The second exhibit of Eia Hawai‘i: 1819 – 1841 follows the journey of the Thaddeus and explores the first years...
Queen Ka‘ahumanu was the favorite wife of Kamehameha I, who united the Hawaiian Islands. After Kamehameha’s death in May 1819,...
In 1839, Kauikeaouli (Kamehameha III) established the Chiefs’ Children’s School in Honolulu, to educate Hawai‘i’s future leaders. Amos and Juliette...
Within two years, the Pioneer Company desperately needed help to achieve their mission: expanding literacy and converting the population. In...
“Kaahumanu informs all of you that our chiefs have died, both chiefs. Liholiho and Kamamalu are dead. …....
The first page of print in Hawaiian was struck on the printing press, transported from Boston on the Thaddeus, and...
In 1827, a small group of Catholics from France arrived in Honolulu to establish a mission. Within two years, they...
“… the maka ainana, or farmers of Lahaina: … application was made by them to us for books and slates,...
Fragrant sandalwood trees, or ‘iliahi, whose heartwood was used for incense and medicines, had long been abundant in the Hawaiian...
A grand feast was held to commemorate the death of Kamehameha and the missionaries were invited to participate. During April,...