M93 Liliʻuokalani Manuscript Collection now Online!

Posted on Sep 2, 2021 in HSA News

Happy Birthday Queen Liliʻuokalani!

In celebration, the Public Archives of Hawaiʻi is excited to announce that her Majesty’s entire paper manuscript collection is now accessible online, for free, on the Digital Archives of Hawaiʻi. This amazing feat of digitization for access was made possible through generous funding from the Liliʻuokalani Trust. Over 20,000 digital images, in high resolution and full color, offer an unprecedented view of her life. This notable release is also the start of a new era for the Public Archives; where materials can be searchable at the individual record level, and all the descriptive materials have been translated into ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi. We also hope to generate more content in both official languages of the State. Please enjoy reading these records of Her Majesty, Mōʻīwahine Liliʻuokalani here: https://digitalarchives.hawaii.gov/browse/parent/ark:70111/1Gs7 (NOTE: some images are still uploading, so please be patient)

Our Online Exhibitions page contains 120 high resolution photographs of Her Majesty. View and download them here: https://ags.hawaii.gov/archives/about-us/photograph-collection/queen-liliuokalani-photograph-exhibition.

E ka Lani, e Liliʻuokalani, Hauʻoli Lā Hānau!

No ia hoʻolauleʻa ʻana, hauʻoli loa ka Hale Waihona Palapala Kahiko o Hawaiʻi e hoʻolaha aku e ʻike ʻia nō ka ʻohina palapala ponoʻī āpau a ka Mōʻīwahine ma ka Pūnaewele, he manuahi, ma ka Waihona Palapala Kikohoʻe o Hawaiʻi. Ma muli nō o kekahi kālā manawaleʻa mai iā Queen Liliʻuokalani Trust mai i hana kupaianaha ʻia ai ke kikohoʻe ʻana. He ʻiwakālua kaukani a ʻoi ka heluna kiʻi kikohoʻe, ma ke ʻano miomio a waihoʻoluʻu piha, e hōʻike ana me ke kupanaha i kona ʻola ʻana. ʻO kēia hoʻopuka koʻokoʻi ʻana ka hoʻomaka o kekahi au hou no kēia Hale Waihona Palapala Kahiko, no ka hiki ke huli ʻia nā palapala ma o kekahi palapala pākahi, a ʻo nā ʻōlelo wehewehena āpau i pili ua unuhi ʻia ma ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi. Ke lana nei ko mākou manaʻo e unuhi ʻia nā mea hou ʻē aʻe ma nā ōlelo kūhelu pālua o ka Mokuʻāina. E ʻoluʻolu e nanea kou heluhelu ʻana i ia mau palapala a ka Mōʻīwahine Liliʻuokalani iā: https://digitalarchives.hawaii.gov/browse/parent/ark:70111/1Gs7 (E ʻikea: E ʻoluʻolu e ahonui i ka hoʻouka mālie ʻana o kekahi mau kiʻi)

Ma ka paena pūnaewele Hōʻikeʻike he 120 mau kiʻipaʻi miomio o Liliʻuokalani. E nānā a hoʻoili iho iā: https://ags.hawaii.gov/archives/about-us/photograph-collection/queen-liliuokalani-photograph-exhibition.