Fragrant sandalwood trees, or ‘iliahi, whose heartwood was used for incense and medicines, had long been abundant in the Hawaiian...
On July 11, 1842, Levi Chamberlain, business agent for the Mission, bundled four of his children and two others into...
King Kamehameha I united the Hawaiian Islands at a time when foreign influences were transforming everything around him. He managed...
The first page of print in Hawaiian was struck on the printing press, transported from Boston on the Thaddeus, and...
Liholiho and his queen, Kamāmalu, sailed for England in November 1823, traveling with Boki and Liliha, James Young Kānehoa (son...
David Malo was a Hawaiian scholar and royal adviser, who is perhaps best remembered today for his book, Hawaiian Antiquities,...
From the time of Captain Cook, Hawaiians saw that foreigners used writing to both formalize agreements and communicate ideas....
Kapunahou has long been celebrated for its legendary freshwater spring....
The Thaddeus anchored outside Honolulu harbor and sent a delegation to meet with Francisco de Paula Marin, a Spanish Catholic...
From 1790 – 1830, a Protestant revival called the Second Great Awakening swept across America. The movement was a reaction...
In 1839, Kauikeaouli (Kamehameha III) established the Chiefs’ Children’s School in Honolulu, to educate Hawai‘i’s future leaders....
A grand feast was held to commemorate the death of Kamehameha and the missionaries were invited to participate....