Native Hawai’ians inthe Pacific Northwest

a narrative…

Hawaii Timeline 0-500 AD Polynesians arrive in Hawai’i. 1778 James Cook, British explorer, lands on the island of Kaua’i. 1810 Kamehameha I unifies the islands as an independent Kingdom. 1820 First group of American Protestant missionaries arrive. 1840 First Constitutional government. 1848 Māhele or Land Division allows private land ownership. 1873 William Charles Lunalilo, first-elected king. 1874 David Kalakuah, known as the Merrie Monarch, is elected king. 1883 PrincessPauhi writes her Last Will and Testament. 1884 Pauahi is diagnosed with breast cancer. She dies on October 16. 1891 Lili’uokalani ascends throne. 1893 Queen Lili’uokaiani ousted by American businessmen and placed under house arrest 1894 The Hawaiian Kingdom is declared a Republic. 1898 A Joint Resolution of Annexation in the U.S. Congress passes. President McKinley signs it into law. 1900 Hawai’i becomes a Territory of the United States. 1917 Queen Lili’uokalani dies. 1920 Hawaiian Homes Commission Act establishes Hawaiian homestead lands. 1941 Pearl Harbor attacked by Japan. 1959 Hawai’i becomes the 50th state. 1993 100th anniversary of the Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom. U.S. apologizes for illegal take-over.

-www.northwesthawaiitimes.com

Native Hawai’ians in the Pacific Northwest

The first Hawaiians were recruited in 1811 by the North West Company Canoeing and swimming skills

Pacific NW towns named after Hawai’ians: Kalama = Kalama river and town Joe Friday = Friday Harbor in San Juan

Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition

Regional World’s fair held in 1909 Included Specialized exhibits for:

Woman’s role in pioneering the west Japan Hawaii

Islands of the Hawaiian Pavilion Construction

1962 for the World Fair in SeattleJuxtaposition of “Tiki torches

and the Space Needle”

<--Queen Anne "Never before, perhaps, has world civilization been so absorbed in its own future. The rockets that man sends overhead are marking paths which he will follow. He seeks to free himself from the the bounds of Earth. it is the aim of the Century 21 Exposition to portray this new era - to take its millions of visitors from the cultures of today's world into the multihued projection of what lies ahead - to preview the ways man will work and play and live in the year two thousand.” -Century 21.

1961

World’s Fair Memorabilia

Live Aloha! Festival/ Festal

Seattle CenterSeptember

The Northwest Hawai’i Times

Began publication in April 2004 Provides a gathering place

“The reason for a Hawai`i newspaper is to report, in our own language, the news and stories of the Islands and of islanders that don ﾕ t appear in the mainstream press in the Northwest. The linguistic codes used in this paper reflect the way islanders speak and think, which is often different from the ways of non-islanders” -“disseminate information

about the people and historical events that have made Hawai`i the place it is today. Some of the stories are difficult and painful to read, but they must be understood and remembered in order for us to be informed and to follow what is currently taking place.”

(all descriptions from the editor of northwesthawaiitimes.com)

How the community Persists and Preserves

Hawaii Radio Connection 8:00 am on AM 1540 KXPA

North Shore Radio HawaiiNorthwest Hawai’i TimesCultural Organizations

Lokahi ‘Ohana O Hawai’i Hui Wa’a O Puget Sound Hui Hoaloha ‘Ulana

Also known as the Hawaii Club at the UW

Local business owner and Native Hawaiian Gail Stringer pictured on right with friends

Current Local BusinessesThe Hawaii General Store

258 NE 45th StHawaii BBQ Restaurant

5016 University Way N.E.Kauai Family Restaurant

6324 Sixth Ave SNorth Shore Hawaiian Barbeque

606 N 105th StKona Kitchen

Wedgwood Aloha Plates

International District

Obama’s Hawaiian Roots

“On January 20, 2009, Hawai`i-born Barrack Hussein Obama became the 44th President of the United States of America. With great pride we celebrate his election to the highest office in the land, and wish him clear skies and kind winds as he steers a troubled ship of state.” - The Pacific NW Hawaiian Times