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Liliuokalani to U.S. Envoy, Albert Willis
This letter by Liliuokalani to US envoy, Albert Willis was written four years before the annexation of Hawai’i and is the Queen’s final plea for the kingdom’s rights to stay as it has for centuries. She starts by expressing that the US government and…
License to Marry
This marriage certificate, between N. Kohala and Chin Fung shows their place of residence, nationality, age and the minister who married the couple. Including witnesses and place of marriage. The groom is 42 and the bride 27.
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Honolulu Harbor
This panoramic photograph shows Honolulu harbor with five American naval ships and a passenger boat to the far left of the photograph. To the right of the panoramic shot a Hawaiian sailing ship can be seen entering the harbor with a smaller rowing…
Hawaiian Territorial Seal Sculpture
This is a white marble sculpture, 3ft by 3ft by 10 inch in size. It is located at the Queen Lili’uokalani Building in Honolulu, Hawaii having been authorised in August 1949 and installed on 20/1/1950. It shows two figures guarding a crest that is…
Abraham Lincoln papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916: Samuel Long to William H. Seward, Monday, July 15, 1861 (Report from Hawaii and request for new position)
The Letter from Samuel Long to William H. Seward discusses Long’s service as a US consul in Hawaii. This source directly shows the relations with the USA and Hawaii and just how involved the USA was in the Island. The letter shows how significant…
The Garden Island December 26 1922
One of the articles in the paper concerns Christmas. It talks about the celebration of the birth of Christ, which is a central part of Christianity but not Hawaiian religion. Through writing about Christmas in a Hawaiian newspaper, it shows that…
The Hawaiian Star June 29 1912
This source is a newspaper from Honolulu. The newspaper covers a variety of topics such as sporting results, and local news. The paper also features adverts for many different products such as cars and a carnival. However on page 7 there is a big…
Pedestrians diagonal crossing at King and Fort Sts., Honolulu.
This is a photo taken of an area of Honolulu in 1954, likely the shopping district. In the photo it shows the Coca Cola brand logo, which is a huge American conglomerate. There is also the National Dollar store on the left hand side of the photo,…
Hawaii Territory Admission Day Ceremonies
This photo taken outside of ‘Ioani Palace in Honolulu shows American and Hawaiian draped with big USA letters in the center. In the foreground men dressed in suits and hats can be seen watching the ceremony, and in the background, people standing on…