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Kanaka 'ōiwi | Using tech to bring life back to history

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Restoration FAQ (Thread)

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@kaimiorange Nice! What field?

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@Akshen_Bronson @MyHeritage They use an input video of someone making these expressions and map facial landmarks (corners of lips, eyes, etc) to photo and then move the photo similarly. It's very cool stuff.

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Queen Liliʻuokalani brought back to life with #DeepNostalgia

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@Akshen_Bronson So the original photos are in black and white. I use a couple methods to colorize/enhance them quickly (see my pin). For the animation, there's recent work to take single photos and animate the faces. An easy one is Deep Nostalgia @MyHeritage.

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Got a kōnane set for Valentine’s Day

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For the record, I have a master's degree in economics. If you're interested in the subject, my DMs are open.

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In 2019, there was one Native Hawaiian/PI that attained a master's degree. There were no PhDs. Economics really needs to do a better job. (Note: two or more ethnic groups is counted in that category alone).

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@keoniboiiii DM me

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7 days after Queen Liliʻuokalani's death (November 18, 1917) was the funeral and procession. There were a lot of pictures but below are a few that stood out to me.

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184 years ago today, King David Kalākaua was born.

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129 years ago today, Liliʻuokalani recorded the following message on the birthday of Kalākaua (translation in thread).

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She then records her own message in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian): 10/28

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@mfjordyn It’s tricky because these photos are originally black & white. Any colors added later are not going to be 100% accurate. But, as you said, black & white can make them feel so distant.

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@MKeoniDeFranco Mahalo for your interest. I feel pretty confident it existed at some point. There is even talk of Stoeckle being proud to have the recording. The question is if it still exists...

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However, it is worth looking for. I hope it is found in time some day. I go into a lot more detail here https://t.co/NZr5BlW23E if you're interested. 28/28

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Today is the anniversary of Queen Liliʻuokalani's death. So, I think it is a good time to ask: Where is the recording of the Queen's voice? (A thread) 1/28

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In the end, tracking down this recording remains difficult. He may have lost it, sold it, given it away. Even if found, it may be damaged like the Kalākaua recording. 27/28