"The Road to Pearl Harbor" Exhibit’ will be at Story of Hawai‘i Museum from now until Monday, December 10th. This World War II exhibit will showcase a collection of vintage maps, prints, military documents, and WWII paraphernalia. Learn more about the events that led to this war, battle strategies, and outcomes that shaped not only the history of the United States, but of … [Read more...] about ‘The Road to Pearl Harbor’ Exhibit at Story of Hawaii Museum
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Maui’s Story of Hawai`i Museum getting Travel Channel exposure in May
The Story of Hawai‘i Museum at the Queen Ka‘ahumanu Center is getting some big publicity this month. On Thursday, May 17, the Travel Channel show Mysteries at the Museum will air a segment on the museum’s steel guitar exhibit (which we wrote about in this April 4, 2018 story). “I’m part of the narration in this segment,” museum owner Bryant Neal told me. “It features the … [Read more...] about Maui’s Story of Hawai`i Museum getting Travel Channel exposure in May
Kika Kila: How Geri Valdriz helps keep the fire burning for steel guitars
Growing up on Oahu in the 1960s and ‘70s, Geri Valdriz and his friends listened to the blues. “In my generation, that’s the kind of music we listened to–we never played Hawaiian music,” he told me recently. Then he started reading interviews of his favorite blues artists, and was surprised to find them citing Hawaiian steel guitar musicians as their influences. “So … [Read more...] about Kika Kila: How Geri Valdriz helps keep the fire burning for steel guitars
2018 MauiTime Food Issue
By Axel Beers, Shan Kekahuna and Anthony Pignataro If you’re like us, you eat food. This is a good thing, though on Maui, it can be a little overwhelming, given the fact that there are 32 million restaurants here (give or take a few). Some are incredibly opulent, while others are just cramped kitchens with a few plastic tables out front. Finding a consistently great, hopefully … [Read more...] about 2018 MauiTime Food Issue
Story of Hawaii Museum moves into new spot at Queen Kaahumanu Center
This past Sunday afternoon, my girlfriend and were walking through the Queen Ka‘ahumanu Center when she noticed that the Story of Hawaii Museum had moved. No longer located on the first floor, a few doors down from Ramen Ya, the little museum is now on the second floor, just opposite the elevator and directly above American Eagle Outfitters. Stepping inside, we found museum … [Read more...] about Story of Hawaii Museum moves into new spot at Queen Kaahumanu Center