The Ripple Effect of Your Generosity
When you give tonight, you're not simply supporting a museum—you're investing in lōkahi, the harmony that grows from understanding our interconnected stories. You're ensuring that a child from Waiʻanae can stand where the Hawaiian language was first set into print. You're preserving the voices of Kaʻahumanu, Kamehameha III, and countless others whose wisdom spans centuries.
Your gift will echo through generations, deepening the understanding and appreciation that lead to true harmony in our island home. Every dollar creates ripples of learning, discovery, and connection that reach far beyond our historic walls.
E kōkua mai—please help us continue this vital work. Together, we can ensure that all of Hawaiʻi's children discover their shared heritage and carry forward the spirit of aloha that unites us.
Where Your Donation Makes a Difference
Student Scholarships & Transportation — Remove the barriers that keep keiki from accessing their heritage. Your gift ensures that every child, regardless of economic circumstance, can experience the transformative power of immersive historical education.
Educational Program Enhancement — Support new curricula that meet Hawaiʻi State Standards while honoring both missionary and Native Hawaiian perspectives. Help us continue earning Poʻokela Awards for excellence through innovative programming.
Archive Preservation & Digitization — Protect more than 80,000 digital pieces and one of the world's largest collections of Hawaiian-language printed materials. Your contribution keeps these irreplaceable resources accessible to researchers, students, and communities worldwide.
Historic Building Maintenance — Preserve Hawaiʻi's oldest Western-style houses and our meticulously reconstructed 1823 hale pili o nā mikanele. These structures require constant care to remain authentic witnesses to our shared heritage.
Community Outreach & Accessibility — Carry Hawaiian history beyond our one-acre site and directly into communities across the islands, through traveling exhibits and digital resources.
Mahalo nui loa for your consideration and support.
