Lā Kū'oko'a aka Hawaiian Independence Day (1843) - a podcast by Jody Avirgan & Radiotopia

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Today we’re looking at Hawaiian Independence Day, marked on November 28th.

Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss what exactly “independence” meant for the islands, which were shifting from colonial rule to monarchical rule and, eventually, American annexation.

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Our team: Jacob Feldman, Researcher/Producer; Brittani Brown, Producer; Khawla Nakua, Transcripts; music by Teen Daze and Blue Dot Sessions; Audrey Mardavich is our Executive Producer at Radiotopia

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