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Falls of Clyde (1878) Flyer

Falls of Clyde (1878) Flyer

This old Falls of Clyde flyer was tucked inside the booklet By Square-Rigger to Honolulu. It features general information and...

100 Years Ago – Sir Ernest Shackleton in Hawai‘i

100 Years Ago – Sir Ernest Shackleton in Hawai‘i

At 0745 (7:45 am) on the morning of 3 April 1917, the Oceanic Steamship Company’s ship SS Sierra*, under the...

Ice by Sea?

Ice by Sea?

Before electric refrigerators and freezers were available, ice in bulk for consumer and commercial use was brought to Hawai‘i by...

100 Years Ago – RMS Makura’s Special Passengers

100 Years Ago – RMS Makura’s Special Passengers

In the days when ships were the sole means of transportation to and from the Hawaiian Islands, local newspapers devoted quite...