The Center for Oral History has started to use ArcGIS StoryMaps as one way to share oral history projects in a concise and accessible way. Beginning with the North Shore Ethnographic Field School in 2018 led by Dr. Ty Kāwika Tengan, the Center for Oral History adapted this platform in 2022 for its project on Haleakalā working with the National Park Service. This platform allows us to share context and research about our projects paired with photos from the field and our narrators, along with video and audio clips from our interviews for an engaging multimedia experience. Take a look at some of the beautiful StoryMaps produced by the North Shore Field School and the Center for Oral History.
North Shore Field School
A collection of StoryMaps based produced by students in the North Shore Field School studying ethnographic and oral history methods aimed at documenting, preserving, and honoring the stories of the people of Waialua, Oʻahu. A total of 15 individual StoryMaps are featured. [2018-2020]
Akāka Wale o Haleakalā: Haleakalā Stands in Full View
In the late 1970s, Haleakalā National Park began building a series of fences around the perimeter of the park to exclude feral ungulates (goats, pigs, deer and cattle), and preserve native habitat, and care for native wildlife. By preserving these habitats, the park also perpetuates Hawaiian places, place names, and moʻolelo highlighted through interviews with 13 present and past park staff and community members with close ties to Haleakalā National Park. [2022]
Kuahiwi nui Haleakalā, He Inoa no ke Akua: Haleakalā, the Great Mountain, a Name for the God
This StoryMap explores the history of early park natural resource management, as well as the history of park lands in Kaupō and Kīpahulu through the voices of people who have worked in and experienced the park over many years. Specifically, this focuses on Native Hawaiian cultural stories, insights, and concepts that have been shared by six of these narrators and gathered through their close relationships with the lands that now comprise Haleakalā National Park. [2025]
Kanaka Maoli Lahainaluna Boarders
Between 2022-2024, the Center for Oral History conducted a mo‘o‘ōlelo (oral history) project focusing on the memories of Native Hawaiian Lahainaluna boarders from approximately 1950-1999. Our goal was to form long-lasting relationships with the Lahainaluna community to ensure that we may accurately tell the stories of its beloved boarders in a way that they would want to be represented. There have been many challenges that the boarding department has faced in recent years, which has led the Lahainaluna Boarders Association to advocate for their history to be told. [2024]
Waialeʻe Lako Pono
A series of five StoryMaps were created for the Waialeʻe Lako Pono Oral History project by students in Dr. Ty Kāwika Tengan’s Fall 2023 North Shore Field School with support from the North Shore Community Land Trust and the Center for Oral History. More than 20 students documented the life histories of nine kūpuna and community members with ties to Waialeʻe. [2024]
- Paul & Verna Eguires – From high school sweethearts to Waialeʻe’s newest ranchers, Paul and Verna strive to feed their community by restoring cattle ranching.
- Margaret Primacio & JennieLee Andrade – Margaret Primacio and JennieLee Andrade are first cousins. They share their connection to Waialeʻe with us through their Iwata family.
- Daniel Nāhoʻopiʻi – A parcel of land was passed down generationally where it remains with the Nāhoʻopiʻi ʻohana. As Chief Administrative Officer and CEO of the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, Daniel shares his thoughts on kuleana, ʻāina, and what it means to think about regenerative tourism today.
- Nohea Santimer – A Kuleana land-holder in Waialeʻe shares how triumphs and adversity from years of managing ʻāina in Hawaiʻi along with her ties to Waialeʻe.
- Mildred Cataluna, Rachel Paris, & Leona Lui – Rachel Paris joins her mother Mildred Cataluna and childhood friend Leona Lui to recall their fond memories of Waiale‘e.