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- Celebrate the USA’s 250th Year in Hawai‘i - Honolulu Star-Advertiser (June 29, 2026)
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- Isle Commemoration of America’s Birthday Funded on a Shoestring - Honolulu Star-Advertiser (June 29, 2026)
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- The Sunshine Blog: OHA’s Native Hawaiian Broadcasting Corp. - Honolulu Civil Beat (June 28, 2026)
Paragraph beginning “We hold these truths to be self-evident” references the program.
- Trump Wants to Own the Nation’s 250th Birthday. States Have Their Own Plans. - The New York Times (June 28, 2026)
References hawaiiamerica250.org. Subscription may be required.
- As America 250 nears, Hawaiʻi prepares homegrown celebrations - Hawaiʻi Public Radio (June 24, 2026)
- Hawaii skips Great American State Fair to focus on local events - Hawai'i News Now (June 24, 2026)
- Military and civic leaders celebrate Flag Day and the U.S. Army's founding - Honolulu Star-Advertiser (June 15, 2026) (subscription may be required)
- U.S. Army and the U.S. Flag Honored at 251st Anniversary Ceremony at Pearl Harbor (photo gallery) - Honolulu Star-Advertiser (June 14, 2026)
- Some on Oahu celebrate Flag Day, others call it 'somber' reminder - Hawai'i News Now (June 15, 2026)
- Celebrate Fourth of July in historic Kailua Village - Big Island Now (June 14, 2026)
- The Rally Point: Exploring the Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum, and celebrating America250 in Hawaii - Hawai’i News Now (April 8, 2026)
- Hawai’i America250 Commission honors Presidents’ Day with Liberty Bell ceremony at state Capitol - Hawai’i News Now (February 17, 2026)
- America250 Flag now flies on Kauaʻi - Kaua’i Now (September 19, 2025)
- America250 Flag now flying on Kauai - The Garden Island (September 19, 2025) (subscription may be required)
- America250 Launches Nationwide Storytelling Tour - Hawai'i News Now (July 28, 2025)
- Hawai‘i's America250 website mentions a collective public reading of the Declaration of Independence, among other activities - National Public Radio (July 2, 2025)
- Middle-schooler Peyton How wins 2nd place - KITV (June 5, 2025)
- 250th anniversary of the first Revolutionary War battle - Hawai'i News Now (April 19, 2025)
- Shot Heard Around the World - DVIDS (April 19, 2025)
- Riders honor Paul Revere’s legacy at Bayfront rally - West Hawai'i Today (April 18, 2025)
- Middle-schooler Laylamae Weaver wins 2nd place - Hawai'i News Now (July 9, 2024)
- Governor creates Hawai'i America250 Commission - America250 News (January 29. 2024)
