“… the maka ainana, or farmers of Lahaina: … application was made by them to us for books and slates,...
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,...
“Here is my word to you, there you are among the longnecks, so send letters here. There are many people,...
The first page of print in Hawaiian was struck on the printing press, transported from Boston on the Thaddeus, and...
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....
On October 23, 1819, the Pioneer Company of fourteen Protestant missionaries, five of their children and four Hawaiian men...
A grand feast was held to commemorate the death of Kamehameha and the missionaries were invited to participate. During April,...
The second exhibit of Eia Hawai‘i: 1819 – 1841 follows the journey of the Thaddeus and explores the first years...