Hauʻoli Lā Hānau e ke Aliʻiwahine Puʻuwai Momi
Cover Image: Masthead of Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, published on December 19, 1891.
In 1891, in celebration of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, Kamehameha School hosted its annual Founder’s Day, a memorial to Pauahi’s birthday on the 19th of December. This tradition continues this year on the Kamehameha School campuses across Hawai’i, with festivities such as singing, hula, and scripture readings. Here at Bishop Museum, we will have a double celebration—to honor two important women who left behind important legacies—our namesake Ke Aliʻiwahine Bernice Pauahi Bishop, and Mary Kawena Pukui (in the last of the 2025 Nānā i ke Kumu Series).
Image: Full-length studio portrait of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, Honolulu, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi. Photo by Menzies Dickson. Bishop Museum Archives, SP 6612.
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Image: “La Hanau o Pauahi,” Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, December 19, 1891, p. 2.
Pauahiʻs Birthday
This Saturday, December 19th, is the birthday of the pearl-hearted chiefess who has passed on, the beloved lady Bernice Pauahi, who set aside her incredible wealth as a spring to have both genders of her people drink, through education; and this has been partially realized by way of the establishment of Kamehameha School [for Boys] that is spread across Kalihi. This day will be commemorated by the school at 10 o’clock in the morning: there will be songs; a speech by the United States Minister, His Excellency John L. Stevens; and the opening of the recently completed brand new large schoolhouse.* This commemoration is open to associates, friends of education, parents, and the general public. Go all and see for yourself.
*This schoolhouse is Bishop Hall [Bīhopa Holo].
Image: General view of Kamehameha School, Honolulu, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi. ca. 1892. Bishop Museum Archives. SP 74261.
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Image: Bishop Hall, Kamehameha School, with students in breezeways, Honolulu, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, ca. 1895. Bishop Museum Archives, SP 205013.
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This post is part of He Aupuni Palapala: Preserving and Digitizing the Hawaiian Language Newspapers, a partnership between Bishop Museum and Awaiaulu with assistance from Kamehameha Schools. Mahalo nui loa to Hawaii Tourism Authority for their support. Learn more about this project here.
