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2024 Roselani Internship

2024 Roselani Internship

The purpose of the Roselani Media Preservation Internship is to give a student of merit who is committed to the preservation of our media history – which covers the political, cultural and historical landscape of these islands – the opportunity to acquire practical experience in a moving image archive.

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"Lahaina: Waves of Change" by Eddie & Myrna Kamae
ʻUluʻulu Highlight Reels
Snapshots of (Over) Tourism in Hawaiʻi

Snapshots of (Over) Tourism in Hawaiʻi

This year's ʻUluʻulu HIFF film presentation & panel featured found footage & home movies of Hawai‘i from a Bygone era, to show the urban evolution of the landscape. Was it idyllic, bucolic and the usual tropes that may be tinged by nostalgia & rose colored glasses looking at the past?

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Revealing the Works of the “Cosmic Dancer”

Revealing the Works of the “Cosmic Dancer”

In 2021 ʻUluʻulu and the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa University Archives & Manuscript Collections Department were awarded a Preservation & Access Grant from the Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities to collaborate on digitizing the Mitsuo Aoki Collections.

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Community Partnership

Community Partnership

In October 2021, ʻUluʻulu completed a 3-year digitization project supported by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs in partnership with OHA's Papakilo Database. The digital content consists of television programs that focus on Hawaiian history, arts, & culture: “The Best of Treasures,” “Holo Mai Pele,” “Legacy of Light,” “Merrie Monarch Festival,” & “Pau Hana Years.”

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From Vault to Screen

From Vault to Screen

In 2019 ʻUluʻulu and Bishop Museum were awarded a Preservation & Access grant from the Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities to collaborate on Vault to Screen. The project was envisioned to safely preserve and ensure community access to nitrate films in the Bishop Museum Library & Archives' historic moving image collection.

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HLF Music

HLF Music

Music is a big part of Hawaiian culture and mele (songs) are the gifts left behind from the composers who came before us. Hawaiian music is spiritual and it shares the foundations of Hawaiʻi which is love for the things surrounding us and the appreciation of nature. Music also shares the experiences of our kūpuna. Music was the source that led Eddie Kamae on his lifelong journey.

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Pau Hana Years

Pau Hana Years

Produced by Hawaiʻi Public Television from 1966 and 1982, Pau Hana Years profiled kūpuna who told their life stories, showcased their talents, engaged in lively activities, and shared their knowledge. With nearly 200 episodes of this popular program, you can now watch these inspiring individuals who left their cultural imprint in our local communities.

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Plantation History Preservation

Plantation History Preservation

Historian Barbara Kawakami grew up on a sugar plantation. In the 1980s she helped CLEAR produce several programs on plantation history and culture. Kawakami’s work has inspired a donation by Frank Moy and Marcia Mau that has enabled preservation and digital access to the CLEAR Rice & Roses Collection.

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AHA Volunteer Project

AHA Volunteer Project

‘Ulu‘ulu is pleased to partner with the Association of Hawai‘i Archivists to transcribe video clips from our collections. This project could not be completed without the generous time and work provided by AHA's community of dedicated volunteers. Mahalo!

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Senator Daniel K. Inouye Oral History Project

Senator Daniel K. Inouye Oral History Project

The Daniel K. Inouye Institute’s Oral History Project was a chance for people who knew Inouye well to relay their experience as a friend and colleague. This theme showcases a selection of interviews honoring the life of the late Senator.

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Don Ho Collection

Don Ho Collection

ʻUluʻulu recently acquired the complete collection of the late entertainer Don Ho’s films, videos and personal memorabilia from the Donald Tai Loy Ho Trust. The extensive collection from Hawaiʻi's most famous entertainer includes archival film and video footage and related personal memorabilia from the early 1960s through 2007.

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Pilot Project

Pilot Project

The HKG Pilot Project was a collaborative effort between ʻUluʻulu and local archives, museums, libraries, television stations and independent producers to create a digital collection of Hawaiian film and video. Much of this footage had not been seen in over 30 years until it was digitized in 2011.

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ʻUluʻulu – The Henry Ku$#699;ualoha Giuni Moving Image Archive of Hawaiiʻi

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