Presentation for Hui Aloha ʻĀina o Honolulu by Deborah Day on November 12, 2017

Deborah Day, co-editor of An American Girl in the Hawaiian Islands: Letters of Carrie Prudence Winter 1890-1893 , presented her ongoing research into the lives of many of the girls who attended Kawaiahaʻo Seminary in the 1890s. [NOTE: Please refer to earlier blog post on this book which includes a name index of the students.] … Continue reading Presentation for Hui Aloha ʻĀina o Honolulu by Deborah Day on November 12, 2017

The Life of Emma Powers Feary Kamakawelewele in Honolulu and Kalaupapa, 1871 – 1947

Presentation by Deborah Day about the life of Emma Powers Feary Kamakawelewele, who was a student at Kawaiaha'o Seminary at the time of her Hansens Disease diagnosis. Her mother, Mary Powers, was also sent to Kalaupapa. From their website: http://www.huimalamamakanalua.org/ "HUI MĀLAMA MAKANALUA  I ka haliʻa aloha e ola ai, perpetuating the moʻolelo of Makanalua  "Formed in … Continue reading The Life of Emma Powers Feary Kamakawelewele in Honolulu and Kalaupapa, 1871 – 1947