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Interviewee Sophia Ventura with nephew at her Kekaulike Street lei stand in downtown Honolulu, ca. 1940. (Photo courtesy Charlotte Fuller.)
Interviewee Sophia Ventura with nephew at her Kekaulike Street lei stand in downtown Honolulu, ca. 1940. (Photo courtesy Charlotte Fuller.)

Ka Po‘e Kau Lei: An Oral History of Hawai‘i’s Lei Sellers

Eleven long-time lei sellers share their experiences on lei making; lei selling on downtown sidewalks, the waterfront, and at the airport; tourism growth; and relationships with wholesalers, the state government, and the military. June 1986, 439 pages, 1 volume, photographs.

Morihara Store, Kona, Hawai‘i. (Photo courtesy Morihara family.)
Morihara Store, Kona, Hawai‘i. (Photo courtesy Morihara family.)

Kona Heritage Stores Oral History Project

The Kona Heritage Stores Oral History Project documents the history of general stores in Kona Mauka. August 2006, 508 pages, 1 volume (.pdf), photographs.

 

New Capitol Café, 1938. (Photo courtesy Margaret Umeno Uyehara.)
New Capitol Café, 1938. (Photo courtesy Margaret Umeno Uyehara.)

The Oroku, Okinawa Connection: Local-Style Restaurants in Hawai‘i

With ancestral roots in Oroku, Okinawa, first-, second-, and third-generation participants/observers of family-run restaurants talk about their lives in the restaurant business. February 2004, 429 pages, 1 volume, photographs.

Arakawa Store, Kaheka, Maui, ca. 1935. Arakawa Store carried a variety of fast-selling goods, including soda pop, bread, ice cream, and school supplies. (Photo courtesy Richard Arakawa.)
Arakawa Store, Kaheka, Maui, ca. 1935. Arakawa Store carried a variety of fast-selling goods, including soda pop, bread, ice cream, and school supplies. (Photo courtesy Richard Arakawa.)

Stores and Storekeepers of Pa‘ia and Pu‘unene, Maui

Individuals directly involved with stores serving the sugar plantation communities of Pa‘ia and Pu‘unene recall the social and economic roles these stores played and how these roles changed over seventy years. June 1980, 1433 pages, 2 volumes, photographs.

Foreladies at Hapco (Hawaiian Pineapple Company) cannery, ca. 1930. (Photo courtesy Mabel Kozuki.)
Foreladies at Hapco (Hawaiian Pineapple Company) cannery, ca. 1930. (Photo courtesy Mabel Kozuki.)

Women Workers in Hawai‘i’s Pineapple Industry

Sixteen women field and cannery workers recall their daily work experiences in the pineapple industry and also talk about their domestic lives. June 1979, 1089 pages, 2 volumes, photographs. Slide/tape show on videotape available.