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Letter from Anthony D. Allen
The source is a letter from former slave Anthony D. Allen to Dr. Dougal, the family of his former masters. Whilst dictated by Allen the letter is written by missionary Hiram Bingham. The letter details Allen’s experiences in becoming a free man, his…
Kamehameha I portrait
This source is a portrait of king Kamehameha the Great who reigned Hawaii from 1782 to 1819. By 1810 Kamehameha was the first king to rule all the Hawaiian islands and unite the archipelago. Kamehameha upheld religion and tradition with the threat…
Ka Leo O Ka Lahui
This source is a contemporary Hawaiian newspaper which demonstrates two significant cultural changes in Hawaii. Firstly, it marks the gradual decline of the Hawaiian language due to the increasing American influence in schooling and other areas of…
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…
Chinese Church of Christ
During the 20th Century, many people from Asian countries, such as China, were moving to places such as Hawai’i, in order to provide a better life for themselves and for their families. As a result, they integrated parts of their own culture and…
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,…
Memoirs of Henry Obookiah
This is a second edition, 104-page book of the ‘Memoirs of Henry Obookiah’, edited by Dwight after the death of Obookiah. He was a member of Yale College that developed a close relationship with Henry, assisting him in his learning of the English…
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…
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…
Dance of native Californians at San Francisco de Assis Mission, California
Coloured drawing of dancing native Californians during mission activity under a huge symbol of Christianity, the cross. There are also religious buildings to the side. The Indians are holding spears and wearing native dress. The mission in question…