Life Histories of Native HawaiiansThe Center for Oral History in the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
has collected and preserved "the recollections of Native Hawaiians and the multi-ethnic people of Hawaiʻi." Read the transcripts of any of the oral histories in the "Life Histories of Native Hawaiians" collection, to experience individuals' perspectives in their own words. Explore other collections related to Hawaiʻi government, historical events, occupations, and more.
Hamakua Hero by
The story of Katsu Goto, a Japanese man who moved to Honokaa, Hawaii, in 1884 to seek his fortune. After three years as a contract laborer on a sugar plantation, Goto became the first Japanese store owner in Honokaa and a respected member of the community, but in 1889, Goto was found lynched after being accused of causing unrest among the laborers that led to the burning of a sugarcane field.