The Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives (HMH) includes three restored houses, two of which are the oldest houses in Hawai`i, and a research archives which provides a unique glimpse into 19th-century Hawai`i both onsite and online. The extensive education programs expand the site's relevance and positive impact on the community, and the visitor experience is further enhanced by an orientation center and a gift shop. The site was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965 and is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums since 1972 with re-accreditation earned in 2010. HMH is the business name of the Hawaiian Mission Children's Society, a not-for-profit organization and genealogical society founded in 1852, and was formerly known as Mission Houses Museum.
Hawaiian Mission Houses Hours
Tuesday - Saturday
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Guided House Tours
Tuesday - Saturday
Every hour from 11:00 AM
Last tour starts at 3:00 PM
The Gift Shop
Tuesday - Saturday
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Hawaiian Mission Children's Society (HMCS) Archive
Tuesday - Friday
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Events:
Visit our website at www.missionhouses.org for our most current calendar of events including Cemetery Pupu Theatre, Shakespeare, Mele, our annual Craft Fair and more!
School Programs:
Growing Together. Explore. Listen. Learn. Imagine.
Hawaiian Mission Houses is pleased to offer a variety of learning experiences for students of all ages. Our school tours and enhanced outreach materials are designed to engage students using historical objects and primary sources to build critical thinking skills.
Tours at the Hawaiian Mission Houses can feature hands-on activities that are integrated into the tours, so that each program includes activities appropriate for students of all ages. While we give age-level suggestions for the programs offered at Hawaiian Mission Houses, we are happy to work with educators to adapt the Historic Site's programs to their students' grade level when possible.
Besides offering programs that are engaging and hands-on, the Hawaiian Mission Houses continues to be the only place in Hawai`i where students can actually learn about early 19th century American history in an authentic setting. As an added bonus, the museum offers a variety of changing exhibitions each year.
Whether it’s one of our ongoing programs or a program related to our changing exhibitions, Hawaiian Mission Houses is committed to helping your students connect with and understand the topics critical to making Hawai`i what it is today. We hope you will visit us soon!
Library Collections:
Today, the HMCS/MHM Library collection contains over 12,000 printed volumes and over 300 linear feet of manuscript material, including:
• Correspondence of the New England Protestant missionaries living in Hawai‘i, including letters, journals and reports, personal as well as business, 1820 - 1880.
• Archives of the Hawaiian Evangelical Association, including individual church records and reports written by American protestant missionaries and Native Hawaiian pastors.
• Hawaiian-language books, including the earliest imprints in the language, 1822 - 1900.
• Micronesian and Marquesan language books and primary sources.
• Books on early voyages to Hawai‘i and the Pacific.
• Pictorial collections, including drawings, sketches, lithographs, photographs and copperplate engravings.
• Microfilm of missionary letters and journals
Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives
"Hawaiian Mission Houses developed a new strategic plan in 2011 to make our organization more relevant to the contemporary community while continuing to honor our mission to emphasize the significance of the Protestant missionaries in the history of Hawai‘i. In pursuit of that mission, we developed a major theme for the site with five components, all related to the collaboration between the missionaries and the Native Hawaiians, most especially the ali‘i. Those five elements which guide and permeate our programming are stated as:
Collaboration between Native Hawaiians and the American Protestant missionaries resulted in, among other things, the introduction of Christianity, the creation of the Hawaiian written language, widespread literacy, the promulgation of the concept of constitutional government, making Western medicine available, and the evolution of a new and distinctive musical tradition."
Vision
Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives enriches our community by fostering thoughtful dialogue and greater understanding of the missionary role in the history of Hawai`i.
Mission
Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives preserves the heritage and interprets the stories of the American Protestant Missionaries, their descendants, and their relationships with the people and cultures of Hawai`i, connecting with contemporary life, and encou
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