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| Daughters of Hawaiʻi | |
|---|---|
| Name | Daughters of Hawaiʻi |
| Formation | 1903 |
| Type | Non-profit heritage organization |
| Headquarters | Honolulu, Oʻahu |
| Region served | Hawaiʻi |
| Purpose | Historic preservation, cultural education |
Daughters of Hawaiʻi
The Daughters of Hawaiʻi is a heritage organization founded in 1903 in Honolulu, Oʻahu to preserve sites, artifacts, and traditions associated with the Hawaiian monarchy and aliʻi. The society interacts with institutions such as ʻIolani Palace, the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs while engaging with communities across islands including Maui, Kauaʻi, and Hawaiʻi (Big Island). Its work connects to figures like Queen Liliʻuokalani, King Kalākaua, Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, and organizations such as the Hawaiian Civic Club, the Hawaiian Historical Society, and the Hawaiʻi State Archives.
The organization was established amid debates following the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom and the annexation of Hawaiʻi, intersecting with events like the 1893 overthrow of Queen Liliʻuokalani, the 1898 Newlands Resolution, and the Provisional Government period that involved leaders like Sanford B. Dole and Lorrin A. Thurston. Early members included descendants and associates of aliʻi who collaborated with entities such as the Kamehameha Schools, the Royal Hawaiian Band, and missionary families tied to Reverend Samuel C. Damon. The group’s formation paralleled cultural movements represented by figures and institutions such as King Kalākaua’s patronage of hula, Queen Emma, the Pacific Commercial Advertiser, and later historians like Mary Kawena Pukui and Samuel Kamakau. Throughout the twentieth century, the society engaged with preservation debates involving ʻIolani Palace restoration, Territorial Governor Charles J. McCarthy, territorial legislatures, and preservationists connected to the National Park Service and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
The organization’s mission emphasizes preservation, education, and perpetuation of Hawaiian culture, aligning with partners such as the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, and the Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Activities include stewardship similar to that undertaken by the Kamehameha Schools, documentation efforts like those by the Hawaiʻi State Archives, and cultural programming comparable to the programs at the Polynesian Cultural Center and the Honolulu Museum of Art. The society interacts with legal and policy frameworks shaped by the Hawaiʻi Admission Act, the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, and legislation debated in the Hawaiʻi State Legislature.
Key properties preserved by the organization include historic residences and sites tied to aliʻi and missionaries, comparable in significance to ʻIolani Palace, Washington Place, Kawaiahaʻo Church, Huliheʻe Palace, and the Lāhainā Historic District. Preservation campaigns have intersected with the National Register of Historic Places, the Hawaiʻi Register of Historic Places, and collaborations with the Department of Land and Natural Resources. The organization has been involved in conserving artifacts and archives in ways that relate to collections at the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, the Hawaiʻi State Archives, and the University of Hawaiʻi Library system.
Membership has historically comprised women of Hawaiian ancestry and those connected to royal or missionary lineages, overlapping social networks that include families associated with the Kamehameha dynasty, the Kalākaua family, and prominent Honolulu families documented in periodicals such as the Pacific Commercial Advertiser. The organizational structure features officers, chapters, and trustees who liaise with agencies like the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, and municipal administrations of Honolulu, Maui County, Kauaʻi County, and Hawaii County. The society’s governance and charter have been shaped by nonprofit law and oversight similar to that exercised by the Internal Revenue Service for tax-exempt organizations and by the Hawaiʻi State Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.
Programs include lectures, docent tours, cultural demonstrations, and publication projects akin to initiatives by the Hawaiian Historical Society, the Bishop Museum, and the University of Hawaiʻi Press. Events have connected with commemorations such as Lā Kūʻokoʻa (Hawaiian Independence Day), Queen Liliʻuokalani’s birthday observances, and lei-making workshops paralleling festivals at the Merrie Monarch Festival and the Aloha Festivals. Educational outreach has reached schools across the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education system and cultural practitioners associated with hula halau, oli chanters, and kumu hula.
Notable figures associated with the organization have included women linked to aliʻi lineages, leaders in Honolulu civic life, and collaborators from institutions like Kamehameha Schools, the Bishop Museum, and ʻIolani Palace. Throughout its history, leadership has intersected with personalities documented in Hawaiian newspapers and histories, including descendants of the Kalākaua and Kamehameha families, and preservationists who worked with the National Park Service, the Historic Hawaiʻi Foundation, and scholars connected to the University of Hawaiʻi.
The organization’s cultural impact is evident in ongoing preservation of material culture and intangible practices connected to the Hawaiian monarchy, comparable to preservation efforts by the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Kamehameha Schools, and the Hawaiian Historical Society. Its legacy informs contemporary debates involving the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Native Hawaiian organizations, land stewardship under the Hawaiʻi State Land Use Commission, and cultural revival movements led by practitioners who perform at venues such as the Neal S. Blaisdell Center, the Hawaiʻi Theatre, and community festivals across Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, and Niʻihau. The society’s archives and preserved sites continue to serve researchers at the Hawaiʻi State Archives, the University of Hawaiʻi, and private collections documenting the royal era and its aftermath.
Category:Non-profit organizations based in Hawaii Category:Historic preservation organizations in the United States