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Kapolei school faces obstacles to its ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi immersion program (opens the original)
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September is Hawaiian History Month, and this year it comes during a challenging time for some Hawaiian language immersion programs, including in Kapolei. Kapolei Middle School’s program, Ke Kula Kaiapuni ʻo Kapōlei, was cut just a few weeks before the school year, meaning that the high school will have fewer incoming students for their program. Another challenge? Students have been resistant to practicing ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi. HPR paid a visit to Kapolei High School to learn what struggles the educat
UH exhibit shines light on Hawaiʻi's deaf community (opens the original)
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The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa opened a museum this week that tells the story of the deaf community and their history. The exhibit is called “I ʻike ʻia, I lohe ʻia: Nā Moʻolelo o ke Kaiāulu Kuli o Hawaiʻi," which means “To Be Seen, To Be Heard: The Stories of Hawaiʻi’s Deaf Community." It is located at Hamilton Library, and it features artifacts and stories from people who have hearing impairments. Yvette Ibarra-Keohuloa is deaf, Native Hawaiian and a community advocate. “I’m really hoping
How plastic fishing gear is hurting short-finned pilot whales (opens the original)
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Short-finned pilot whales have a misleading name. They’re called whales, but are really a type of dolphin. They’re one of the many ocean creatures that call these islands home, and as a new study reports, a creature being targeted by Hawaiʻi’s ocean pollution problem. Kristi West was the lead researcher from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa's Health and Stranding Lab. She and her team analyzed stranded short-finned pilot whales over the last decade. They found alarming amounts of fishing debri
Native Hawaiian scholars fight to preserve one of the largest archives of Hawaiian history (opens the original)
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The Trump administration has announced plans to close three regional National Archives and Records Administration facilities across the country. One of these is the NARA San Francisco Archives, which contains thousands of historical documents about Hawaiʻi, American Samoa and the Native American communities of North America’s west coast. These records are depended upon by scholars for genealogical, military and immigration-related research. NARA San Francisco is one of the most comprehensive col
Homeless outreach workers continue efforts amid storm impacts (opens the original)
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Storms that trigger flash flooding pose a threat not just to nearby homes and businesses but also to those who are houseless. The alerts trigger homeless outreach workers to spring into action. Laura Thielen is the executive director of Partners In Care. Her organization spent the week leading up to Hurricane Lala creating shelters in schools, contacting houseless communities via gifted phones, and sweeping the streets to get encampments into safe and secure buildings. HPR chatted with Thielen a
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