Sustaining and Expanding Public Humanities Programs at Two of Hawaii’s Royal Palaces: On-Site, Digital and Hybrid

FAIN: ZPP-284306-22

Daughters of Hawaii (Honolulu, HI 96817-1417)
Kanoelehua K.L. Renaud (Project Director: May 2021 to present)

The creation of an interpretive tour and special exhibit highlighting Hawaii’s queens and princesses at two royal palaces; retaining three positions

The Daughters of Hawaii’s humanities mission is to serve as an authentic lens for learning about and immersion in the cultures of indigenous Native Hawaiians and the Kingdom of Hawaii. Our project advances critical interpretive programs at two of Hawaii’s royal palaces using today’s technology. Palace tours and exhibits will highlight the strengths, achievements, and untold stories of Hawaii’s powerful Queens and Princesses, who embraced Western science, technology and diplomacy, to transform social, economic and education conditions for their people, unheard of in the 1850s. Our focus recognizes their visionary contributions that live on in present-day Hawaii. Other program activities include interactive classes, annual community festivals, public forums, and interactive workshops with cultural practitioners and scholars. In-person, virtual and hybrid activities will offer participants direct experiences in the heritage, arts and culture of Hawaii, its past, and its diversity.