The printing press made an indelible impact on Hawaiian history....
On this anniversary marking the 200th year of the missionaries’ departure from New England and arrival in Hawai‘i, we acknowledge...
Keōpūolani, mother of Liholiho and Kaiukeaouli, born with the kapu moe, was the highest ranking ali‘i, though she was instrumental...
The Rev. Hiram Bingham led the first company of missionaries to Hawai‘i in 1819 – 1820....
Though sometimes criticized for being a product of Western ideas, the Declaration of Rights and Constitution transformed Hawai‘i....
International trade brought an influx of foreigners to Hawai‘i....
King Kaumuali‘i of Kaua‘i had moved to Honolulu in 1822, reportedly kidnapped by Liholiho and married to Ka‘ahumanu....
William Richards arrived in Hawaiʻi in 1823 with the second company of missionaries....
Kauikeaouli was the son of Kamehameha I and his sacred wife, Keōpūolani....
Within two years, the Pioneer Company desperately needed help to achieve their mission: expanding literacy and converting the population....
Fragrant sandalwood trees, or ‘iliahi, whose heartwood was used for incense and medicines, had long been abundant in the Hawaiian...
By the mid-1830s, Hawai‘i had endured a series of escalating foreign conflicts....