The printing press made an indelible impact on Hawaiian history....
Hawaiians quickly took to reading and writing but were slower to accept Christianity....
View the interactive map of the islands of Kaua‘i, O‘ahu, Maui and Hawai‘i to see key Ali‘i and mission members...
Liholiho and his queen, Kamāmalu, sailed for England in November 1823, traveling with Boki and Liliha, James Young Kānehoa (son...
View the interactive map of the islands of Kaua‘i, O‘ahu, Maui and Hawai‘i to see key Ali‘i and mission members...
From the time of Captain Cook, Hawaiians saw that foreigners used writing to both formalize agreements and communicate ideas....
View the interactive map of the islands of Kaua‘i, O‘ahu, Maui and Hawai‘i to see key Ali‘i and mission members...
Liholiho, as Kamehameha II, is remembered for dismantling the kapu system and permitting the missionaries to stay in Hawai‘i....
Missionaries, after arriving in 1820, quickly began teaching reading and writing. Instruction was initially in English, and limited to only...
King Kaumuali‘i of Kaua‘i had moved to Honolulu in 1822, reportedly kidnapped by Liholiho and married to Ka‘ahumanu....