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Hawaii

Team USA Hawaiian surfer Carissa Moore practices for a World Surf League competition at Surf Ranch on Tuesday in Lemoore, California, on  June 15, 2021.
Tokyo Olympics
Hawaiians highlight surfing’s cultural roots as it makes its Olympic debut
Darryl Sumiki, 52, of Hilo, stands atop a car and watches as lava lights up the sky in bright red above Pahoa during ongoing eruptions of the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii.
Property losses mount on Hawaii’s Big Island as lava flow spreads
Arts, Culture & Media
Ukulele
Arts, Culture & Media
Hula
TMT.
Technology
Finding an Earthly home for the Thirty Meter Telescope
Trump press conference covered on Japanese TV
US Asia policy under Trump: A Honolulu-Tokyo town hall
Full Episode
The Mauna Ulu lava shield in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
Science
Scientists just used Hawaii as a ‘body double’ for Mars
‘Battleship Row’ after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. The capsized USS Oklahoma is visible in the foreground, behind her is USS Maryland, while USS West Virginia burns furiously on the right.
Science
Some of Pearl Harbor’s unknown victims will get a second chance at identification
A Russian family migrating to Hawaii pose for a passport photo.
Culture
For a group of Siberians, Hawaii was far from a tropical paradise
Global Politics
As 70th anniversary nears, historian looks at why Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
Conflict & Justice
Remembering Senator Daniel Inouye
BirdNote® Kipukas and Akis
Earth Ear
Environment
Hawaii Braces for Tsunami
Environment
Tsunami Warning Issued Across Pacific
Environment
Tracking the Wave
A Green Legacy?
Conflict & Justice
Global Hit – Kealii Reichel