The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: James Michener’s “Hawaiʻi” Hits the Big Screen
Here’s a look back at October 1966.
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Why Don’t More of Us Know Her Name? Alice A. Ball is Hidden in History
UH chemist Alice A. Ball discovered the world’s first leprosy treatment more than a hundred years ago, after achieving several firsts at the university in her short career.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: Polo in the Islands
Here’s a look back at October 1921.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: Illegal Vacation Rentals Plague Residents
Here’s a look back at September 2011.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: The Spectacle of Theater in the Islands Goes Back to the 18th Century
Here’s a look back at September 1936.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: The Woes of Waipahu
Here’s a look back at September 1996.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: How a Local Girl Landed a Modeling Career in New York
Here’s a look back at September 1966.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: “The Musical Dentist” Who Now Studies Narwhals
Here’s a look back at September 1991.
Exclusive First Look at a New Book by the Attorney Who Helped Unravel the Kealoha Conspiracy
Alexander Silvert tracks the byzantine path of the crimes—and ultimate convictions—of Honolulu law enforcement’s once high-rolling power couple.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: Flashback—What We Knew about Local Fish in 1986
Here’s a look back at August 1986.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: Big Island Wrestles with Luxury Development for 20-Plus Years
Here’s a look back at August 2001.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: In 1946, Some Wanted Hawai‘i to Be the 49th State
Here’s a look back at August 1946.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: Gov. Farrington Talks Politics in 1921
Here’s a look back at August 1921.
The History of Hawai‘i From Our Files: Hawai‘i's Olympians
From Duke to Carissa, Hawai‘i athletes have had a presence in this prestigious competition dating back to 1912. Here’s a look at their stories.
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.
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.
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