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Clyde’s childhood and dreams

Elaine H. (grandmother of Lauren M.) shares valuable lessons that has shaped her through her memories and upbringing. From growing up on the plantations of Maui to internment camps, Elaine shares her fond memories of her past to shine light...

Anuhea Yagi, Student of Hawaiian Life Ways speaks with Hōaka Delos Reyes, expert in the field of stone-on-stone carving (kālai pōhaku)

A conversation about Hawaii between a tourist and new resident during the 2022 holiday season

Tiffany, Granddaughter, interviews Grandma, Mae Murnan, about the love of her life, her husband, Wilbur “Bill” Murnan. They met in Hawaii during the war, were married short months later, and the war was over a week after their honeymoon. She...

I interview my mom Kehau Wall Hershey, who has lived in Hawaii sense 1958.

Clara and Greg talk about Greg's life piece by piece to put together the story of Greg's life in Clara's mind. They discuss everything from school to jobs and all of the life that happened in between. Clara asked Greg...

I interviewed my mother in her sense of place

History of his life story & worklife

My dad’s experience in transitioning from a mainland style to a mentality of Aloha in Hawaii.

Cynthia Davis Johnson “Cyndie” (64) and daughter Courtney Leilani Johnson Rome (32) talk about Cyndie’s mother and Cyndie’s life.

Creating Community Through Sharing Stories: Leah Okimoto was born in upstate New York, and after having to move to several places across the country, she settled in Marlboro, Massachusetts, where she cemented her childhood. In New York City, she pursued...

Here Sarah and Kaleb interview history teacher Mrs.Sabine

The Lichtfuss family share their favorite holiday memories, ornaments, traditions, and gifts given and received.

Moving to Hawaii

Danny (16) interviews his Mom, Vanessa (36) about her life in hawaii

Suter Hudson's experiences flying small planes around Hawaii in the 1950s.

My moms life her memories and things she loves about life and stuff she wanted to tell me

AJ Economides (88) talks to his son, Theo Economides (49), about playing sports when he was younger. He talks about his family's cooking, and some of his accomplishments.

This interview is about my grandfathers childhood, his future dreams, his bad deeds as a kid, education, regrets, summers, entertainment, and the jobs he kept as a teen.

A 15 year old and 13 year old talk about what it’s like going from being the majority to being the minority. They explain what it was like to grow up with multiple cultures and being different from everyone around...

I interview my great grandfather in an attempt to learn more about my family origin and himself.

Stanley talks about his time in the navy during World War II.

We talked about early experiences of Malele and the most influential person in her life.

This is a interview with my mother. I feel as if I know a little bit more about her than I did before we started the interview.