1989 Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife in Washington D.C. tape 1
The 1989 Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife held between June 23-27 and June 30-July 4. Footage includes oli (chant) by Pualani Kanakaʻole Kanahele and speeches from Robert McCormick Adams Jr., Jamaican ambassador to the United States Keith Johnson, Senator Daniel K. Inouye, and Governor John Waiheʻe. Topics include: the Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife, Hawaiian culture and Hawaiʻi's 30th anniversary of statehood.
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