20th Century Hawai`i: Moving Images From Territory to Statehood

FAIN: PW-285011-22

University of Hawaii (Honolulu, HI 96822-2216)
Janel Quirante (Project Director: July 2021 to present)

The digitization of 890 audiovisual assets spanning eight collections that document Hawaiian history and culture from the 1920s to 2000s.

`Ulu`ulu: The Henry Ku`ualoha Moving Image Archive of Hawai`i at the University of Hawai`i - West O`ahu will digitize 890 motion picture film reels and videotapes from its holdings in order to shed light on how the path to statehood took on varying degrees of reactions and repercussions for the Native Hawaiian and Japanese American populations in Hawai`i. The nominated collections for digitization align with NEH's A More Perfect Union initiative, in highlighting the stories of Hawai`i's citizens who witnessed and participated in the road to statehood and the consequences of admission into the union. The materials to be digitized come from eight collections spanning the period of the 1920s to 2000s: Juniroa Productions, 442nd Legacy Center, Katsugo Miho, Samuel P. King, Biographical Research Center, Making Waves Films, Hawaii People's Fund, and Hawaii Council for the Humanities.