March is Women’s History Month and we decided to reflect on the resources in our archive that demonstrate and acknowledge the strength of women in Hawaii’s history. This selection of videos highlights the contributions of women and their engagement in changing the understanding of where women are situated within the social and political landscape of Hawaii.
Hanapbuhay Filipina: Looking for Work in Hawaii
Description: A look at Filipino immigrant women and their problems with finding suitable employment in Hawaiʻi.
Hannah Springer Interview May 30, 1995
Description: Hannah Springer interview May 30, 1995. Hannah discusses topics such as women in Hawaiian leadership roles, subsistence living, origin of Hawaiian pig hunting, transmission of Hawaiian knowledge, and tradition.
First Friday: The Unauthorized News: Native Women Poets (July 1991)
Description: Poetry Readings by Native Hawaiian Women Dana Naone Hall and Haunani-Kay Trask and Native American Woman Joy Harjo. The reading was presented on June 6, 1991.
Her Majesty: Lili’ukalani
Description: Documentary about Queen Liliʻuokalani and her life; before and after the overthrow. Features interviews with people who knew her intimately including Aunty Alice Namakelua.
View our web theme on WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH for more archival footage!
ʻUluʻulu: The Henry Kuʻualoha Giugni Moving Image Archive of Hawaiʻi 