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1937-1939 Memoir of Bill Coleman. Brat. Hawaii 1937-39 A young boy's perspective.

Grandpa Chuck talks about all the things he used to do when he was a kid in Hawaii.

Mara Jill Herman (Astoria) interviews her mom Emmi S. Herman (Searingtown) on Mother's Day, 5.9.2021. They chat about community, collaboration, vaccine awareness, and legacy.

Samuel Testa, 85, and his wife Carrie Testa, 87, talk with their daughter Cindi Goodsell, 43, about their lives.

He grew up surrounded by the ocean being the oldest of three. Joshua Slocum enjoys Christmas and the summer. He remembers playing baseball and being called “Squashua” and “JJ”. His favorite childhood vacation was going to Disney World with his...

Ann Akana (66) talks with her friend and former teacher Tricia L. Grant (29) about her family and what it means to be Hawaiian.

Melia talking about what it was like to grow up hi Hawaii and what she loved most about it.

For this assignment I interviewed my father, Ryan Watanabe. He has lived in Hawaii, on O'ahu, all his life. We talked about his "sense of place" and how it has changed over time, environmentally and sociologically.

Robert (Rob) Wallace (45) talks with his girlfriend, Lindsay Smythe (30) about his life expereinces living in Italy and California, his service in Kuwait and Somalia, and working as a police officer in Yuma.

Patricia Y. Wong speaks to Kona Historical Society during a Kupuna Health & Wellness Outreach Event at the Regency Hualalai, September 15, 2019

Maythinee Washington interviews her "Uncle Ted" (Edward Wilcox Holland, Jr., Esq), the best friend of her father, Pearlis "Wash" Washington (CMSGT, Air Force) about their friendship: how they met, and their adventures together from Thailand to Hawaii.

Expedition Project Manager Thomas Ronge discusses his experiences as a sedimentologist at sea on JOIDES Resolution. He provides an overview of the collaboration across cultures and roles on the ship during JR's two-month expeditions, from his time in Iceberg Alley...

A conversation with Bonnie Ozaki-James about the beginnings of Honolulu Waldorf School, O'ahu, Hawai'i.

Scientific ocean drilling expeditions are filled with scientists and technicians working long hours over consecutive days to determine the latest discoveries from the deep sea. You wouldn't think there would be much time for fun, but publication specialist Alyssa Stephens...

Interview between Richard Buck, his daughter, Amber Plumb, and granddaughter, Skylar Plumb, covering Richard's adventures while Amber was growing up, his work, and his love for the islands and the sea.

We talked about our travel adventures over the years.

Juan F. Ortiz (58) talks with his wife, Tania Loenneker (48) about making the move from Puerto Rico to NYC as a teenager, his family in Puerto Rico, the difficulties he faced in NYC, and achieving his dream to become...

Rhoda Justice Garcia (72) talks with her friend Candyce Bennett (68) about childhood memories of growing up during the time of the NASA space program, living at Cocoa Beach, near Patrick's Airforce Base, and Satelite Beach.

In the interview recorded in November, 2017 in Roslyn, NY, James interviews his step dad about his favorite place or in general his favorite everything. James’s dad shares his favorite childhood memories and memories right now on the people that...

Maryalice Yakutchik was the Onboard Outreach Officer for JOIDES Resolution Expedition 392 (Agulhas Plateau Cretaceous Climate). During this conversation, she shares the fears she faced from the application process to her time on the ship. Quote from Maryalice: "All those...

Kiana is a seventeen year-old, she is also a senior in high school who answers some random questions about her personal life.

Final recording

The story of how my mother saved a woman’s life

Francis Wong (72) talks to his wife Mary Ann Wong (62) about his life, his accomplishments and the things he is most proudest of.

Early life in Vietnam and what it was like to transition between countries. Learn how close and tight a family can be during tough times.