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Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Prince Kuhio's Fight to Americanize Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 4:25 PM :: 42700 Views :: DHHL, Agriculture, Hawaii History, Land Use

...the homestead associations he championed in his first decade of service were multi-ethnic groups seeking the fee-simple ownership of land promised in the Hawaii Organic Act....

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Wednesday, March 19, 2025
The last time Congress created a new state
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 17851 Views :: Hawaii History

...On March 19, 1959, Congress approved Hawaii for admission to the union as the 50th state....

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Saturday, March 15, 2025
Army Deletes, Then Reposts Web Page Devoted to 442nd Regiment
By Ed Case @ 3:03 PM :: 684 Views :: Hawaii History, Military

... Following outcry, Army republishes web article on 442nd Regimental Combat Team ....

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Thursday, March 13, 2025
Man arrested in Utah nursing home may not be extradited for 1977 McKinley HS murder
By Selected News Articles @ 2:55 AM :: 583 Views :: Honolulu County, Education K-12, Hawaii History, Law Enforcement

... Hawaii authorities are reportedly deciding to not extradite Castro from Utah, according to a spokesperson for the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office ....

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Thursday, February 27, 2025
Jury in ‘Moana’ copyright trial gets primer on Polynesian, Hawaiian culture on day 1
By Court House News @ 12:12 PM :: 740 Views :: National News, Hawaii History

... An anthropologist testified at the copyright infringement trial about the similarities between "Moana" and "Bucky" that aren't found in traditional Polynesian stories ....

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Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Lahaina Fire: How Maui Emergency Operations Center Lost 'Situational Awareness'
By Andrew Walden @ 1:02 PM :: 1350 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii History

... What was happening at the Maui County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) while Lahaina Burned? ....

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Monday, January 20, 2025
1959: Martin Luther King Jr Salutes Hawaii Statehood
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 46147 Views :: Hawaii History

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Friday, January 17, 2025
Murdered Baby Related to HPD Deputy Chief, DHS Investigator
By News Release @ 1:15 PM :: 5064 Views :: Honolulu County, Family, Hawaii History, Police

... A young girl, whose remains were discovered in a Waikiki apartment in 2014, has been identified as Mary Sue Fink, born April 29, 1959 ....

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Saturday, January 11, 2025
OHA Trustees Swear to Uphold Two Constitutions
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:00 AM :: 634 Views :: Hawaii History, OHA

... trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) were sworn in by Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Justice Todd Eddins ....

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Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Fireworks: Culture and Traditions?
By Joni Kamiya @ 2:30 AM :: 1121 Views :: Hawaii History, Law Enforcement

... people trying to culturally appropriate customs to justify their inconsiderate and dangerous behaviors with leaders having to be “sensitive” when discussing it ....

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Tuesday, December 24, 2024
How Christmas Came to Hawaii
By Hoku Paoa Stevenson @ 9:25 AM :: 43610 Views :: Hawaii History, Religion

As presented by Hoku Paoa Stevenson at the Summer Palace....

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Saturday, December 7, 2024
Forgotten Honouliuli: Jack Burns, Police Spy
By Andrew Walden @ 12:01 AM :: 39812 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii History, Military, Police

“It was (his) work as head of the HPD’s Espionage Bureau that lay the foundation for Burns’ later political success in Hawaii.”  

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Monday, December 2, 2024
How Family Got Justice Decades After Outgoing 19-Year-Old Was Killed in Her Hawaii Apartment
By Video @ 4:38 PM :: 1224 Views :: Hawaii History, Law Enforcement, Police

... Nancy Anderson's murder — which was Hawaii's oldest cold case — is the focus of the Dec. 2 episode of 'People Magazine Investigates' on ID ....

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Sunday, November 24, 2024
Legislative History
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1026 Views :: Hawaii History, Hawaii State Government

... a comprehensive, and somewhat intense guide ....

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Thursday, November 21, 2024
Historic Preservation Division Streamlining Lahaina Approvals
By News Release @ 11:23 PM :: 1135 Views :: Maui County, Development, Hawaii History

“...There isn’t a lot of built environment left. So, the main thing that we’re talking about, is how can we move projects forward quickly while doing our due diligence to keep an eye out for any archaeology, or more importantly, iwi (human remains) that may be revealed during the construction process...”

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Sunday, November 17, 2024
A Student's 3 Good Questions About Honolulu Rail
By Panos Prevedouros PhD @ 5:35 PM :: 2829 Views :: Hawaii History, Rail

... Now that the rail has opened, what are the top three indicators that proved you were right? ....

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Saturday, October 19, 2024
Has Statehood Benefited Native Hawaiians? Sam King debates sovereignty activists at UH Law School
By Video @ 6:07 PM :: 3312 Views :: Hawaii History

... Sam King debates Williamson Chang and Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu ....

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Saturday, October 5, 2024
OHA Seeks Candidates for Burial Council Vacancies
By News Release @ 3:52 PM :: 1442 Views :: Development, Hawaii History, OHA

... There are five island burial councils ....

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Wednesday, October 2, 2024
FULL TEXT: ATF Lahaina Fire Report
By Andrew Walden @ 7:15 PM :: 1972 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii History

...the report focuses on the 'rekindling' of the morning fire as the cause of the afternoon fire which destroyed Lahaina and killed 102 people....

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Friday, September 6, 2024
Hawaii’s Cloak-and-Dagger Lore
By Selected News Articles @ 5:03 PM :: 1758 Views :: Hawaii History, Military

... Did you know that Tokyo even relied on a North-Shore-home-owning Nazi spy to launder money and send signals ....

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Sunday, September 1, 2024
Will Front Street become just a fond memory?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:58 AM :: 1993 Views :: Maui County, Development, Hawaii History, Small Business

... Let the people who have lost their properties and are bravely committed to rebuilding do just that — and enable them to do it quickly ....

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Friday, August 16, 2024
Racists in Congress fought against statehood for Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 12:02 AM :: 5118 Views :: Hawaii History

... the forces of segregation and racism in Congress effectively derailed statehood for more than a decade ....

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Friday, August 16, 2024
Hawaii Statehood: Tiny 1959 opposition was anti-Japanese, not anti-American
By Andrew Walden @ 12:01 AM :: 62440 Views :: Hawaii History

... Opponents of Statehood were landed aristocracy fearful of being ruled by their employees ....

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Friday, August 16, 2024
Polls Showed Solid Support in Run-up to Hawaii Statehood
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 AM :: 9621 Views :: Hawaii History

...Gallup first polled Americans on their support for Hawaii's statehood in 1940....

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Monday, August 12, 2024
It was 126 years ago today: Hawaii Becomes US Territory
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 32293 Views :: Hawaii History

On August 12, 1898, the United States and Spain reached a cease-fire agreement in its brief conflict over Cuba and the Philippines....

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Tuesday, August 6, 2024
This Day in History: Truman Announces Hiroshima Bombing
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 AM :: 62862 Views :: Hawaii History, Military

August 6 and 9 have been made into International Days of Anti-American historical revisionism.  So here is a look at reality as seen from first-hand sources instead of whining activists.

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Saturday, August 3, 2024
1853 Hawaiian Mission to Marquesan Cannibals
By Selected News Articles @ 5:00 PM :: 21183 Views :: Hawaii History, Religion

At the Marquesas Islands, Herman Melville and his friend jumped ship....

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Thursday, August 1, 2024
Al Hee Laughed out of Court—“Close this Case!”
By Andrew Walden @ 2:40 AM :: 2363 Views :: DHHL, Ethics, Hawaii History

“yet another attempt at serial litigation by the Hee enterprises”

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Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Police Name Suspect in Dana Ireland Murder
By News Release @ 1:21 AM :: 2034 Views :: Hawaii County , Hawaii History, Law Enforcement, Police

... Earlier this year, an FBI agent from the Honolulu Field Office contacted police investigators with the names of some people who could potentially be identified as “Unknown Male #1.” ....

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Friday, July 26, 2024
HDOT Seeks Bids for Removal of Falls of Clyde (again)
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 913 Views :: Hawaii History

... Over the past decade, HDOT has focused on the removal of inoperable vessels from its commercial ports ....

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Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Hawaii Join NATO? State Department Responds
By Ed Case @ 5:20 PM :: 1141 Views :: Hawaii History, Military

... State Says Formal Amendment Of The Treaty Is “Unlikely” ....

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Saturday, July 13, 2024
Why Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Guam aren’t covered in NATO’s defense pact
By Selected News Articles @ 4:03 PM :: 1354 Views :: Hawaii History, Military

... Article Five is only applicable if the attack occurs at a location north of the Tropic of Cancer ....

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Sunday, July 7, 2024
July 7, 1935: Moscow orders first Communists to Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 2:32 PM :: 50961 Views :: Democratic Party, Hawaii History, Labor

...When the USSR collapsed in 1991, long-secret archives of the Communist International were thrown open to western researchers for the first time.  Many previously unknown details of communist history have been revealed--including the 1935 Comintern orders directing Communists to begin work in Hawaii....

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Saturday, July 6, 2024
Tokuda Finds Way to Strip Name of Captain Cook from Post Office
By News Release @ 2:56 PM :: 2002 Views :: Hawaii County , Hawaii History, Military

... the goal is to remove all references to Captain Cook from Hawaii ....

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Thursday, July 4, 2024
The 1840 Hawaiian Constitution and the Fourth of July
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:02 AM :: 21388 Views :: Hawaii History

In 1840 the Kingdom of Hawaii adopted a constitution with strong parallels to the Constitution of the United States....

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Thursday, July 4, 2024
The Verified Complaint In Equity: The Declaration Of Independence
By Robert Thomas @ 12:01 AM :: 25181 Views :: National News, Hawaii History

...the structure and style of the Declaration follows a form familiar to most modern lawyers: a complaint initiating a lawsuit....

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Monday, July 1, 2024
Five candidates are running for Hawaii’s two U.S. House districts—the fewest in the last 10 years
By Selected News Articles @ 8:28 PM :: 1563 Views :: Hawaii History, Office of Elections, Politicians

... This is the only election cycle in the last 10 years in which a district is not open ....

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Saturday, June 29, 2024
Scheme to Remake Lahaina as Touristy Water Park Advances in Congress
By Andrew Walden @ 5:12 PM :: 3607 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Development, Hawaii History, Land Use, Tourism

... The remade Lahaina will be a tourist-oriented animation of the pre-plantation era when the economy was based on slaughtering lots of whales ....

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Saturday, June 22, 2024
Sandwich Isles Communications: Twenty Years of Criminality
By Selected News Articles @ 6:19 PM :: 1809 Views :: DHHL, Ethics, Hawaii History

... Al Hee was convicted was criminal tax fraud in 2016, which resulted in the FCC and HPUC stripping SIC’s ability to receive USF subsidies ....

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Friday, June 14, 2024
June 14, 1900: The Abolition of Slavery in Hawaii
By Andrew Walden @ 12:01 AM :: 62107 Views :: Hawaii History, Labor

Hawaii was the last place in the US to abolish indentured servitude....

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Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Largest repatriation in Hawaiian history completed with cultural items long held at UC Berkeley
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 1855 Views :: Hawaii History, Higher Education

... Halealoha Ayau and Mana Cáceres admire the craftsmanship of an 'umeke nui ....

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
The Secret History of the Mercado Kim Crime Family
By Andrew Walden @ 9:48 PM :: 13351 Views :: Ethics, Gambling, Hawaii History, Police, Politicians, Drugs

... Mercado Kim's uncle, John Sayin Kim, became Godfather of Hawaii organized crime after the explosion of his Cadillac Eldorado in Chinatown ....

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Friday, March 29, 2024
Hawaii's Good Friday Holiday - What's Up With That?
By Robert Thomas @ 1:00 PM :: 38753 Views :: Hawaii History, Labor, Religion

If you ask how "a religious holiday observed primarily by Christians commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary" squares with the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, let us explain ....

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Sunday, February 4, 2024
Let’s Fulfill MLK’s Dream in Hawai‘i
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:19 PM :: 1968 Views :: Hawaii History, OHA

... On Sept. 17, 1959, King made a historic visit to Honolulu and addressed the first session of the Hawaiʻi State House of Representatives ....

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Sunday, December 31, 2023
It might be called Hawaiian, but it isn’t Hawaii-owned
By Selected News Articles @ 4:04 PM :: 2662 Views :: Hawaii History, Tourism

... Hawaiian Airlines has not been owned by an individual or entity in Hawaii for a long time ....

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Monday, December 25, 2023
Public Corruption In The Land Of Aloha
By Selected News Articles @ 4:19 PM :: 5986 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii History, Police

... Rather than get personally involved and perhaps step on the wrong toes, people deliberately chose to go along to get along ....

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Celebrate the Life of Senator Sam Slom
By News Release @ 2:43 AM :: 2541 Views :: Hawaii History, Politicians, Republican Party

... Sunday November 5, 2023, at State Capitol ....

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Friday, August 4, 2023
Hawaii Democrats Used ‘Fake Electors’ During The 1960 Election. Nobody Was Charged.
By Selected News Articles @ 2:48 PM :: 7524 Views :: National News, Hawaii History, Office of Elections

... A recount of Hawaii’s votes ultimately reversed the outcome of the state election ....

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Tuesday, July 4, 2023
Happy Fourth of July!
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:00 AM :: 2071 Views :: Hawaii History

... the Declaration of Independence set our nation on its course to become the leading light for freedom throughout the world ....

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Sunday, July 2, 2023
​Regulations make housing prices unsustainable
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:09 PM :: 2791 Views :: Development, Hawaii History, Land Use, Cost of Living

... why have prices spiked over the past half-century? ....

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