanksgiving in Honoluluby Alice Kim on November 24, 2018 at 5:55 pm
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 Day Widely […]
- The Hoot – student newspaper of University of Hawai’i – West O’ahuby digitalblog on November 24, 2018 at 1:23 am
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 distributed by […]
- Holidays in Hawaiiby digitalblog on November 20, 2018 at 1:17 am
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 […]
- Hawaii Library Association Conference materialsby digitalblog on November 16, 2018 at 6:07 pm
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 in the […]
- Named Buildings-University of Hawaii at Manoaby digitalblog on November 13, 2018 at 11:33 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 […]
- Visiting Kilauea Volcano in 1847by Alice Kim on November 4, 2018 at 5:19 pm
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 ride and an overnight […]
- Hawaiian & Pacific Collections are now open on Sundaysby noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on September 11, 2018 at 9:37 pm
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 Friday, December 14 […]
- Queen Liliuokalani on the Day Her Country Lost Independenceby Alice Kim on August 12, 2018 at 5:00 pm
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 […]
- Construction update: One week delayby noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on February 15, 2018 at 8:44 pm
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 […]
- Temporary change in Hawaiian & Pacific Collections Access and Servicesby noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on February 6, 2018 at 7:52 pm
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 […]
- Construction noticeby noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on November 8, 2017 at 9:11 pm
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, […]
- Girmitya Records at the National Archives of Fijiby noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on October 17, 2017 at 8:06 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 […]
- Hawaiian & Pacific Collections Honored with New Endowmentby noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on September 30, 2017 at 1:25 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 […]
- by noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on August 29, 2017 at 8:54 pm
Volume 28, no. 2 of The Contemporary Pacific is now available in open-access format at: https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125/2828 The Contemporary Pacific, which is co-published by […]
- Changes to Hawaiian and Pacific Collections Hoursby noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on August 16, 2017 at 1:32 am
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 three changes […]
- Exhibition: From Beneath the Surfaceby noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on June 26, 2017 at 11:51 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 […]
- Honolulu Weekly onlineby noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on April 6, 2017 at 7:50 pm
The Hawaiian Collection is pleased to announce that the full run of the Honolulu Weekly is now available online at: […]
- Cultural Diplomacy in the Marshall Islandsby noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on February 10, 2017 at 2:25 am
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 […]
- Recent acquisitions: Twenty-four original photo cabinet card views of Tahitiby noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on March 24, 2016 at 11:20 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 […]
- Jack Tobin Papersby noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on February 18, 2016 at 10:53 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 […]
- Volume 48, 2014 of Hawaiian Journal of History available onlineby noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on April 22, 2015 at 11:11 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 […]
- Hawaiian Historical Society Lecture, May 7by noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on April 17, 2015 at 8:32 pm
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 the upcoming […]
- Wednesday, 3/18: Artist Walkthrough & Talk Story with Joy Enomotoby noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on March 17, 2015 at 12:28 am
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 […]
- On Display: Snitchby noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on March 4, 2015 at 9:27 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 […]
- On Display: Nautilus the Protectorby noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on March 4, 2015 at 8:42 pm
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 […]
- Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship for the Pacific Islandsby noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on February 3, 2015 at 12:12 am
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 […]
- New resource: Ethnographic Video Onlineby noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on January 23, 2015 at 8:16 pm
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 system with […]
- In Memoriam: Dr. George William Graceby noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on January 19, 2015 at 1:59 am
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 […]
- Symposium, Friday, January 16: Human Trafficking in Asia and the Pacificby noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on January 13, 2015 at 6:47 pm
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, […]
- Na Pua Noeau Ke Ola Mau Scholars Programby noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on November 24, 2014 at 9:56 pm
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. […]
- Pacific-related events, Oct. 28 - Nov. 9, 2014by noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on October 28, 2014 at 8:24 pm
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 week! […]
- Upcoming construction may limit access to H&P newspaper collectionby noreply@blogger.com (H and P) on October 24, 2014 at 9:06 pm
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 […]