William Richards arrived in Hawaiʻi in 1823 with the second company of missionaries....
From the first arrival of foreigners in Hawai‘i in 1778, Hawaiians perished from introduced diseases at an alarming rate....
The printing press made an indelible impact on Hawaiian history....
David Malo was a Hawaiian scholar and royal adviser, who is perhaps best remembered today for his book, Hawaiian Antiquities,...
Though sometimes criticized for being a product of Western ideas, the Declaration of Rights and Constitution transformed Hawai‘i....
By the mid-1830s, Hawai‘i had endured a series of escalating foreign conflicts....
From the time of Captain Cook, Hawaiians saw that foreigners used writing to both formalize agreements and communicate ideas....
On this anniversary marking the 200th year of the missionaries’ departure from New England and arrival in Hawai‘i, we acknowledge...
In 1827, a small group of Catholics from France arrived in Honolulu to establish a mission....
View the interactive map of the islands of Kaua‘i, O‘ahu, Maui and Hawai‘i to see key Ali‘i and mission members...
Kauikeaouli was the son of Kamehameha I and his sacred wife, Keōpūolani....
Queen Ka‘ahumanu was the favorite wife of Kamehameha I, who united the Hawaiian Islands....