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When You Least Expect It…Lihue!

When You Least Expect It…Lihue!

If you have ordered anything via the Internet, chances are you have received emails from retailers requesting that you consider...

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...

Bookshelf: Collecting Evolution

Bookshelf: Collecting Evolution

Congratulations to Dr. Matthew J. James from Maritime Hawai‘i! We are pleased to announce the publication of his book, Collecting Evolution: The...

Falls of Clyde – March 2017 Update

Falls of Clyde – March 2017 Update

It is often said, “No news is good news.” That is not much comfort to Maritime Hawai‘i and everyone around...

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...

Aloha Lurline

Aloha Lurline

Maritime Hawai‘i has learned from Captain Doug Pine that Matson’s SS Lurline is being towed from the Seattle, Washington area to be...

Falls of Clyde – February 2017 Update

Falls of Clyde – February 2017 Update

Maritime Hawai‘i has been approached by a number of people who are curious about the current status of the National...

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