This collection contains production and research materials related to Biography Hawaiʻi (2002-2009), a television documentary series that focuses on residents whose lives have had a lasting impact on these islands. The series was directed and produced by Craig Howes and Joy-Chong Stannard with the primary sponsoring organizations Hawaiʻi Public Television (PBS Hawaiʻi) and the Center for Biographical Research of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. The collection contains numerous interviews with scholars, family and cultural experts related to the subjects portrayed in the series. The series includes documentaries on Maiki Aiu Lake (2002), Harriet Bouslog (2003), Ruth Keʻelikolani (2004), Koji Ariyoshi (2005), and Joseph Nāwahī.

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