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Chapter 1: What Does It Mean To Be Hawaiian Outside Of Hawaii?
Nearly half of all Native Hawaiians live outside Hawaii. But, as we discover in the new season of Offshore, Hawaiians carry the islands with them to far-flung places.
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Chapter 2: Tracing California’s ‘Lost Tribe’ Of Hawaiians
A group of Native Hawaiians traveled to California 181 years ago. Their descendants are still connected to the islands in surprising ways.
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Chapter 3: The Surprising History Of Hawaiians In The Civil War
More than 100 Native Hawaiians fought in America’s bloodiest war. Finding out what happened to them is a near-impossible task.
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Chapter 4: The Forgotten Story Of How Hawaiians Transformed American Music
Hawaiian musicians touring across America in the 1900s had an enormous — and often overlooked — impact on the development of blues and country music.
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Chapter 5: How Las Vegas Became Hawaii’s 9th Island
Hawaiians started moving to Las Vegas in the 1970s, and the community there continues to grow.
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Chapter 6: Am I Hawaiian Enough?
Reporter Kuʻu Kauanoe set out to explore the Native Hawaiian diaspora. She discovered unexpected things about her own identity along the way.
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Chapter 7: Stories Of Pain And Success From The Hawaiian Diaspora
A few months ago we asked Native Hawaiian readers outside of Hawaii to tell us why they left the islands. Here’s what they had to say.