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Candidates in Hawaii’s Senate race, incumbent Senator Mazie Hirono (D) and challenger Ron Curtis (R), met for a debate.

Hawaii gubernatorial candidates, Governor David Ige (D) and challenger Andria Tupola (R), met for a debate at KI-TV studios in Honolulu.

Honolulu’s Rail Transit project is the largest public works project in Hawaii’s history. It is a 20-mile long rapid transit system intended to help address growing traffic congestion on the island of Oahu.…

Hawaii State Senate Majority Leader J. Kalani English (D-7th District) gave a tour of the State Capitol. Senator English talked about the process of Hawaii’s statehood and its complicated relationship with…

This U.S. Army “Big Picture” episode profiles the 50th state when it was still a territory, and looks at soldier life for the Army and National Guard, and work and leisure activity of…

Civil Beat staff writer Marcel Honoré explained disenfranchisement felt by Native Hawaiians and the origins of this sentiment, which he says dates back to the overthrow of Queen Liliʻuokalani in 1893.…

Ka’iulani Murphy, apprentice navigator with the Polynesian Voyaging Society, shared the legacy of voyaging and how the Hōkūle’a voyage canoe marked a generation of renewal for Hawai’i's indigenous people.…

Resting in the waters of Pearl Harbor, where the events that brought the United States into World War II took place, the USS Missouri represents the final moments of the conflict. Meghan Rathbun gave a tour…

Civil Beat staff writer Marcel Honoré explained how people living in Hawaii, including Native Hawaiians, think about being considered part of the United States. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs)…

Iolani Palace was the home of Hawaii’s last reigning monarchs and served as the official royal residence until the monarchy was overthrown in 1893. The building represents a time when Hawaii was a sovereign nation…

Along the north shore of the island of Oahu is Waimea Valley, an area of cultural and religious significance to native Hawaiians. Ka’ulamealani Diamond gave a tour of this area known as the "Valley of the…

Journalist William Bradford Huie and diplomat James H.R. Cromwell talk with Congressional Delegate Joseph Farrington (R-HI) about Hawaiian statehood, industries, organized labor, race…

This Ford Motor Company silent educational film shows scenes of businesses and tourist destinations, banana, sugarcane, and pineapple plantations and processing, fishing, beaches, and…

Hawaii Office of Planning Director Leo Asuncion discussed affordable housing and homelessness.

Jeff Mikulina talked about renewable energy and the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative. Mr. Mikulina’s Blue Planet Foundation is a public charity advocating for clean energy. He participated via Skype from…

Sydney Iaukea, author of, The Queen and I: A Story of Dispossessions and Reconnections in Hawaii, used Curtis Iaukea’s memoires to explore the life of the Kingdom of Hawaii’s last ruling monarch, Queen…

Tom Coffman talked about his book Nation Within: The History of the American Occupation of Hawai’i (Koa Books; 2 edition, June 15, 2009). In the book he talks about how the U.S. obtained Hawaii and the resistance to annexation by…

Sarah Vowell examines the Americanization of Hawaii that began with the arrival of New England missionaries in 1820. The author recounts the coup, organized by the missionaries, that…

Author Chad Blair explored Hawaii’s past and present through the lens of race and ethnicity, labor, politics, the Hawaiian sovereignty movement, Honolulu’s homeless crisis, the role of the U.S. military, and…

Author Dan Boylan explored the life and accomplishments of former Hawaii Governor John Burns in his book, John A. Burns: The Man and His Times. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in…