On July 30, 1889, Robert W. Wilcox mounted a failed attempt to overthrow the Cabinet of the time, and return the throne to powers that had been diminished through the "Bayonet Constitution" of 1887, which had stripped the Hawaiian monarchy of its power. Ka Buke Mo‘olelo o Honorable Robert William [...]
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Kaua Kuloko 1895 was printed in the same year of the famous civil battle between the patriots of the Kingdom of Hawaii and the Republican forces that had overthrown the constitutional monarchy. The goal of the failed rebellion was to return Queen Lili‘uokalani to the throne. This is the only known [...]
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This book presents the results of the first major archaeological survey of Hawaiian heiau, carried out by John F.G. Stokes in 1906-1907 with the guidance of William Brigham, Bishop Museum's first director. Stokes work has long been valued by scholars for its descriptions, and these are augmented her [...]
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Originally published in 1972, Native Planters in Old Hawaii remains one of the most important ethnographic works on traditional Hawaiian culture. It has been reprinted with an index to subjects and chants, making  this edition invaluable for scholars and laymen alike. This pioneering study of culti [...]
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Charles Reed Bishop, fondly remembered as the husband of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, was also one of Hawai‘i's great philanthropists in the 19th century. From his early years in New York, to his time in the islands, and his final years in San Francisco, Bishop lived a life of faith, hard work, [...]
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Spanning several centuries and connecting two distant (and very different) island nations, Hokuloa: The British 1874 Transit of Venus Expedition to Hawai‘i provokes political and military maneuvering, confronts death and disappointment, descends into madness, and rises to heroism—all in pursuit [...]
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The J.S. Emerson collection of Hawaiian artifacts is among Bishop Museums's largest Hawaiian ethnological collections and includes some of the finest examples of pre- and post-contact objects. Much of its value lies in Emerson's faithful recording of circumstances in which he recollected the objects [...]
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Winner of numerous awars for design, photography, and writing, Discovery chronicles the dramatic saga of Polynesian exploration, celebrating the genius of anicent navigators and the triumph of Hawaiian civilization. As the world traveled closer to the distant archipelago, and many travelers landed o [...]
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The Falls of Clyde is an integral part of Hawai‘i maritime history. The 125-year-old vessel is the only surviving full-rigged, four masted ship in the world; the only surviving sail-driven oil tanker; and the only surviving original member of the Matson fleet. Told through the eyes of the sailors [...]
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Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum was founded in Honolulu in 1889. Today, as the museum moves into its second century, this unique institution continues its commitment to gather and share knowledge of Hawai‘i and Pacific with all the world. Hawai‘i is the most isolated land on earth, yet neither its [...]
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