We’ve created our first new web theme for 2015! The Hawai‘i History Day theme features local leaders in our collections whose legacies continue to impact Hawai‘i communities. The web theme was inspired by this year’s Hawai‘i History Day theme – “Leadership and Legacy in History.” The aim is to educate students about leadership in Hawai‘i and to get these future leaders thinking about the legacy they will leave behind.
We have footage of many past and present leaders in our collections so it was difficult to select just a handful of individuals to highlight as possible research topics. The leaders we chose to highlight are: Bruddah Iz, Patsy Mink, Nona Beamer, Ben Finney, Leslie Wilcox, Herb Kane, Les Kuloloio, Eddie Aikau and Charlene Sato.
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- Israel Kamakawiwoʻole also known as Bruddah Iz (Brother IZ), beloved Hawaiian icon and award-winning musician, famous worldwide for his rendition of the song “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”
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- Patsy Mink, champion of human rights and the first woman of color elected to the US House of Representatives (1965-1977 and 1990-2002)
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- Ben Finney, expert on the history of surfing and co-founder and first president of the Polynesian Voyaging Society
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- Nona Beamer, Hawaiian composer, kumu hula, storyteller, educator and authority on Hawaiian culture
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- Leslie Wilcox, television news journalist and anchor, currently President and CEO of PBS Hawaii and host of her own award winning series called “Long Story Short”
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- Herb Kane, gifted Hawaiian artist and historian, first captain of the Hōkūleʻa (1975), considered a principal figure in the Hawaiian renaissance of the 1970s
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- Eddie Aikau, first lifeguard at Waimea Bay on O‘ahu, well-known big wave surfer and Hōkūleʻa crew member
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- Les Kuloloio, kupuna, fisherman, Hawaiian activist and a leader in the Protect Kaho‘olawe movement
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- Charlene Sato, foremost expert on pidgin and creole languages devoted to the study of Hawai‘i Creole English and its legitimization as a valid language
Click here to view the Hawai‘i History Day theme page.
If there are any other individuals in our collections that you think should be highlighted, please email us at uluulu@hawaii.edu and we will be sure to check and add them.
Hawai‘i History Day is a program of the Hawai‘i Council for the Humanities and an Affiliate of National History Day. We are honored to partner with Hawai‘i History Day and look forward to continuing to assist students with researching our collections for their projects!
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