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True west: manners in Hawaii - Hawaiian history
Hawaii is uniquely American despite being the only independent nation ever annexed by the US. It has a vocal native Hawaiian minority, but has been Hawaiianizing ......(Continue Reading) Art of the hula - history of popular Hawaiian dance - Brief Article
To understand this classic Hawaiian dance, watch the feet and hands * An old saying about hula claims "the hands tell the story." But graceful fingers ......(Continue Reading)Hawaiian roots of steel guitar - Teach-in: resophonic suitar: helpful hints & suggestions from instrumental masters - Brief Article
Though the concept of a slide, guitar-like instrument played on the lap goes back centuries (particularly in southern India), the style was solidified ......(Continue Reading)The movies go Hawaiian - history of films made in Hawaii - Brief Article
Festivals and tours show off an Island film legacy that stretches--well, from here to eternity Some enchanted evening, you may have seen a strange ......(Continue Reading)Mr. Hawaii: meet Saichi, keeper of Hawaiian culture
In 1958, 19-year-old Saichi Kawahara abandoned small-town Hawaii forever and headed for school on the Mainland's East Coast. "I said I'd never come back," he recalls. [ILLUSTRATION OMIT...(Continue Reading)
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