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Ku’u Hae Aloha (My Beloved Flag)
This Hawaiian quilt has four Hawaiian national flags located around the edge with the Hawaiian coat of arms located in the center. It also has the Hawaiian phrase “Ku’u Hae Aloha” appliquéd over the coat of arms, meaning “my Beloved Flag”.
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Necklace (Lei Niho Palaoa)
The Lei Niho Palaoa is a necklace made up of braided human hair and the ivory from whales. The necklace was mostly worn by Hawaiian nobility and was used to indicate their heritage from the Gods. However due to an increasing American influence which…
Hiro Writes of His Arrival in Vermont
This man has written to his family following his move from Hawai’i to Vermont for his chaplaincy work. In it, we can see the love he has for his child, and the longing to be with him, despite his job during the Second World War. This provides us with…
Tags: 20th century, Chaplain, Christianity, Hawai’i, Hawaii, Indigenous, Japanese American, Letter, Religion, Second World War, Vermont, War, WW2
Thomas A. Edison’s “Hawaiian Islands” The Surf Scenes shot in 1906
While the title suggests that Thomas Edison filmed this video it was actually taken by Robert Bonnie. It shows people surfing in Hawaii, however because the source is so old, it is hard to make out in some places, so it looks like there is both…
Mercy Whitney’s letters to family back home in the United States.
Samuel Whitney documented his long stay in Hawaii in many different letters. Whether it be to his family, Levi Chamberlain or ABCFM His wife, Mercy Whitney too wrote many letters, many of which like the one at hand were addressed to her family. In…
Hawaiian maiden gelatin silver print, Honolulu
The source at hand shows a young Hawaiian woman, with her breasts exposed in native Hawaiian Hula attire. The lack of westernisation in the late 19th century implies she is from a poorer class and could not afford to wear westernised clothing. This…
The Brig Thaddeus
A ship twenty-four feet wide and eight-five feet long, took the first missionaries to Hawaii, including Reverend Hiram Bingham. It took a 164 day route from Massachusetts, Boston to the Hawaiian Islands.
On board the Thaddeus many letters and diary…
On board the Thaddeus many letters and diary…
Robe made of barkcloth
The barkcloth also known as Tapa cloth was a common piece of cloth found in Hawaii during the years of European exploration. Barkcloth was used for many things excluding clothing such as paintings. The art of weaving barkcloth was often practiced by…
The Hawaiian Star, ‘Divided Skirts’
This small section of the newspaper talks about tourist’s reactions to seeing Hawaiian women ride astride on horses rather than how European women typically rode side-saddle. Seeing this was particularly shocking for Western women as it had been more…
Surfboard/ Papa Hee Nalu
The object in question here is what people stereotypically associate Hawaiians with, the surfboard. The surfboard is a cultural and religious manifestation of indigenous Hawaiian people’s exceptional skills in water transport and leisure. However,…