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Early Photography of Hawaii

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Welcome to our collection of early photography of Hawaii, from the time of the advent of the camera in Hawai’i in the 1830s through more recent times.

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E pane’e ka wa’a oi moe ka ‘ale. Set the canoe moving while the billows are at rest. (Said by Holowae, a kahuna, to suggest that Kalani’opu’u return to Hawai’i while there was peace. Later used to stir one to action.)

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