The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: The Hawai‘i Islanders Baseball Team’s First Season
Here’s a look back at a story that ran in the magazine in July 1961.
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University of Hawai‘i’s Football Field History
The Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex will be home turf for the UH Rainbow Warriors’ games in 2021. But this isn’t the first move for the football team in the past 100 years, or the last.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: 20 Years of J. Akuhead Pupule
Here’s a look back at a story that ran in the magazine in July 1961.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: Francis Keala Talked About Crime, the Courts and Frustrations with the Media in 1980
Here’s a look back at a story that ran in the magazine in February 1980.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: About 250 People Lived at the Ala Wai Harbor in 1965
Here’s a look back at a story that ran in the magazine in February 1965.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: HONOLULU’s Third Annual Photography Contest
Here’s a look back at a story that ran in the magazine in July 1981.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: Mourning the Loss of Honolulu’s Original Algaroba Tree
Here’s a look back at a story that ran in the magazine in February 1920.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: The Birth of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park
Here’s a look back at a story that ran in the magazine in July 1921.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: Cruise Ships Return After World War II
Here’s a look back at a story that ran in the magazine in July 1946.
Pidgin 102: Da Future of Hawaiian Pidgin
Is Pidgin thriving or dying as a language? That's the focus of the last of our four-part series on pidgin from “Da Pidgin Guerrilla” Lee Tonouchi.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: Tracking Vog’s Movements Across the Islands
Here’s a look back at a story that ran in the magazine in June 2011.
Pidgin 102: Should Pidgin be Standardized in Writing?
Spoken is one thing, but when different people spell Pidgin words differently what does it mean for the language? In the third of our four-part series on pidgin, “Da Pidgin Guerrilla” Lee Tonouchi takes a look.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: News Anchor Joe Moore is a Hit with HONOLULU Readers
Here’s a look back at a story that ran in the magazine in June 1986.
Pidgin 102: Who Should Be Allowed to Speak Pidgin in Hawai‘i?
Pidgin to Da Max, classic local shows and comedians brought our language to the forefront. But in the second of our four-part series on pidgin, Da Pidgin Guerrilla Lee Tonouchi digs into its roots.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: Bringing Pro Baseball to the Islands
Here’s a look back at a story that ran in the magazine in June 1961.
Pidgin History 102: How Hawai‘i’s Unique Language Got Its Start
Pidgin to Da Max, classic local shows and comedians brought our language to the forefront. But in the first of our four-part series on pidgin, Da Pidgin Guerilla Lee Tonouchi digs into its roots.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: Celebrating Two Kings on Kamehameha Day
Here’s a look back at a story that ran in the magazine in June 1936.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: Looking Back at the Cases Against 5 Men Who Were Wrongfully Arrested
Here’s a look back at May 1986.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: The Ancient Traditions of Makahiki Was the Olympic Games for Hawaiians
Here’s look back at May 1936.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: Dairy Tales of Prized Goats
Here's look back at May 1921.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: The Surprising Past of Pickled Mango
Here in Hawai‘i, peak mango season runs from May through September, and soon we’ll be dipping our chopsticks into tubs of crunchy mango that’s been pickling in tangy, sweet, mouth-puckering juice.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: Investigating Honolulu’s Illegal Gambling Scene
Police raid video game rooms on O‘ahu in 1986, citing tens of millions of dollars changing hands at these illegal operations.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: Dredging Waikīkī’s Ala Wai Canal
An article from 2001 takes on the topic of dredging the Ala Wai Canal in the wake of complaints about what lurks in its murky waters.
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