The Island Wave Podcast with Dr. Jonathan Osorio and JR Hardman of PBS Utah

                             

 

On this episode, Kamaile and JR Hardman share an interview and conversation they had with Dr. Jonathan Osorio. An Associate Producer of PBS Utah, JR is joining Kamaile in an effort to create a documentary about Iosepa, Utah from the Native Hawaiian history and perspective. As Hawaii's beloved historian, educator and musician; Dr. Osorio teaches them the history of Hawaii to give a perspective of what the people of Iosepa were experiencing at the time they left. 

Dr. Osorio shares details of the transfer of power during the time of the first missionaries. We learn about the populations experiences after discovery, the wave of health disparities, the political and economic changes Hawaii is experiencing at the time. The deeper changes for the people in the control of land, language, religion and even their weekly calendar. Dr. Osorio shares details of Hawaii's ruling monarchs of the time. JR then went to Hawaii for a week, visiting various destinations. Hear the conversation Kamaile and JR have, when she returns from her trip ~ Mahalo