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HYA 2018

  • Lā 3 (Paris, France): The Louvre on the World Cup Final Day!

    By Anianikū Chong, UG Student in Art & Hawaiian Studies On the morning of July 16th we set out early to visit the Louvre Museum. The Louvre was originally built as a fortified enclosure in 1190 and used as a display of King Philippe Auguste authority as he was preparing to leave the country to go…

  • Lā 2 (Paris, France): Versailles on Bastille Day!

    by Kamuela Park, UG Student, Hawaiian Studies & Political Science & Wyatt Souza, PhD Student, English Today, marking our second day in Palisa, we ventured out to Versailles to visit Chateau de Versailles (Palace of Versailles), which like our own ʻIolani Palace, originally symbolized the center of a monarchy while simultaneously used as a statement…

  • Lā 1 (Paris, France): Nā ʻŌpio Hawaiʻi ʻImi Naʻauao

    Aloha mai kākou mai Palisa (Paris)! Between 1880 and 1892, 18 Hawaiians participated in the Hawaiian Youths Abroad program in six different countries around the world: Italy, Scotland, England, China, Japan, and the United States. The 17 young men and 1 young woman were selected by King Kalākaua to become future leaders of an independent…