May 2011
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(via YouTube - Author of “Kumu Hula” Talks About His New Book)
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Video of Miss Aloha Hula 2011: Tori Hulali Canha
[ direct link to video ] Tori Hulali Canha is the winner of this year’s wahine (women) hula competition of the Merrie Monarch Festival. We were especially impressed by her kahiko performance. First comes her oli (spoken chant) and at approx. 3 minutes she begins with her hula. More information about the competition including a list of all winners is available on staradvertiser.com:...
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The Doolittle Raid and Operation Tomodachi: When...
69 years ago US military forces entered Japanese airspace at the Eastern shore of Honshu to bomb Tokyo. 69 years later US military forces off of the Northeastern coast of Honshu are in support of Operation Tomodachi. Former enemy nations now are friends. Read the touching firsthand account by the pilot of aircraft #13 on the Doolittle Raid off the Hornet Lt. Edgar “Mac” Mc Elroy “Aircraft...
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One Day in Six Minutes, Navy Region Hawaii by Mark Logico via @PacificFleet This is my tribute to the best home port in the US Navy. I’ve been stationed in Hawaii for a little more than two years, and it was nothing short of an adventure. Enjoy the video. Produced with Nikon D300 and various lenses.
Apr 13th
“The relief operation that followed was named Operation Tomodachi, after the...”
– 7th Fleet observes moment of silence, reflects on Operation Tomodachi
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YouTube - Merrie Monarch Festival 2010 KE KAI O... →
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Hawaiian Pidgin Word of the Week
ono [oh-noh]: delicious, tasty. Sometimes englified to: onolicious
Apr 8th
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"From one Tomodachi to another (thank you, JMSDF)"
PACIFIC OCEAN (April 04, 2011) – Sailors aboard the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter destroyer JDS Hyuga (DDH 181) wave the American and Japanese flags as a sign of friendship during a pass and review with the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Pass and review is a maritime tradition conducted by foreign nation ships to render honors to each other. Ronald Reagan is...
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Hawaii Invests in New Rainbows On Demand... →
Fascinating technology developped by Hawaii University of Manoa for enhancing tourists’ Hawaii experience!
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