After a week, Liholiho conveyed his decision that the missionaries could remain in Hawai‘i for a year, though directed them...
William Richards arrived in Hawaiʻi in 1823 with the second company of missionaries....
The Rev. Hiram Bingham led the first company of missionaries to Hawai‘i in 1819 – 1820....
Missionaries, after arriving in 1820, quickly began teaching reading and writing. Instruction was initially in English, and limited to only...
David Malo was a Hawaiian scholar and royal adviser, who is perhaps best remembered today for his book, Hawaiian Antiquities,...
A graduate of Bowdoin College and Bangor Seminary, Dole was a classical scholar who arrived with his wife, Emily, in...
Hawaiians quickly took to reading and writing but were slower to accept Christianity....
In 1786, trading ships began making regular stops in Hawai‘i on their way to China and the Pacific Northwest. Pursuing...
International trade brought an influx of foreigners to Hawai‘i....