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Larry's Childhood Resistance
- Larry Kimura felt pressure to forget his culture growing up.
- Even as a child, he resisted this pressure, cheering for cowboys and identifying with indigenous roots.
Kaleo Hawaii Radio Show
- Larry Kimura hosted a Hawaiian language radio show, "Kaleo Hawaii," starting in 1972.
- He interviewed native speakers and used the show as a language-learning tool.
Learning From Family
- Larry Kimura learned Hawaiian by asking older relatives and listening to music.
- His grandmother, however, would switch to English when he spoke Hawaiian too well.