Adam Keawe Manalo-Camp

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Indigenous Researcher and Writer

Tag: ali’i

Hawaiian Ali’i and Western Architecture

There always was criticism about the houses and dress of Hawaiians in the 19th century particularly the ali’i. I have heard Hawaiians say “Oh they wear haole clothes” and “Oh they live in haole houses”. Statements such as that are totally poho and po’opa’a. In this century, we live in a time that Hawaiians can… — read more

Feb 5, 2017
Some thoughts about Queen Kapiʻolani

I n the dining room of my grandmother’s house before in Papakōlea, there used to be two photographs. One was of Queen Lili’uokalani and the other was Queen Kapi’olani (the one depicted here with the dark velvet dress serving as a backdrop for her lei hulu manu). I talked a little bit about my family’s… — read more

Feb 25, 2014
Kalakaua: An International Perspective

Reposting this important article from the Journal of the Hawai’i Historical Society King Kalakaua in Japan, 1881 King Kalakaua: An International Perspective NIKLAUS R. SCHWEIZER, former Swiss Consul to Hawai’i This year marks the 100th year of the death in San Francisco, on January 20, 1891, of David Kalakaua, Hawaii’s last king. T H E KING… — read more

Apr 7, 2012