Kauai Historical Society

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(Hours Of Operation: By Appointment Only)

Ka Ho’ola Ana I Ke Kuamo’o
Bringing History To Life

Established in 1914 to protect, collect, preserve, and share the history and cultures of Kaua’i. (Hours Of Operation: By Appointment Only)

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🙏🏼ʻO mākou me ka mahalo, Kaua’i. We are immensely thankful for all of you who joined us to celebrate Mu’umu’u Month. It’...
02/01/2025

🙏🏼ʻO mākou me ka mahalo, Kaua’i.
We are immensely thankful for all of you who joined us to celebrate Mu’umu’u Month. It’s been a month of fashion, connection, and community and we are just so honored to be a part of it.
🎉Thank you to everyone that attended our Mu’umu’u Pā’ina, we’re still coming down from it all and feeling truly blessed. Mahalo nui to our amazing volunteers that keep our office running, and helped to organize this months full calendar of events.
👗Mahalo for all your support this month and for designing all the beautiful graphics we’ve used for our calendar of events. You’re an inspiration to us all.
💕We are truly grateful for each and everyone of you, and we hope that you continue to connect with us throughout the rest of the year. January may be over, but we wish you all a Happy Mu’u Year. ✨

🎨We’ll be popping up at Hanapepe Art Walk next Friday January 10th. SO many fun activities for all ages - and it’s FREE...
01/08/2025

🎨We’ll be popping up at Hanapepe Art Walk next Friday January 10th. SO many fun activities for all ages - and it’s FREE! Mahalo to and for organizing the amazing artists that will be sharing their talents with us.

🌺For this year’s fashion show, we are trying something new, and it’s all about pūpū lei - lei made with shells. 🐚Our goa...
01/06/2025

🌺For this year’s fashion show, we are trying something new, and it’s all about pūpū lei - lei made with shells.
🐚Our goal is to highlight the ancient craftsmanship of our Pupu Lei from Ni’ihau and Kaua’i, along with Hawaii-designed fashion from the past and today. Anyone attending the Muumu’u Paina, is eligible and encouraged to join the Contest.
- Contestants can wear any Muumuu or Aloha Shirt of their choice, paired with either Pupu Niihau or Kaua’i Lei or one Pupu Lei Po’o (hat lei).
- Contestants will be judged only on one Lei or one Papale Lei each (no layering)
- There will be a category for Muumuu and a category for Aloha Shirts. And we want to see how you style the Mu’u/aloha shirt with the pūpū.
✨Contestants, we want to learn about your lei. What’s the story behind how it came to you? Do you know the maker? What kind of shells are used in the lei?
🏆The prizes are VERY good. They include cash, gift certificates, and more! If you already have tickets to the Muumu’u Paina we will send you the entry form to complete with no entry fee. We have a limited number of entries.
To participate in the contest, please send an email to [email protected].

✨Our first Mu’umu’u Month Event: Hawaii History Trivia + Blue Hawaii Movie Night. Friday, January 3rd at 5:00pm. 🌺FREE a...
12/28/2024

✨Our first Mu’umu’u Month Event: Hawaii History Trivia + Blue Hawaii Movie Night. Friday, January 3rd at 5:00pm.
🌺FREE admission with aloha wear, or $10 without.
🧠We’ll be starting the night with Trivia, and yes, there will be prizes for the winning team!
🎬Then we’ll be showing Blue Hawaii, a movie filmed at Coco Palms, starring the one and only Elvis Presley.
🍿Kaua’i Veterans Center will be selling food and movie snacks, the Kaua’i Historical Society will be selling warm kūlolo and ice cream!

Are you coming?

12/28/2024

Elvis' Blue Hawaii filmed @ the Coco Palms

📣Announcing our calendar of Mu’mu’u Month events for this coming January 2025. ✨We’ve partnered with so many amazing loc...
12/16/2024

📣Announcing our calendar of Mu’mu’u Month events for this coming January 2025.
✨We’ve partnered with so many amazing local organizations to create a month’s worth of events focused on community, history, and mu’u/Hawaiian fashion. You’re gonna wanna zoom in for this one, and take a look at all the wonderful things we have in store for you.
🎟️We got a little something for everyone, and believe it or not, nearly all of these events are FREE. Yes, FREE. The only event that is ticketed is our Annual Mu’u Pā’ina Luncheon Fundraiser. More details about each event will be coming soon.
💜We are very excited to share this lineup of events with you all, and we hope you can make it to at least one of these gatherings. See you after Christmas!


✨Daydreaming of Ni’ihau✨ So many of us have gazed fondly at the island’s silhouette, but how many of you have actually b...
11/16/2024

✨Daydreaming of Ni’ihau✨ So many of us have gazed fondly at the island’s silhouette, but how many of you have actually been there?
📝Archive Description: Aerial view of Keanahaki Bay, Niihau.
Date: July 10th, 1924
Photo Acquired from Eric ‘Iki’ Moir
Photos Taken by: Air Services USA

We’re delighted to announce that we will be hosting a Fine Crafts & Vintage Fair Kaua'i Museum. Stop by on your way to g...
11/13/2024

We’re delighted to announce that we will be hosting a Fine Crafts & Vintage Fair Kaua'i Museum. Stop by on your way to grab a spot at Lights on Rice. Vendor’s include:
- DeStash (of Honolulu) selling vintage Alohawear
- Local author Linda Moriarty will be selling her latest book, Lei Ni’ihau.
- The Kanahele ‘Ohana, with their pupu Ni’ihau jewelry.
- Garden Island Arts Council’s BoroBoro Boutique
And last but not least, we, the Kaua’i Historical Society will be selling tickets and tables for our Annual Mu’umu’u Pā’ina Luncheon! Ticket Sales start in-person on Friday December 6th, 10:00am-5:00pm, in the Courtyard. Entrance is in the back of the building. The Museum will also be hosting a larger craft fair in the county parking lot directly behind the Museum. Remember to Support Local this Christmas 🤙🏼

🎉🥳Wishing All Saint’s Episcopal Church a happy Centennial! This weekend they’ll be celebrating a 100 years of service, a...
11/09/2024

🎉🥳Wishing All Saint’s Episcopal Church a happy Centennial! This weekend they’ll be celebrating a 100 years of service, and we’ll be sharing some photos from their early days.
Photo Title: All Saint’s Kindergarten 1934
Archive Description:
Back Row: Miss Takenouchi. John Corstorphine, ?, Isabella Kaneakua, Marjorie Horner, Rudolph Prigge, Charlotte Aguiar, Grant Garlinghouse, Ruth Patterson, Douglas Pratt, Sadako Haruki, Yoshie Yangida, Lillian Samson, Colleen Fernandez, Milton Smith, Miss Itokazu.
Front Row: #8 Annie Ching, #10 Yvonne Aguiar, #12 Alan Shak

Today’s the day! 🗳️ You can still vote in person at the Historic County Annex Building, from 7:00am-7:00pm. Let your voi...
11/06/2024

Today’s the day! 🗳️ You can still vote in person at the Historic County Annex Building, from 7:00am-7:00pm. Let your voice be heard 👍🏼

📝Archive Description: Louie ‘Smokey’ Gonsalves enters a voting booth. Frank Apana giving advice!
📷: The Garden Isle
Date: unknown

Since 1988, Kokee Museum - Hui o Laka has hosted “Eō e Emalani i Alaka‘i” to commemorate a historic event honoring Quee...
11/02/2024

Since 1988, Kokee Museum - Hui o Laka has hosted “Eō e Emalani i Alaka‘i” to commemorate a historic event honoring Queen Emma’s visit to Kōke‘e and Alaka‘i Swamp. Each year people are chosen to represent Queen Emma, her guide Kaluahi, and attendants. Invited hālau honor Queen Emma’s journey with dances and chants. Led by an old mountain guide, Kaluahi, Queen Emma spent two days in January of 1871 with a band of almost one hundred, including dancers and poets along with friends and admirers. Ever after, Queen Emma was known as “Kaleleonālani, traveler of the mountains.”

This year, the 36th annual Emalani Festival takes place Saturday, November 2, 2024 in Kōke’e, from 9:00pm to 3:00pm. There willl be tents with lei making, exhibits, and food surrounding the performance. Hawaiian music begins at 9:00am. Central to the Festival is the arrival of Queen Emma, her attendant, and guide Kaluahi on horseback at 10:00am.

Photo Description: Queen Emma Festival, Koke’e 1990. October 7th, 1990.
Maile Jean Amorin(holding the umbrella) portrays Queen Emma, entering the meadow with her lady-in-waiting. Kumu Hula Roselle Bailey and her hālau entertain the Queen.
📷: Mike Teruya, The Garden Island

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Preserving the culture and histories of Niʻihau and Kauaʻi!

For over 100 years the Kaua’i Historical Society has actively collected, preserved, and provided access to Kaua’i and Ni’ihau’s oral, written, and pictorial history curating the largest collection of the islands’ historical records, photographs, and manuscripts. Access to the collections covering ancient through modern times is complimented by our educational outreach programming and publications.