“Nov. 1. – Ship Maro, Capt. Allen from Nantucket, a whaler, arrived. Sailed from America 2 days after our embarkation,...
Keōpūolani, mother of Liholiho and Kaiukeaouli, born with the kapu moe, was the highest ranking ali‘i, though she was instrumental...
Preparations in Honolulu to welcome the arrival of Liholiho included extended practice for a large hula performance with 270 dancers...
On October 23, 1819, the Pioneer Company of fourteen Protestant missionaries, five of their children and four Hawaiian men...
“I had an interesting conversation with Tamoree [Kaumuali‘i], last evening, on the subject of religion. He asked, if I had...
The work of spreading Christianity got an unexpected boost when Rev. William Ellis landed in Hawai‘i in the spring of...
Click on the islands of Kaua‘i, O‘ahu, Maui and Hawai‘i to see key Ali‘i and mission members....
King Kaumuali‘i of Kaua‘i had moved to Honolulu in 1822, reportedly kidnapped by Liholiho and married to Ka‘ahumanu. In 1824,...
The second exhibit of Eia Hawai‘i: 1819 – 1841 follows the journey of the Thaddeus and explores the first years...
After a month of teaching chiefs, men, women and children on a day-to-day basis, the missionary wives determined to organize...