The first page of print in Hawaiian was struck on the printing press, transported from Boston on the Thaddeus, and...
Preparations in Honolulu to welcome the arrival of Liholiho included extended practice for a large hula performance with 270 dancers...
On November 1, 1820, the Honolulu Mission hosted Captain Allen of Maro, from Nantucket, the first American whaling ship to...
After a month of teaching chiefs, men, women and children on a day-to-day basis, the missionary wives determined to organize...
Samuel Ruggles and Samuel Whitney accompanied George Prince Humehume home to Kaua‘i, where he was welcomed with great emotion by...
A grand feast was held to commemorate the death of Kamehameha and the missionaries were invited to participate....
The Thaddeus anchored outside Honolulu harbor and sent a delegation to meet with Francisco de Paula Marin, a Spanish Catholic...
After a week, Liholiho conveyed his decision that the missionaries could remain in Hawai‘i for a year, though directed them...