Welcome to our collection of early photography of Hawaiians, from the time of contact through more recent times.
He noio ‘a’e ‘ale no ke kai ioa. – A noddy tern that treads over the billows of the distant sea. (An expression of admiration for a person outstanding in wisdom and skill.)
“Hawaiian lei vendors, c. 1901”Native Hawaiian Family, 1908“Hawaiian woman inside grass hut, 1859”“Group of natives eating poi, Hawaiian islands (in front of grass hut)”“Hawaiian man gathering banana leaves for luau, c. 1915” Hawaiian Poi Manufacturer, 1899PoiHawaiian Keiki, c. 1910“Portrait of Native Hawaiian family sitting on the floor eating poi, 1907”“Group of native Hawaiian hula dancing girls and musicians, Hawaii, 1907”“An old Hawaiian dwelling in a float parade, 1910”An Old Hawaiian Wahine with Kahili, circa 1895″Hawaiian SchoolchildrenHawaiian SchoolchildrenCensus Enumerator, Hawaii, 1960Lei VendorsPortrait of a Hawaiian WomanKing Kamehameha StatueHawaiian Grass House, 1902Hawaiian Language“Hawaiian Boy Climbing for Coconuts, c. 1890s”In the Coral TreeKahuna KahikoSpear-fishingHawaiian Wahine Sewing a Hat
