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Kyle Kajihiro and Terri Kekoʻolani give tours to friends and colleagues showcasing Hawai’i’s complex history with the military. They call the tour DeTour as a nod to decolonization.

A DeTour of Hawaii

Ashley Adriano and Mara Mahoney

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Local movements to reconnect with the land hopes to improve health for indigenous communities.

Decolonizing Diets

Eunica Escalante

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Bookstores across the nation are suffering from store closures and decline in retail sales, but one bookstore chain continues to grow...

Lead by Faith

Tracy Kim

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How Christopher Ulu's journey inspired him to help other local entrepreneurs with Ohana Hale Marketplace.

Helping Ohana

Doris Kung

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The historic UH Manoa fountain used to be part of campus culture during its early years. Now, it’s dry and abandoned.

Varney Circle

Jim Bea Sampaga

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Walk by this deceptively simple structure at the right time, and you won’t just see it, you’ll hear it. 

When Art and Science Collide

Shannon Manamtam

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College eSports scholarships are rapidly paving a way for a new form of competitive sports and a learning opportunity...

Collegiate eSports On The Rise

Sierra Acklin

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It’s early in the morning and the calm clear blue waters that lick along Maui’s picturesque seashores promise favorable weather...

Death In Paradise

Adara Pineda

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When sunlight shines through the windows of the Manoa Public Library, the light transforms five still glass sculptures into...

Looking Through The Glass

Tracy Kim

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Bamboo trees, open galleries, and high ceilings are some of the things that decorate the art building at University of Hawaii...

Eating In Public

Jim Bea Sampaga

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Dressed in a black turtleneck with matching black boots and blue denim pants,  Kristen Domingcil stands...

Behind The Sweet Escape

Doris Kung

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At 3:30 p.m. on a windy Tuesday afternoon in Kalihi valley, five kids in their classroom lay spread out on the straw mat with books...

Reviving Pacific Voices

Mara Mahoney

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The call came on a seemingly uneventful Thursday morning in Oct. 2017. But in hindsight, Doug Simons would...

Written In The Stars

Eunica Escalante

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Why having the first male cheerleaders in the NFL wasn’t a big deal.

Real Men Cheer Too

Ashley Adriano

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University of Hawaii's Culinology program was expecting about 30 students to enroll when it launched in 2015. But three years later...

The Art and Science of Culinary

Jim Bea Sampaga

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The blazing sunlight and breezy weather blanketed the green Koolau mountains of East Oahu as photographer Matt Leong...

Extreme Photography

Kristen Kumakura

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Billions of Hindus celebrate the festival of lights, known as “Diwali,” each year. Yet, instead of lighting candles...

Desert Sands to Sandy Beaches

Mara Mahoney

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