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This quilt was passed down a family after being given to Mark P. Robinson, Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Hawaiian government. Quilting is important in Hawaiian history as early missionaries taught it to Hawaiian women to which they then adapted…

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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,…

Ku’u Hae Aloha.png
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”.

The…

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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…

The House that Jack Built.png
This photo depicts the opening day of the first O’Neill surf shop at Ocean Beach California. There is a group of roughly 20 people gathered outside the small surf shop holding surfboards. There are some cars parked behind the store that suggest the…

surfing contest.png
An image of the Huntington Beach Pier where a surfing competition, the 1963 US Open, is taking place. There are various surfers riding waves close to the shore and there are some surfers emerging from the water onto the beach after completing their…

Duke Kahanamoku.png
This picture shows Duke Kahnamoku standing on Huntington Beach with four white surfers with their surfboards stood up on the sand with the Pacific ocean in the background. Duke Kahnamoku is stood in the middle of the group wearing a white suit with a…

Ku-ka’ili- moku.png
The image shows a wooden figure likely to represent Ku-ka’ili- moku, the God of war. Having such a variety of these figures and having such grand figures would show the significance behind this to the people of Hawaii. This is extremely significant…

Reverend Green.png
This source is a photograph of Reverend A.E. Green and his Tsimshian interpreter. This shows both persons dressed traditionally; Green in the bowler hat and smart jacket and the interpreter in old clothing, which highlights the clash between the two…

Hawaiian Star.png
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…
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