Bernice Pauhai

Hawaiian princess

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Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop was the last direct descendant of Kamehameha I, the king who united the Hawaiian Islands. She was married to Charles R. Bishop, an American who founded the Bishop Museum in Honolulu in her honor after her death in 1884. The museum is dedicated to the study of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture, archaeology, and natural history, and it houses a significant collection of Hawaiian artifacts and exhibits.1

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…American husband of Hawaiian Princess Bernice Pauahi (died 1884), the last direct descendant of Kamehameha I. In 1961 a planetarium and an observatory were added to emphasize the role of astronomy in the cultural history of Pacific Island peoples. The Bishop Museum also operates the Hawai‘i Maritime Center (in Honolulu…
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…American husband of Hawaiian Princess Bernice Pauahi (died 1884), the last direct descendant of Kamehameha I. In 1961 a planetarium and an observatory were added to emphasize the role of astronomy in the cultural history of Pacific Island peoples. The Bishop Museum also operates the Hawai‘i Maritime Center (in Honolulu…
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