Didn’t make APEC leaders wear Hawaiian garb.

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Obama Axes ‘Silly’ Shirt Tradition

“This IS Hawai’i” may not be a big show, but as an example of crosstown collaboration, it is a big deal. It’s a two-venue exhibit, occupying not only Transformer Gallery’s Logan Circle area storefront but also the National Museum of the American Indian’s Sealaska Gallery. The show features works from four contemporary native Hawaiian artists, but it feels like — and aspires to be — a much larger survey. In Washington, dialogue between the local art scene and major museums is rare. Transformer Gallery director Victoria Reis bucks the trend, co-hosting programs with the Phillips Collection, the Hirshhorn Museum and the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Read full article > >

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Review of Hawaiian artists at American Indian Museum and Transformer Gallery

“This IS Hawai’i” may not be a big show, but as an example of crosstown collaboration, it is a big deal. It’s a two-venue exhibit, occupying not only Transformer Gallery’s Logan Circle area storefront but also the National Museum of the American Indian’s Sealaska Gallery. The show features works from four contemporary native Hawaiian artists, but it feels like — and aspires to be — a much larger survey. In Washington, dialogue between the local art scene and major museums is rare. Transformer Gallery director Victoria Reis bucks the trend, co-hosting programs with the Phillips Collection, the Hirshhorn Museum and the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Read full article > >

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Review of Hawaiian artists at American Indian Museum and Transformer Gallery

The Hawaiian islands may get a new and unwelcome addition in coming months — a giant new island of debris floating in from Japan.

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Hawaii may get Japan tsunami trash

Rested up from his Hawaiian vacation and facing a newly empowered GOP, President Obama is preparing a major staff overhaul. Chief economic adviser Larry Summers is headed back to Harvard in January, where he will resume teaching and academic research….

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Obama Preps Major Staff Overhaul

President Obama has accomplished something extraordinary during his Hawaiian escape from Washington: his White House has gone dark for more than a week.

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White House Memo: Obama Is Serious About His Vacation. And, Please, No Shirtless Shots.