In 1839, Kauikeaouli (Kamehameha III) established the Chiefs’ Children’s School in Honolulu, to educate Hawai‘i’s future leaders. Amos and Juliette...
On this anniversary marking the 200th year of the missionaries’ departure from New England and arrival in Hawai‘i, we acknowledge...
William Richards arrived in Hawaiʻi in 1823 with the second company of missionaries. At the direction of Keōpūolani, he, his...
From the first arrival of foreigners in Hawai‘i in 1778, Hawaiians perished from introduced diseases at an alarming rate. By...
The Rev. Hiram Bingham led the first company of missionaries to Hawai‘i in 1819 – 1820. A graduate of Andover...
For Hawaiians, land was not something to be bought and sold but a living ancestor. The ali‘i and common people...
Kapunahou has long been celebrated for its legendary freshwater spring. After the Battle of Nu‘uanu in 1795, Kamehameha I awarded...
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, a double-masted, 85-foot-long ship set sail from Boston Harbor, headed for the Sandwich Islands (Hawai‘i). in recognition of these events two hundred years ago, we take the opportunity to reflect on this complex history.
With the arrival of foreigners, Hawai‘i’s economy expanded beyond traditional systems. An economy founded on provisioning early trading ships shifted...