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You Can Enjoy the Kitschy Glamour of Tiki Cocktail Culture without the Gnarly Colonial Aftertaste
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(Eat Me)
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... given exotic-sounding Hawaiian names, mugs were whittled into the shape of gods revered by indigenous people throughout the South Pacific islands, and patrons were served Chinese food—because, in mid-century ...
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Created on 26 May 2021
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New Mexico Makes History, Electing All Women Of Color In Its House Delegation
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(Feminism)
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... Fernandez, who will now represent the 3rd Congressional District. Republican Yvette Herrell, a member of Cherokee Nation, will represent the 2nd.
In 1990, Hawaii became the first to elect all women of ...
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Created on 05 November 2020
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Trump Is Back On His Birtherism Bullshit And Kamala Harris Is His Latest Target
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(Feminism)
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Donald Trump gained notoriety for falsely claiming that President Barack Obama, who was born in Hawaii, was not a U.S. citizen and was lying about his birthplace. This statement was the genesis of the ...
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Created on 14 August 2020
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The Women Of "Sesame Street" Share Their Behind-The-Scenes Storie
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(TV)
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... of her character’s rapport with Oscar. “Grundgetta is the grouchy side of me,” she explains. “I was raised as a nice Hawaiian girl, but Grundgetta just cuts right through it and tells you exactly what’s ...
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Created on 17 July 2020
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Jenny Slate Steps Away From Biracial "Big Mouth" Role: "Black Voices Must Be Hear
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(Entertainment)
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... a character of Chinese and Hawaiian descent. Whitewashing continues to be a huge problem in the entertainment industry – and voice acting allows a certain level of anonymity, which only makes it worse. ...
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Created on 25 June 2020
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Sleazy Landlords Request “Sexual Favors” Instead of Rent During COVID-19 Pandemic
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(Feminism)
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Government officials in Hawaii have noticed an increase in the number of women reporting landlords asking for sexual favors in exchange for rent. This suggests that landlords are using the COVID-19 ...
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Created on 13 April 2020
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Tulsi Gabbard Has Got To Go
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(Feminism)
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... change, I’m a dove,” she told the Hawaii Tribune-Herald last year. As a member of the military, Gabbard points to her experience serving in Iraq and the betrayal she felt by her own government as motivating ...
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Created on 19 December 2019
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Planned Parenthood Forced Out of Title X, Loses Federal Funding
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(Feminism)
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... opting out of federal funds will vary from state to state. “Hawaii, Illinois, New York, Oregon and Washington have said their states would not participate in Title X under the new rule,” according to the ...
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Created on 23 August 2019
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Zero Waste Talks: Cassia Patel On How To Live In Harmony With Our Ocean
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(Living)
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... and more groups taking steps to address it, there’s still a lot of work to do. Only three states—California, Hawaii, and now New York—have banned disposable bags. The flow of plastic into our waters remains ...
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Created on 02 July 2019
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12 Women and Non-Binary Asian Americans You Should Know About
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(Feminism)
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...
Via Wikimedia Commons / U.S. Congress
Mazie Hirono (1947-Present), whose Japanese name is Keiko Hirono, is currently serving as a Senator representing Hawaii, making her the first woman Senator from ...
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Created on 31 May 2019
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5 Female Geniuses From History You Need To Know
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(Feminism)
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... she become both the first woman and the first African-American to graduate from the University of Hawaii.
Just casually breaking all the boundaries
With those barriers firmly broken, Alice moved onto ...
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Created on 15 March 2019
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Despite Success, Cast of "Big Little Lies" Still Had To Fight for Appropriate Wage
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(TV)
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... Dae Kim and Grace Park, both of Korean heritage, walked away from Hawaii Five-O after CBS refused to match their pay to the pay of their white male co-stars Alex O’Loughlin and Scott Caan. On the brighter ...
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Created on 27 February 2019
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13.
Bryan Singer Preemptively Denies As-Yet-Unpublished Esquire Exposé Covering Decades Of Sexual Assault Accusations
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(Movies)
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... include rape: in 2014, former child actor Michael F. Egan III filed a civil lawsuit against Singer. Egan said that in 1999, when he was 17, Singer flew him to Hawaii multiple times under the pretense of ...
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Created on 15 October 2018
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More Sexual Assault Allegations Come Out Against Brett Kavanaugh
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(Feminism)
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... allegation against Brett Kavanaugh. It should be fully investigated,” Senator Mazie Hirono, of Hawaii, told The New Yorker. Of the four Democratic senators to receive information about the allegation, ...
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Created on 24 September 2018
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Senator Mazie Hirono Tells Men To "Shut Up And Step Up" ...
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(Feminism)
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Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) of the Senate Judiciary Committee spoke in support of Christine Blasey Ford on Tuesday, condemning Republicans’ response to Ford's sexual assault accusation against Brett M. ...
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Created on 19 September 2018
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Doctors Regularly Give Anesthesized Patients Non-Consensual Pelvic Exams—And This Needs To Stop
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(Feminism)
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... oftentimes, multiple med students will practice on the same patient. In the US, non-consensual pelvic exams are legal in every state besides Hawaii, California, Illinois, and Virginia.
Phoebe Friesen, ...
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Created on 12 September 2018
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The 16 Best Things To Do In Oahu, Hawaii—Including Surfing, Beaches, Karaoke And Ramen
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(Living)
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Hawaii? Who doesn’t know about Hawaii? Beaches, hula, mai tais, surfing—a sweet-paced life of simple pleasures. Pretty typical, right? It can be, but there’s so much more. On Oahu, the contradiction ...
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Created on 12 June 2018
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18.
Uranus Is Entering Taurus. Here's What To Expec
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(Living)
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... fiery Aries into earthy Taurus could be to blame for the volcanic eruption in Hawaii. Uranus shook up the mountains, omitting Mars-like gas from the earth during its last days in Aries. The next seven ...
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Created on 15 May 2018
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Pussy Power House Models Zero Waste Wearables In Our Fashion Editorial
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(Style)
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... who are using sustainable and repurposed materials to make new pieces. From IRISHLATINA’s “Waste Not” collection, made entirely from thrifted T-shirts and Hawaiian shirts, to my own bottle-cap necklaces, ...
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Created on 09 May 2018
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"The Wounded Healer" Chiron Is Now In Aries—Here's What That Mea
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(Living)
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... Hawaii listened carefully to the cries of Chiron, becoming the first state to legalize homosexuality in 1972. The same year, Sweden took a stand pushing legislation for transgender people to legally change ...
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Created on 17 April 2018
