Hawaii History
Hilo Was Easy, Honolulu Was Hell: How Prince Kuhio Rebuilt Hawaii 0 Kuhio’s legacy includes lighthouses, breakwaters, roads and parks and helping get women the vote.
Hilo Was Easy, Honolulu Was Hell: How Prince Kuhio Rebuilt Hawaii
‘Place Them Back Upon The Soil’: Prince Kuhio Threw A Lifeline To Hawaiians Who Wanted Homes 0 His dream of giving Hawaiians self-sufficiency through land ownership became law but implementation has stumbled for a century.
‘Place Them Back Upon The Soil’: Prince Kuhio Threw A Lifeline To Hawaiians Who Wanted…
Prince Kuhio And King Sugar: The Powerful Industry Became A Double-Edged Political Sword 0 Sugar permanently transformed Hawaii’s landscape, propelled immigration and laid the foundation for an early middle class.
Prince Kuhio And King Sugar: The Powerful Industry Became A Double-Edged Political Sword
Luaus And Lawmakers: Early Junkets To Hawaii Brought Many Rewards 0 Prince Kuhio became a master at leading congressional delegations to Hawaii, winning converts to the causes he championed for the islands
On a sunny morning in May 1915, Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole waited expectantly in Honolulu…
Haiku Stairs: A look back at its history and forward into its future
The Haiku Stairs, also known as Stairway to Heaven, is an iconic hike that leads…
Battlefields And Ballrooms: A Whirlwind Global Tour Set Up Prince Kuhio For A Life In Politics 0 Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole spent part of the early 1900s on African safari. Then he began tracking the most elusive quarry: Elected political office.
In early 1900, Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole had many reasons for wanting to leave Hawaii…
The Unlikely Odyssey Of Prince Jonah Kuhio …Born and raised in nobility and imprisoned after the overthrow of the monarchy, Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole had an outsized impact on modern Hawaii.
He was an unusual child and he lived a most unusual life. He is the…
How Christmas Came to Hawaii
As presented by Hoku Paoa Stevenson at the Summer Palace 1786 Captain George Dixon was a…
A Cultural History of Three Traditional Hawaiian Sites on the West Coast of Hawai’i Island
A. Reign of King Kamehameha 1. Political Warfare in Ancient Hawai’i Warfare was a familiar…
1959: Martin Luther King Jr Salutes Hawaii Statehood
The following remarks were made by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Thursday, September 17,…
Supporting Bishop Museum’s Work to Digitize Native Hawaiian Language Newspapers
Supporting Bishop Museum’s Work to Digitize Native Hawaiian Language Newspapers Our friends at the Bishop…
How Christmas Came to Hawaii By Hoku Paoa Stevenson
As presented by Hoku Paoa Stevenson at the Summer Palace 1786 Captain George Dixon was a…
Hidden piece of Hawaii history revealed at Washington Middle School
Hidden piece of Hawaii history revealed at Washington Middle School
The legacy of the Sakadas in Hawaii
From 1906 to 1946, approximately 125,000 Filipinos were recruited by the Hawaii Sugar Planters Association…
12/12 On this day in Hawai’i History
12-12-1874 Hawaii King David Kalakaua is 1st king to visit the US as guest of Ulysses…
Hawaii: Today in History 3/12
3-12-1926 George R Ariyoshi, (Gov-D-Hawaii) George Ariyoshi (born as Ryoichi Ariyoshi (有吉 良一 Ariyoshi Ryoichi,…
Hawaii: Today in History 3/10
3-10-1847 1st money minted in Hawaii In 1847, the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, under the reign…
Hawaii: Today in History 3/7
3-7-1848 In Hawaii, Great Mahele (division of lands) signed The Great Māhele (“to divide or…
Hawaii: Today in History 3/6
3-6-1899 Victoria Kaiulani, Hawaiian princess (b. 1875) Victoria Kawēkiu Kaʻiulani Lunalilo Kalaninuiahilapalapa Cleghorn (October 16,…