From the time of Captain Cook, Hawaiians saw that foreigners used writing to both formalize agreements and communicate ideas....
William Richards arrived in Hawaiʻi in 1823 with the second company of missionaries....
Kamehameha I died in May 1819, in Kamakahonu, Hawai‘i. Early on, the king had named his son, Liholiho, successor. But...
After a month of teaching chiefs, men, women and children on a day-to-day basis, the missionary wives determined to organize...
Faced with declining revenues for its global missions, ABCFM founded the Foreign Mission School in Cornwall, Connecticut, in 1816 as...
For Hawaiians, the natural environment was imbued with religious significance. Geological features, plants and animals were often revered as kinolau,...
Anchored in Kailua Bay, the passengers of the Thaddeus waited for permission to disembark, entertaining visits on board and making...
Preparations in Honolulu to welcome the arrival of Liholiho included extended practice for a large hula performance with 270 dancers...
View the interactive map of the islands of Kaua‘i, O‘ahu, Maui and Hawai‘i to see key Ali‘i and mission members...
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