‘Ulu‘ulu is presenting an archival film screening at the Hawai‘i International Film Festival and showcasing HAWAI‘I PONO‘I, the newly restored 1970 film, a visually stunning and poetic meditation on music, the gods in the Hawaiian pantheon and the mystique and ancestry of Hana, Maui. This film documents the Ho‘olaule‘a O Hana Maui and features artists ‘Iolani Luahine, the Farden Sisters, Gabby Pahinui, Ka‘upena Wong, and Eddie Kamae. A panel discussion with filmmaker Myrna Kamae, Bishop Museum historian Desoto Brown, and archivist Janel Quirante follows the screening.

When & Where:

Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 1:00pm at Consolidated Theatres Kahala

Encore screening on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 1:00pm at UH West O‘ahu (no panel)

Reserve free tickets at https://hiff.org/events/hawaiipono1970


Hawaiʻi State Archives celebrates the history of the ukulele.

When & Where: Sunday, October 6, 2024, 2:00 p.m. at Orvis Auditorium, UH Mānoa.


AHA presents an archives chat recapping the recent annual conference of the Society of American Archivists.

When: Monday, October 7, 2024. Register for Zoom link here.


Center for Labor Education & Research presents the broadcast of “Ah Quon McElrath: The Struggle Never Ends.”

When: October 17, 2024, 8:30 p.m. and October 20, 2024, 1:00 p.m. on PBS Hawaiʻi.

For more information, contact: clear@hawaii.edu


Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum will be celebrating American Archives Month with social media postings of a selection of letters, newspaper articles, and other printed matter, about the Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company and Maui Agricultural Company’s activities during the early to mid 20th century.

For more information, contact: Holly Buland, Assistant Director, operations@sugarmuseum.com, 808-871-8058


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