AHA celebrates American Archives Month with the following free activities open to all!


‘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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