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Emma, Queen consort of Kamehameha IV (1836 - 1885)
This photograph shows a glamorously dressed Queen Emma of Hawai’i posing near a christening font for her son, Prince Albert Kamehameha. This was gifted to her by Queen Victoria of England, his godmother. The friendship between Queen Emma and Queen…
David L. Gregg to Abraham Lincoln
This is a letter to Abraham Lincoln from David L. Gregg who served as the United States minister to Hawai’i from 1853 to 1858. This source is very much a private notice as Gregg expresses his feelings of deep embarrassment over Thomas Dryer’s…
1847 Hawaii Keneta
This source shows the 1847 Hawaii Keneta, commissioned by King Kamehameha III. The coin was designed by Edward Hulseman in the USA. The coin caused a lot of conflict and upset in Hawaii as Hulseman had mistakenly misspelled the denomination, instead…
Hawaii’s “Blue” Laws
A newspaper article which examines the ‘constitution and laws’ of Hawaii as suggested by missionaries after they arrived in Hawaii. Amongst these laws were those that were focused upon the Ten Commandments. However, this article deals with laws…
Molokai Map
A map produced for a Hawaiian government survey of the island of Molokai. The place names are described in Hawaiian, but the text at the bottom is in English. During 1897, there was an effort to annex Hawaii, which succeeded the following year, and…
The Men’s 1897 Petition Against the Annexation of Hawaii
This source focuses on the Hawaiian Natives and the struggles they faced during the plan to annex Hawaii. The source clearly shows, being a petition against annexation, that the Hawaiian natives wanted to keep their state under their nations rule.…
Hawai’i Pono’ī also known as the Hawaiian National Anthem
This is a 1913 recording of a song written by King David Kalākaua in 1874, which became the national anthem of the kingdom of Hawai’i. This record created is of 10 inches and 2:40 minutes and composed by the last monarch of Hawai’i, Queen…
Threes and Eights
This is an image of a manuscript found among Queen Emma’s private papers titled ‘A Short Elementary Grammar of the Owhhie Language’ along with a note on the manuscript saying ‘Believed to be Obookiah’s grammar.’ This is the first example of a grammar…
Queen Liliuokalani entering Iolani Palace to begin her imprisonment
A drawing based on a photograph, depicting Queen Liliuokalani beginning her confinement in her palace. The picture was featured in an unknown San Francisco paper. Although no specific date is given Queen Liliuokalani’s region of Hawaii, as its last…
King Kalākaua and staff on ʻIolani Palace steps
The source is a photo of King Kalākaua and supporting members of his rule such as Col. Curtis P. Iaukea, Governor John Owen Dominis and more. They are stood outside the iconic ʻIolani Palace which was built during Kalākaua’s reign and still stands…