Storytellers

The people behind the archive

Each person here gave written permission to share their conversation publicly. Open a profile to read transcripts and listen to the recordings.

• Amelia Kahananui

  Kaunakakai · 1950s

  Community health nurse who served rural Molokaʻi families for thirty-eight years.

  1 conversation

• Herbert Sakai

  Kalihi · 1930s

  Second-generation machinist who built a family shop in Kalihi after returning from service.

  1 conversation

• Kamaka Nakoa

  Waipiʻo · 1940s

  Kalo farmer who has worked the same loʻi for six decades and helped restore ʻauwai in the valley.

  1 conversation

• Lehua Kaʻaihue

  Hanalei · 1960s

  ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi teacher and one of the first graduates of a Hawaiian immersion program.

  1 conversation