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As we move back to a sense of normality in our lives, we have a chance to reflect on what the past few years have taught us. There is no question that the COVID pandemic upended nearly every aspect of both our work and personal lives. Where most businesses and public institutions hunkered down and closed to the public for months or years, the staff at the Hawaiʻi State Archives understood the core function that the Archives serves in protecting the rights, identity, property, and history of the People of Hawai’i and ensuring public access to these records. My staff found a way to continue to execute on our mandate to “Collect the Public Archives” and to make it accessible to the people of Hawai’i – and to do it safely. I am pleased to announce that, due to the dedication and commitment of the staff, the Archives was not closed for one day more than required by external mandates.

If that is not worth celebrating, I don’t know what is!

For our Archives Month theme this year, we centered our theme on the pāʻina, a Hawaiian word that means a small party over a meal. One of the traditions I have come to appreciate since moving to Hawaiʻi is that fact that when two or more gather, food is almost always involved. Sharing the sustenance of life creates a bonding experience that brings the participants closer together. While we don’t allow actual food in the archives – there are many food-related records to be found within. I would also offer those records protected in the Archives provides nourishment through knowledge; as such every researcher who comes into the Archives or accesses the millions of records we have placed online since the start of the pandemic are joining us in a pāʻina, feeding the mind and spirit.

Link for Hawaiian high-resolution PDF poster

Link for English high-resolution PDF poster

Throughout the month of October, we invite all of you to our “Pāʻina in the Archives” to acquaint yourself with some of the great dinner parties of the past. Throughout the month we will be releasing thousands of pages of newly digitized materials, including a fabulous array of dinner invitations, menus from parties hosted by Nā Mōʻī (Kings) and Nā Mōʻī Wahine (Queens) of Hawaiʻi, historic photographs of dinner celebrations, and the Records of the Chamberlain, Keeper of Royal Household, to learn more about what it took to put on the fancy dinner parties, balls, and inaugurations. What party is complete without at least a surprise or two??? Follow us on social media to see what else might turn up during the party.

E Mālama Pono (Take care of yourself in both body and spirit)
Dr. Adam Jansen
State Archivist

Please join us daily on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/HawaiiStateArchives/) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/hawaiistatearchives/) where we will be featuring records in relation to our theme.

Click on the images above to see larger versions of this year’s Archives Month poster or click on the link below the thumbnail to download a high-resolution PDF file.

Click on the links below for more information about our Archives Month and to see our virtual exhibitions (updated weekly):
  Hawaiʻi State Archives’ Archives Month 2022 Poster / Pelaha Malama Akewika 2022 a Ka Hale Waihona Palapala Kahiko
  Electronic Records Day: “Access Denied: A State Electronic Records Initiative (SERI)”
  Dishes and Diplomacy: King David Kalākaua at the Table

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Hawaiʻi State Archives’ Archives Month 2022 Poster
Pelaha Malama Akewika 2022 a Ka Hale Waihona Palapala Kahiko

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Resources at the Archives / Nā Kūmole ma ka Hale Akewika:
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Electronic Records Day 2022

In Celebration of Archives Month (October) and Electronic Records Day (10/10), Hawai`i State Archives invites you to:

Access Denied: A State Electronic Records Initiative (SERI) – Council of State Archivists webinar for Electronic Records Day

Speakers: Hannah Bergman, National Archives and Records Administration; Lois Hamill, Northern Kentucky University; and Sheilah Brous, Maryland Department of Transportation

Description: While repositories generally aim to provide access to their records, restrictions based on copyright and privacy laws are sometimes necessary. These restrictions can become even more difficult to enforce when dealing with the unique properties of born digital materials, the sheer volume of electronic records generated, and the security issues inherent in their storage and access. Join us for a panel discussion on the topics of FOIA, confidentiality, and copyright, as they intersect with electronic records at national, state, and local institutions.

What: Webinar
When: Tuesday, October 11, 2022, 8:00-9:00 am Hawai`i Time (2-3 pm EST)
Cost: FREE
Register at: https://www.statearchivists.org/electronic-records/state-electronic-records-initiative/seri-webinars

Additional resources:
Open Records: Guide to Hawaii’s Uniform Information Practices Act
Copyright and Unpublished Material in Archives and Manuscript Collections
Copyright Issues Relevant to the Creation of a Digital Archive

Ref No.: M187-1-2-035
12/03/1892, Breakfast at Iolani Palace
Cropped and enhanced image of the printed colored Coat of Arms of the Kingdom

FREE IN-PERSON PRESENTATION ON OCTOBER 15, 2022 AT THE HAWAIʻI STATE CAPITOL AUDITORIUM

In Celebration of Archives Month, the Hawaiʻi State Archives is proud to present the following presentation on October 15, 2022, from 1:00 to 2:00pm at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol Auditorium. This event is being graciously sponsored by Senator Brian Taniguchi. So please join us for what is sure to be an informative and appetizing talk!

Dishes and Diplomacy: King David Kalākaua at the Table

This presentation discusses the ways King David Kalākaua, the constitutional monarch of the Kingdom of Hawai`i, utilized culinary diplomacy at an 1890 ʻahaʻaina (banquet) to honor Rear-Admiral George Brown, of the United States Navy. I will talk about the venue, the invited guests, the table setting, the menu, the selection of dishes and libations, and the musical selections. Through this diplomatic dinner, the status and authority of Kalākaua is emphasized as he extends hospitality to his political friends and enemies.

About the Presenter:
Kristin McAndrews has a doctorate in English and is a retired Associate Professor of English at the University of Hawai`i at Mānoa. Her scholarly work focuses on folklore, storytelling, and the power of food in literature and culture. At UHM and in Paris and Florence, she taught classes in food writing and art, literature, and food. Since retirement, she’s served on the board of Slow Food Oʻahu and has given presentations at the Honolulu Museum of Art on the significant role of food in art.

E hoʻolauleʻa aku ai i ka Malama Akewika, he haʻaheo ka Waihona Palapala Aupuni o ka Mokuʻāina ʻo Hawaiʻi e hōʻike aku i kekahi haʻiʻōlelo ma ʻOkatoba 15, 2022, i ka hola 1 ʻaui. a pau i ka hola 2 ʻaui., ma ke Kahua Haʻiʻōlelo o ke Kapitala o Ka Mokuʻāina ʻo Hawaiʻi. Kākoʻo ʻia me ka ʻoluʻolu e Kenekoa Brian Taniguchi. E ʻoluʻolu mai e huliāmahi me mākou i ka ʻono o kēia ʻike waiwai.

Nā Meaʻai me ka Noho Nihi: Ka Mōʻī Kalākaua ma ke Pākaukau

He haʻiʻōlelo kēia e pili ana i ko Davida Kalākaua, ka Mōʻī o kō Hawaiʻi Pae ʻĀina, noʻeau ma ka noho nihi ʻana ma o ka meaʻai ma kekahi ʻahaʻaina 1890 e hoʻohanohano ai iā Hope-ʻAkimalala George Brown, o ka ʻOihana Moku kaua ʻo Amelika Huipū ʻIa. E wehewehe aku ʻana au i kahi i mālama ʻia ka ʻahaʻaina, nā kānaka i kono ʻia, ka pono pākaukau, ka papa kuhikuhi meaʻai, nā meaʻai me nā meainu i koho ʻia, a pēlā pū nā mele i hoʻokani ʻia. Ma muli o kēia ʻahaʻaina noho nihi, hoʻokoʻikoʻi ʻia nō ko Kalākaua kūlana me ka mana ma kona hoʻokipa ʻana i nā hoa me nā hoa paio welo like.

No ka Haʻiʻōlelo:
He laeʻula ko Kristin McAndrews ma ka ʻōlelo Pelekānia a he Kumu ʻōlelo Pelekānia ʻo ia ma ke Kula Nui Hawaiʻi o Mānoa e hoʻomaha loa nei. Pili kona ʻimi noiʻi noelo i nā moʻolelo, ka haʻimoʻolelo ʻana a me ka mana o ka ʻai ma nā moʻolelo me nā ʻike lāhui. Ma UHM, Palisa, me Filorente ʻo ia i aʻo aku ai i mau papa no ke kākau ʻana e pili ana i ka ʻai, ka moʻolelo, me ka pāheona. Ma kona hoʻomaha loa ʻana, kū ʻo ia ma ka papa o ʻAi Mālie o Oʻahu a haʻi ʻōlelo ʻo ia ma ka Hale Hōʻikeʻike Hana Noeau o Honolulu (HOMA) no ka waiwai o ka ʻai ma nā hana noʻeau.

Additional resources:
Visit the Dishes and Diplomacy: King David Kalākaua at the Table Events page on Facebook for additional information

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