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Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
Ahupua‘a, Fishponds and Lo‘i
The Hawaiian system of land use allowed access to all resources in the ahupua‘a, a land division that stretched from mountain to sea. Within the ahupua‘a, highly specialized technologies such as fishponds and lo‘i kalo (taro gardens) ensured an abundance of food.
Our Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) ancestors...
The Hawaiian system of land use allowed access to all resources in the ahupua‘a, a land division that stretched from mountain to sea. Within the ahupua‘a, highly specialized technologies such as fishponds and lo‘i kalo (taro gardens) ensured an abundance of food.
Our Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) ancestors achieved a rare balance between meeting their needs and enhancing the productivity of the land and sea. Their social system ensured sur...
The Hawaiian system of land use allowed access to all resources in the ahupua‘a, a land division that stretched from mountain to sea. Within the ahupua‘a, highly specialized technologies such as fishponds and lo‘i kalo (taro gardens) ensured an abundance of food.
Our Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) ancestors achieved a rare balance between meeting their needs and enhancing the productivity of the land and sea. Their social system ensured survival from generation to generation.
In this series of three half-hour segments, ethnohistorian Marion Kelly, whose research into Hawaiian culture was her life's work, takes us on a tour of six islands to see what our modern world can learn from those who continue to practice traditional ways.
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The Laughing Samoans are a comic duo featuring Eteuati Ete and Tofiga Fepulea'i, two New Zealanders of Samoan descent whose comic shows are immensely popular across the country. Comedy sensations, The Laughing Samoans (aka Eteuati Ete and Tofiga Fepulea’i) have come a long way since their debut gig at the Fringe...
The Laughing Samoans are a comic duo featuring Eteuati Ete and Tofiga Fepulea'i, two New Zealanders of Samoan descent whose comic shows are immensely popular across the country. Comedy sensations, The Laughing Samoans (aka Eteuati Ete and Tofiga Fepulea’i) have come a long way since their debut gig at the Fringe Festival in Wellington in 2003.
In addition to commanding such major NZ venues as The Aotea Centre and The Michael Fowler Centre, The La...
The Laughing Samoans are a comic duo featuring Eteuati Ete and Tofiga Fepulea'i, two New Zealanders of Samoan descent whose comic shows are immensely popular across the country. Comedy sensations, The Laughing Samoans (aka Eteuati Ete and Tofiga Fepulea’i) have come a long way since their debut gig at the Fringe Festival in Wellington in 2003.
In addition to commanding such major NZ venues as The Aotea Centre and The Michael Fowler Centre, The Laughing Samoans now fill large concert halls in the USA, Hawai’i, Australia, and (obviously) throughout the Pacific region.
Show more Show lessCrossing Spaces, Chuuk FSM into Hawai’i: Nanette Fritz
Crossing Spaces, Marshall Islands to Hawai’i: Chimako Anitok
Crossing Spaces, Pohnpei FSM to Hawai’i: Yoana Amond
Dance for the King
Daniel K. Inouye: An American Story
The First Battle: The Battle for Equality in War-Time Hawaii
Great Big Story, How Pogs Became a Thing
You remember POGS. The small, round, cartoon-adorned collectibles that started out as milk bottle caps. In 1991, an elementary school teacher in Hawaii introduced them to her students, thinking it would improve their math skills. As the game grew in popularity, businessman Alan Rypinski purchased the trademark and...
You remember POGS. The small, round, cartoon-adorned collectibles that started out as milk bottle caps. In 1991, an elementary school teacher in Hawaii introduced them to her students, thinking it would improve their math skills. As the game grew in popularity, businessman Alan Rypinski purchased the trademark and founded the World Pog Federation, kicking off the '90s phenomenon.
This video is from the Frontiers collection of Great Big Story.
You remember POGS. The small, round, cartoon-adorned collectibles that started out as milk bottle caps. In 1991, an elementary school teacher in Hawaii introduced them to her students, thinking it would improve their math skills. As the game grew in popularity, businessman Alan Rypinski purchased the trademark and founded the World Pog Federation, kicking off the '90s phenomenon.
This video is from the Frontiers collection of Great Big Story.
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