Photograph of the Month


February 2012



Elizabeth Kaleilokeokaha'i Cummins-Merseberg-Kekahio (w)
Submitted by: Jan Kapiolani Naumu-DeRego


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Pacific Northwest Hawaiians



This section of our website is dedicated to resources and information pertaining to the history of the Hawaiians of the Pacific Northwest of the United States and the areas on the Pacific Coast of Canada.



Kanaka Timeline: Compiled by Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada, this web page shows a timeline of Hawaiians who came to the region.

Salt Spring's Hawaiian Community: Including a historic background, surnames and even oral history interview audio recordings, pertaining to the Hawaiians who settled on Salt Lake Island, British Columbia, Canada in the mid-1800's.

Additional oral history interview audio recordings, pertaining to the Hawaiians who settled on Salt Lake Island, British Columbia, Canada and other areas in the mid-1800's, specific to Native Hawaiians. Click here to listen.

Fort Vancouver Hawaiians: Information pertaining to the Hawaiians at the Hudson Bay Company's Fort Vancouver, which is in modern day Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA.

Additional resource pertaining to the Native Hawaiians at Fort Vancouver.
Click here to read.

New Lands, New Lives: Hawaiian Settlement in British Columbia
: A 32-page document pertaining to Native Hawaiians in a settlement in British Columbia, Canada. By Jean Barman is a professor in the Department of Educational Studies at the University of
British Columbia.