First published in 1967, The Hawaiian Journal of History is the Hawaiian Historical Society’s annual publication, a scholarly journal devoted to original articles and research on the history of Hawai‘i and the Pacific. Each volume features a varied collection of historical topics and time periods in peer-reviewed articles and a Notes & Queries section. A selection of book reviews and a bibliography of the previous year’s published works regarding Hawai‘i’s history are provided by experts and editors dedicated to recording and synthesizing scholarly research.

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Current Issue: Volume 59 (2025)

Articles

  • A Short History of Sacred Hearts Catholic Missionaries
    on Moloka‘i
    Father Brian Vincenzo Guerrini, SS.CC
  • Histories of Gender and Sexual Diversity in Hawai‘i
    Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson
  • Nā Kapu Ali‘i: A Reconsideration
    Charles Langlas and Noah Gomes
  • Historical Disconnect: Posthumous Publication of Puzzle
    Pieces by S. M. Kamakau
    M. Puakea Nogelmeier
  • The Last Voyage of the Whaleship Tamerlane
    Louis Arthur Norton

Book Reviews

  • A Laughable Empire: The US Imagines the Pacific World, 1840–1890, Todd Nathan Thompson, Reviewed by Noah Hanohano Dolim
  • Settler Militarism: World War II in Hawai‘i and the Making of US Empire, Juliet Nebolon Reviewed by Kyle Kajihiro
  • The Sugar King of California: The Life of Claus Spreckels, Sandra E. Bonura, Reviewed by Lawrence H. Kessler
  • The Feminist Pacific: International Women’s Networks in Hawai‘i, 1820–1940, Rumi Yasutake, Reviewed by Chrissy Yee Lau
  • Chinatown, Honolulu: Place, Race, and Empire, Nancy E. Riley, Reviewed by Ines Miyares
  • Japanese America on the Eve of the Pacific War: An Untold History of the 1930s, Eiichiro Azuma and Kaoru Eeda, Reviewed by Kelli Y. Nakamura
  • Word across the Water: American Protestant Missionaries, Pacific Worlds, and the Making of Imperial Histories, Tom Smith, Reviewed by Joy Schulz
  • Nā Hale Pule: Portraits of Native Hawaiian Churches, 1820–1900, Robert Benedetto, Reviewed by The Rev. Andrew J. Walmisley, PhD
  • Loyal to the Land: The Legendary Parker Ranch, 1992–2022: Volume 4, An Enduring Sense of Place, Billy Bergin, Reviewed by Matthew Kainoa Wong
  • Forward without Fear: Native Hawaiians and American Education in Territorial Hawaiʻi, 1900–1941, Derek Taira, Reviewed by M. Kawēlauokealoha Wright

Bibliography

  • Hawaiʻi History 2024: A Bibliography of Titles of Historical Interest, Jodie Mattos

On the cover of Volume 59:

The front cover of this year’s Journal features an image from Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson’s article, Histories of Gender and Sexual Diversity in Hawai‘i. Queen’s Surf Beachgoers, 1980, Photo Courtesy of Mel Lantaka.