For several years now in academia, the practice of indigenous land
The purpose being to call attention to injustices and highlight uncomfortable histories that have largely been suppressed.
Recently, it has been noted that land acknowledgements would be more impactful if accompanied by historical context and resources for individual inquiry.
It is in this spirit that the following is offered.
Let this be merely one component of your knowledge seeking journey into the land to which the Native Hawaiian People belong.
Historically, the land from Kaka'ako to Lē'ahi (Diamond Head) was wetland floodplains, salt ponds, lo'i kalo (taro patches), loko i'a (fish ponds), and various 'auwai (irrigation channels). It was productive agricultural area.
With the influx of Asian immigrants and culture in the mid to late 1800s, much of the ponds and patches were converted into rice fields.
The 1920s brought the Ala Wai project which drained the lands and merged streams priming for landfill and development.
Research conducted by
Tyler Greenhill, 'Iolani Class of 2008,
Graduate Student, American Studies,
University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, 2018
Mo'olelo
The images contained here match up sections of the 'Iolani campus with the historic Land Commission Awards (LCAs).
Research and rendering by Dr. Richard Bordner, Professor, Chaminade University, and Candice Sakuda, formerly of Chaminade University and current Director of Community & Civic Engagement, 'Iolani School. Maps by Google Earth.
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For a list of Hawai'i land research terminology, see University of Hawai'i Law Library's "Hawai'i Legal Research" LibGuide.
A Non-Indigenous Viewpoint
Hawaii: Patriarch to a State
Eulogy of Walter Francis Dillingham
Time
November 01, 1963
This link opens in a new windowPapakilo
| mokupuni (island) | O'ahu |
| moku (district) | Kona |
| ahupua'a (land division) | Waikīkī |
| 'ili (land section) | Kamoku |
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Sites of Oahu
| mokupuni (island) | O'ahu |
| moku (district) | Kona |
| ahupua'a (land division) |
Mānoa |
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Bishop Museum, 1959, as published in
Sterling, Elspeth and Catherine C. Summers. "Kona." In Sites of Oahu. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 1978.
Available in the Tsuzuki Group Library (Upper School), call no. H 913.969 SIT.
Differences to Note
| In Papakilo, the ahupua'a within the moku of Kona are: Moanalua Kahauiki Kalihi Kapālama Honolulu Waikīkī |
In Sites of Oahu (1978), the ahupua'a within the moku of Kona are: Moanalua Kahauiki Kalihi Kapālama Nu'uanu Pauoa Makiki Mānoa Pālolo Wai'alae Nui Wai'alae Iki Wailupe Niu Kuli'ou'ou Maunalua |
Research conducted by
the Archivist, 2022
Reproductions here provided are for educational purposes only.
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Ka Moolelo O Iolani, 1946
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Additional information can be found in:
"New Iolani Grounds Are Being Cleared," Hawaiian Church Chronicle, August 1938, vol.XXVIII, no. 5, page 3, University of Hawai'i eVols (http://hdl.handle.net/10524/47533).
"Iolani School," Hawaiian Church Chronicle, November 1941, vol. XXXI, no. 8, page 3-4, University of Hawai'i eVols (http://hdl.handle.net/10524/47571).
"Engineers Lease New Iolani Site" Hawaiian Church Chronicle, March 1942, vol. XXXI, no. 12, page 2, University of Hawai'i eVols (http://hdl.handle.net/10524/47574).
"General Statement Concerning Finances," Hawaiian Church Chronicle, March 1942, vol. XXXI, no. 12, page 6, University of Hawai'i eVols (http://hdl.handle.net/10524/47574).
"A Deserved Tribute," Hawaiian Church Chronicle, May 1945, vol. 35, no. 5, page 4-5, University of Hawai'i eVols (http://hdl.handle.net/10524/47611).
"New Headmaster of Iolani School," Hawaiian Church Chronicle, September 1946, vol. 36, no. 7, page 6, University of Hawai'i eVols (http://hdl.handle.net/10524/47623).
"New Ala Wai Property In OperationHawaiian Church Chronicle, December 1946, vol. 36, no. 10, page 2, University of Hawai'i eVols (http://hdl.handle.net/10524/47626).
Villers, Ernest Gilbert. A History of Iolani School. Honolulu: 1940, page 154.
Available at 'Iolani (US Library, HR 371.02 VIL v. 1) and University of Hawai'i libraries.
The Lower School opened at Ala Wai Campus in November 1946.
For more information regarding the land history of the Ala Wai school site see:
Various religious figures participated in a tree planting ceremony on the nascent Ala Wai Campus which was the meeting place of the 58th Episcopal General Convention in 1955.
(See the below attached documents for more information.)
Hawai'i hosting the convention was notable because of the lack of segregation laws
which prevented a diverse gathering from occurring in the continental U.S.
(Hawai'i was a U.S. Territory at the time of the Convention.)
For more information about the Convention, please see:
St. Alban's Chapel is situated at the heart of campus between the Upper and Lower schools.
Hawai'i State Archives PPWD-15-1-006
Hawai'i State Archives PPWD-19-7-042
See also, "Other Resources" box on this page.
More resources regarding Hawai'i and Indigenous peoples can be found via the following 'Iolani Libraries LibGuides:
'Iolani School Indigenous Peoples' Day
Hawai'i & Hawaiian Experience | Race & Social Justice Teacher Resources
Indigenous & Native American Experience | Race & Social Justice Teacher Resources
Pacific Islander & Pacific American Experience | Race & Social Justice Teacher Resources
Primary Source Links & More | 'Iolani School Archives
Hawaiian Language Dictionaries
For more information, schedule an appointment to conduct your research. Please note the Archives' open hours.
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