Hawaii’s native minority is demanding a greater degree of sovereignty over its own affairs. But much of the archipelago’s political establishment, which includes the White Americans who dominated until the second World War and people of Japanese, Chinese and Filipino origin, is opposed to the i...
a professor of the University of Hawaii, Confucius’s views can be concluded as the following: “The way in which we become consummate as human beings lies in the roles and relationships that locate us with our family...
If a n endangered languag e is going to mak e a rea l comeback , it'll probably get its start in sch ools. For nearly 100 years , public schools i n Hawaii did not teach th e Hawaiian languag e. Now students can keep learning in Hawaiia n from elementary schools to colleg e...
In this programme we'll be hearing some Pacific islander voices and, as usual, learning some new vocabulary too. But first I have a question for you, Rob. We already named some islands, large and small, but how much of the worl...
Surf's up for the2024 Olympics. And while the vastmajority of events will take place on the French mainland, there's one sport that will have a special site of its own, nearly 10,000 miles away: surfing. The village of Teahupo'o on the tropical island of Tahiti will serve as the lo...
Several cities and towns across the country lay claim as the first to observe Decoration Day. On May 5, 1866, Waterloo, New York, hosted its own community-wide event that, in 1966, led to President Lyndon Johnson declaring the town as the birthplace of Decoration Day. ...
Jack Johnson is a singer, songwriter, and musician from Hawaii. He plays the guitar. He visits schools in Hawaii. Jack teaches children to understand and protect the environment. One of Jack Johnson’s songs is called “The Three Rs.” The lyrics have a message about protecting the environme...
The nation continued to expand westward and although the country is still a young nation, it has become a global power since declaring independence from Britain on July 4, 1776. Today’s America has its roots in the English colony established in Jamestown, Virginia in 1607, and has been ...
replaces the weekly trip to the gas station. A battery-powered world comes with its own risks, too. What happens to the centralized electric grid, which took decades and billions of dollars to build, as more and more people become "prosumers," who produce and consume their own energy ...
Here’s a Hawaii sweepstakes you’ll want to know about. Hawaiian Airlines is having a free contest all during May. And for those who often complained that contests are limited only to U.S. residents, that isn’t the case here.