The Rev. Hiram Bingham led the first company of missionaries to Hawai‘i in 1819 – 1820....
International trade brought an influx of foreigners to Hawai‘i....
With the arrival of foreigners, Hawai‘i’s economy expanded beyond traditional systems....
The printing press made an indelible impact on Hawaiian history....
John (Ioane) Kāneiakama Papa ‘Ī‘ī was an esteemed statesman and royal adviser, who ultimately served four consecutive monarchs, from Kamehameha...
Kauikeaouli was the son of Kamehameha I and his sacred wife, Keōpūolani....
On this anniversary marking the 200th year of the missionaries’ departure from New England and arrival in Hawai‘i, we acknowledge...
Hawaiians quickly took to reading and writing but were slower to accept Christianity....
In 1839, Kauikeaouli (Kamehameha III) established the Chiefs’ Children’s School in Honolulu, to educate Hawai‘i’s future leaders....
During the 1840s, the Hawaiian government continued to reorganize, establishing departments and administrative structures....
For Hawaiians, land was not something to be bought and sold but a living ancestor....
From the first arrival of foreigners in Hawai‘i in 1778, Hawaiians perished from introduced diseases at an alarming rate....