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Hawaii
 Websites presented in alphabetical order 50th Anniversary of Hawai'i Statehood 
 Official website for the 50th anniversary celebration in 2009 of the statehood of Hawaii, which will include a March statehood event and August conference. Features history, news and announcements about anniversary events and contests, and video clips from the anniversary's "50 Voices of Statehood" interviews. From Hawaii state government. http://statehood.hawaii.gov/ Topics: U.S. History By Place Last updated Jan 27, 2009 After the Day of Infamy: "Man-on-the-Street" Interviews Following the Attack on Pearl Harbor
Listen to recordings and read transcripts of interviews representing "approximately twelve hours of opinions recorded in the days and months following the bombing of Pearl Harbor from more than two hundred individuals in cities and towns across the United States." Searchable, and browsable by name, subject, title, or geographic location. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/afcphhtml/ Topics: U.S. History By Place, World War II Last updated Nov 29, 2006 Aloha Friday
This short article describes the tradition of "Aloha Friday" in Hawaii. "The concept of Aloha Friday has spread even to the Mainland, as 'casual Friday,' when office workers are allowed to dress down a bit, and in some places the trend has moved to wearing Hawaiian-style shirts. Which is only appropriate, because the whole idea of Aloha Friday grew out of early efforts to promote locally manufactured aloha shirts." From Maui Magazine. http://uhcc.hawaii.edu/aloha/alohaFriday.php Topics: U.S. History By Place Last updated Feb 2, 2009 The Annexation of Hawaii: A Collection of Documents
A searchable collection of primary source material on the U.S. annexation of Hawaii (1893-1900). From the Hawaiian Collection of the University of Hawaii at Manoa Library. http://libweb.hawaii.edu/digicoll/annexation/annexation.html Topics: U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Mar 24, 2005 Barack Obama's Hawaii
Details about activities and places in Hawaii associated with Barack Obama, who "was born ... at the Kapiolani Hospital for Women & Children in the city of Honolulu on the island of Oahu." Describes places from his childhood, such as a Baskin-Robbins where he once worked, a golf course Obama has used, and places to get food such as shave ice as eaten by Obama and his family. From the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau. http://www.gohawaii.com/about_hawaii/explore/obama Topics: Presidents by Name, U.S. History By Place Last updated Feb 2, 2009 Center for Oral History: University of Hawai'i at Manoa
This site "preserves the recollections of Hawai'i's people through oral interviews and disseminates oral history transcripts to researchers, students, and the general community." Find brief histories of communities, ethnic groups, government, historical events, individual lives, and occupations. Some transcripts include sound files. http://www2.soc.hawaii.edu/css/dept/oral_hist/ Topics: History, Nonfiction by Genre, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jul 30, 2003 Days of Infamy: December 7 and 9/11
This site compares and contrasts two very similar projects separated by 60 years: audio interviews with "ordinary Americans," made in the days immediately following the attack on Pearl Harbor and the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Find interviews and transcripts, and discussions with "prominent, thoughtful Americans who've lived through both attacks," such as musician Pete Seeger and U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye. A co-production of the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and American RadioWorks. http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/daysofinfamy/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, September 11 & Beyond, U.S. History By Place, World War II Last updated Sep 6, 2006 Hawai'i Tourism Authority: Style & Resource Guide
This publication provides "a handy reference to clarify facts about the [Hawaiian] islands that have sometimes been miscommunicated, guidance for the depiction of sites and culture, and insights for promoting Hawai'i in a culturally sensitive and safe manner." Includes suggestions for additional print resources and websites. From the Hawai'i Tourism Authority (HTA), the state's tourism agency. Opens directly into a PDF document. http://www.hawaiitourismauthority.org/PDF/HTA%20Style%20&%20Resource%20Guide_Revised032707.pdf Topics: Languages, U.S. History By Place Last updated Apr 11, 2007 The Kamehameha Schools Archives
Archives site for private schools in Hawaii founded by Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, great-granddaughter and last royal descendant of King Kamehameha. Features timelines (with the birth of Kamahameha around 1758 and the marriage of Princess Bernice to Charles Reed Bishop in 1850), historical photos, selections from the manuscript collection, primary source documents, a list of occupations of graduates from the 1890s, and related material. Note: Video clips of oral histories are not available. http://kapalama.ksbe.edu/archives/ Topics: U.S. History By Place Last updated Jun 4, 2007 May Day Is Lei Day in Hawai'i
The article describes the celebration of Lei Day in Hawai'i on May 1. Includes photos and material about the Lei Day pageant and lei competition, and a calendar of Lei Day events. Also includes links to related sites. From Ka'ahele Hawai'i, an electronic magazine of Hawai'i Island. http://www.kaahelehawaii.com/LeiDay.html Topics: U.S. History By Place Last updated Apr 23, 2007 Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole
Images and brief biographical information about Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole, "prince of the reigning House of Kalakaua when the Kingdom of Hawaii was overthrown in 1893." He served as a delegate to the U.S. congress from 1903-1922. March 26, his birthday, is a holiday in Hawaii. From a Hawaiian travel site. http://www.aloha-hawaii.com/hawaii/prine+kuhio/ Topics: Notable People: Government, U.S. History By Place Last updated Feb 9, 2006 Remembering Pearl Harbor
A richly detailed site that provides World War II and Pearl Harbor timelines; basic facts about the ships and planes that were involved in the attack; a searchable archive of survivor stories; and an emotionally charged multimedia presentation that provides photos, video footage, firsthand accounts, and moment by moment, target by target facts about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/pearlharbor/ Topics: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, U.S. History By Place, World War II Last updated Dec 28, 2001 Ships Present at Pearl Harbor
The Naval Historical Center provides this list of all U.S. Navy ships that were either in Pearl Harbor or within twelve miles of Oahu on December 7, 1941. The list is sorted by type and hull number. Ships that were sunk or destroyed during the Pearl Harbor attack are identified. http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq66-2.htm Topics: Military, U.S. History By Place, World War II Last updated Nov 20, 2009 World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument
The "In Depth" section of this site contains text and photographs outlining the story of the USS Arizona and the events of December 7, 1941, at Pearl Harbor. Includes links to separate lists of USS Arizona casualties (with rank, service, and home state), survivors, and Pearl Harbor casualties. "Education Programs" features a lesson plan related to the memorial. From the National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/valr/index.htm Topics: Lesson Plans, Military, National Parks & Forests, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, U.S. History By Place, World War II Last updated Sep 24, 2009 |
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