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Mauna ʻAla: Hawaii's Royal Mausoleum
Chapel - Royal Mausoleum, Honolulu, Hawaii Mauna ʻAla, the Royal Mausoleum of Hawaiʻi, rises quietly among the verdant slopes of Nuʻuanu Valley on Oʻahu, a place where stone, genealogy, and memory converge. The site became a sacred resting place for Hawaiʻi’s aliʻi, or chiefly families, after the remains of King Kamehameha II’s family were moved there in the 19th Century. In 1865, King Kamehameha V established the present mausoleum as a permanent burial place for the Kam


Wonder Woman of the Week: Nena
Born Gabriele Susanne Kerner in 1960 in Hagen, West Germany, Nena grew up in a country divided by the Cold War and surrounded by the restless sounds of a changing Europe. She took the stage name Nena as a teenager and began performing with local bands before joining the group The Stripes in the late 1970s. By the early 1980s, she had moved to West Berlin, where she became part of the city’s vibrant Neue Deutsche Welle, or “New German Wave,” movement. With its mixture of punk


Wonder Woman of the Week: Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz
Born in 1936 in Warsaw, Poland, Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz grew up in a country where the sea seemed far removed from everyday life. Yet her path eventually led toward the horizon. She studied engineering at Gdańsk University of Technology, graduating in 1962 with a degree in shipbuilding. In the coastal city of Gdańsk, the Baltic Sea became more than scenery: it offered a doorway into a world of ships, navigation, and exploration. Her engineering education shaped a


The Bogolans of Bambara Fashion
Across the savannas of West Africa, few textiles tell stories quite like bogolan, the mud-dyed cloth associated especially with the Bambara, or Bamana, people of Mali. The Bambara have long lived in communities along the Niger River and throughout the Sahel, where farming, trade, family, and village traditions have shaped daily life. Bogolan grew from this cultural landscape as both a practical textile and a form of visual expression. Its bold patterns can communicate ideas a


Wonder Woman of the Week: Youma Diakite
Born in Mali and raised in France, Youma Diakite built a career that crossed the worlds of fashion, television, and entertainment, becoming a recognizable figure in European popular culture. Her entrance into show business began through modeling, where her striking presence and confidence brought her to international attention. From the catwalk to the television screen, Diakite gradually expanded her talents beyond fashion, demonstrating that a career in the spotlight could e

DODEKA POLEMISTES
Join a network of fans of Greek Mythology and Ancient Greek costuming for a cause- blending social activism, histortical fashion, and ancient mythology all in one.

MARINERS WEEK
Explore the history of maritime heritage through a series of documentaries and tall tales of sailors, navigators, and legendary pirates.
MARINERS WEEK

Perpetuating the Art of Polynesian Wayfinding

Pearl diving in Indonesia

The Tragedy of the Essex

Maritime History of India

Rise of the East India Company

The Man the Sea Drove Mad

The Phoenicians

Wakō - History of Piracy in Japan and China

The Maritime Silk Road

South China Sea Dispute: The War On Fishing Rights

Anti-anti Whaling: Japan's Resumption of the Hunt

The Travels of Zheng He

Africa's Hidden History: Sailing From Kenya to Zanzibar

The Last Years of the Atlantic Slave Trade

The Legendary Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor

Dark Waters: Africa's deadliest migration route

The Brutal Origin Story Of The First Vikings

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

The Rise and Fall of the Pirates - Golden Age of Piracy

The Salmon Forest
PANATHENAEA

Morocco's Marathon Queen

Inside the Devil's Barrel: Indonesia's Female Stunt Riders

How a Filipino Teenager Became the Most Hyped Player in Women's History

The Heraean Games

India’s revolution in women’s cricket

The Widows of Everest

The Emotional World of Women's Fencing

Women's football in India

Breaking out of the cage: A documentary on Pakistan’s Hazara women fighting back

The Last Ride of Bonnie McCarroll

Let It Bring Hope: Bohemians v Palestine

Meet the Japanese woman breaking into the male dominated sport of Sumo

Birth of the WNBA

MMA's Darkest Tragedy: The Death Of Victoria Lee

The Secret Behind American Medalist Alysa Liu

Cascadia Clash

Balzhan Koishybayeva: 15 Years in Women’s Rugby

Netball Development Trust Documentary Uganda

Women's Australian Rules Football

Surfing for change: Senegal’s pioneering female surfers

Inside Africa, Nigeria's Unsung Footballers

The Experimental Archaeology of Medieval Combat

No Games in Moscow - Behind the Doping of Kamila Valieva

Inside The Pride | The Untold Story of England’s Euros’ Victory

The Wave Riding Wahine of Hawaii
SHARK WEEK

The Disappearing Sharks of South Africa

Inside The Lives of Deep Sea Basking Sharks & Ocean Giants

Greenland’s Hidden Predators: Dangerous Wildlife Beneath the World’s Most Contested Island

The Shark God of Fiji

The Strange Behavior Of The World's Biggest Shark

The Largest Mako Shark EVER Filmed?

The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis

Sharks of New Caledonia - The Real Masters of the Lagoon

Beneath the Waves: The Tiger Shark Story

The Secret World of Hammerhead Sharks

The Great White Shark: Ocean’s Most Powerful Predator

Why California’s Red Triangle Sees So Many Great White Attacks

Blood in the Water: The Lasting Legacy of Jaws

Why 2020 Was the Deadliest Shark Year in a Century

Shark Junction: The Ocean’s Deadliest Crossroads

Whale Sharks: Gentle Giants of the Sea

Everything You Need To Know about the Great White Shark

How Great White Sharks Hunt Along California’s Coast

The Shark Tooth Weapon of Ancient Hawaii

A Complete Guide & Timeline of Prehistoric Sharks

Rise of the Great White Shark - A History 11 Million Years in the Making

Silent Shadows: A Cinematic Journey with Sharks

Inside The Bizarre Biology Of Ancient Sharks

The Time A Shark Became A Serial Killer - The Matawan Maneater

USS Indianapolis Survivor Relives Horrifying Experience
WILD WEST WEEK

Somewhere in the West

Lewis & Clark, Mason & Dixon, and Discovering America

The Bozeman Trail: A Rush to Montana's Gold

Fur Trappers on the Missouri

The Mexican-American War 1846-48

Robert Redford's The West: The Bloodiest Battle Of The Great Sioux War

160 Days to Oregon

Cowboy Beans and Cast Iron Cornbread from the 1800s Cattle Drives

Dakota Exile

The Alamo

American Horses

Yellowstone - The Breathtaking Beauty of America's First National Park

A Timelapse of the West

One Of The Most Amazing Places Of The World

America: Discovering The Vast Great Plains

Cibecue Creek

Tasunke Witko (Crazy Horse): A Documentary Film

West Texas's Incredible Desert Wildlife

The Battle of Greasy Grass

Chasing Greatness – The Hailey Kinsel & Sister Story

The Earp Brothers: Lawmen Of The West

Great Speeches of History: Chief Joseph

Predator on the Reservation

How Tex-Mex Food Unites Across Borders

The Legend of Jack Slade
HAWAII WEEK

1978 Constitutional Convention

Merrie Monarch, the premier stage of hula

The Shark Tooth Weapon of Ancient Hawaii

O Hawaiʻi: Of Hawaiʻi from Settlement to Kingdom

Elite Hawaiian Warriors: How Did The Koa Defeat Captain Cook?

Hawaii's Wave Riding Wahine

The Story of America's Annexation of Hawaiʻi

How Hawaii Became America's 50th State

Paddling Out

Uncensored Footage From The Attack On Pearl Harbor

Oahu - The Heart and Soul of Hawaii

In the Thick of the Valley

Exploring The Wonders Of Hawaii's Big Island

Hawaii Tsunami Disaster: When the Ocean Swallowed a City

The Shadow She Carries

HAWAII | The Most Extreme Wildlife of the Archipelago on the Planet

Big Waves, Wild Foraging and the Fight to Preserve Hawaiian Culture

The Maneater of Molokai

Hometown Legends

Hawaiian Legends - Molokai`s Sacred Stones

Honolulu, July, 1866

In Hawaiian Hands: The Story of Reggae in Hawaiʻi

Canefield Songs: Holehole Bushi
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