From Our Files: May Day Is Lei Day in 1958
We flipped back 65 years to see what the city was buzzing about in May 1958.
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We flipped back 65 years to see what the city was buzzing about in May 1958.
We flipped back 75 years to see what Honolulu was buzzing about in April 1948.
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Decked out in stunning new and vintage mu‘u and holokū from iconic Hawai‘i designers, guests celebrated Mu‘umu‘u Month at Queen Emma Summer Palace.
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The first photography class at the Academy of Arts, currently known as Honolulu Museum of Arts, captured intriguing pics from all around the island.
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Temari Hawai‘i focuses on sharing ideas, traditional approaches, and new transformations of art forms—serving as a bridge across rich, Asian and Pacific spanning over generations.
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