U.S.S. Missouri Becomes A Museum
Heard on NPR – One of the world’s most famous battleships, the USS Missouri, has become a floating memorial and museum based at Pearl Harbor.
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Bla Pahinui
Heard on NPR – Hawaii is home to a legendary musical family –the Pahinui’s. Gabby Pahinui is called the “Father of Modern Slack Key Guitar.” Since his death in 1980, three of his sons have been carrying on his musical legacy. One of them is Bla Pahinui.
Billy Higgins
Heard on NPR – Billy Higgins was one of the most recorded jazz drummers in history. He also nurtured a new generation of musicians and co-founded “The World Stage,” a cultural center in Los Angeles.
Hapa
Heard on NPR – Hapa is the Hawaiian word for half, and it’s often used to refer to someone of mixed race. Hapa is also the name of one of Hawaii’s most popular bands. The musicians chose the name because one is a native Hawaiian and the other a native New Yorker. (Profile of the founding members of Hapa.)
Keola Beamer – Tales from the Dream Guitar
Heard on NPR – Hawaiian slack key guitar master Keola Beamers takes you on a magical journey with his music and CD “Moe`uhane Kika – Tales from the Dream Guitar.”
“Picture Bride”
Heard on NPR – In the early 1900s, thousands of Japanese women crossed the Pacific to marry Japanese plantation workers in Hawaii. Because those marriages were arranged through photographs and letters, the young women became known as “Picture Brides.” Their story is told in a new movie.
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