TEACHERS AND PREACHERS STANDARD n Benchmark SS 7

TEACHERS AND PREACHERS

STANDARD n Benchmark SS. 7 HHK. 3. 3 Explain reasons foreigners (including explorers, whalers, traders, and missionaries) came to Hawaii and explain the political (including change in government and roles/power of leaders), social (including the decline of Hawaiian population, Christianity, the establishment of churches/schools, and end of kapu system) and economic (including the rise of mercantilism) impact on Hawaii.

YOU WILL LEARN n n n What the missionaries brought to Hawaii. About the first schools that opened on the islands. About Hawaii’s first newspapers.

BEFORE THE FOREIGNERS n n n The Hawaiians had a vocational school system, where everyone was taught a certain skill by the kahuna. Skills taught were canoe builder, medicine men, genealogists, navigators, farmers, house builders, and priests. Schools back then were NOT like today’s schools!

TASK OF THE MISSIONARIES n n Teach Hawaiians how to read Invented the Hawaiian written language Started a school system Created a printing press to print books, newspapers, hymns, etc.

TASK OF THE MISSIONARIES n n First school was in Kailua, on the big island. Kameha II, his two queens, and his brother, Kauikeaouli attended the school. In 1822, Reverend William Ellis created the pi’apa of 12 letters. As a result, the bible was translated into to Hawaiian.

MORE TEACHERS NEEDED n n Soon, many adults (not children) were being educated by the missionaries. More teachers were needed. By 1832, 40% of the people in Hawaii attended one of the 900 hundred schools. School attendance dropped in 1833 because the whole education school system needed reorganization.

LAHAINALUNA SEMINARY n n n In 1831, Lahainaluna Seminary was created in Maui to be a school for teachers and preachers so that they could teach on the islands. At this school, the first newspaper, Ka Lama Hawaii was printed. The first published history of Hawaii was written by this school as well.

HILO BOARDING SCHOOL n n n Hilo boarding school opened in 1836, and built by David Lyman, a missionary. 8 boys lived there the first year. This school was so successful, a girls boarding school was created in 1838.

PUNAHOU SCHOOL n n n Punahou school opened 1841, as a school for the children on the missionaries. Located in Manoa, Oahu. The head of the school was Daniel Dole, father of Sanford Dole. School is still open today. Guess what famous person or president went this school?

CHIEF’S CHILDREN SCHOOL n n n Opened in 1839 by Mr. and Mrs. Amos S. Cooke. It was were all future rules of Hawaii attended school. This school would later become one of the Kameha schools.

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS n In 1880, St. Louis College was opened by Bishop Maigret in Hawaii.

KAMEHA SCHOOLS n n n Kameha schools were started in 1887, by Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop. Since she had no children, she wanted to use her land to benefit the children on Hawaii. Schools are still opened today.

IOLANI SCHOOL AND ST. ANDREW’S PRIORY n n n Iolani school was created by the Anglicans. In 1863, Luaehu school was created, but later moved to Honolulu and renamed Iolani by Queen Emma. St. Andrew’s Priory was created for girls.

PUBLIC EDUCATION AND THE CONSTITUTION OF 1840 n n n Kameha III called for a highly organized educational system. The Constitution of 1840 help Hawaii public schools become reorganized. William Richards, a missionary help start the reorganization, and was later replaced by Richard Armstrong is known as the “the father of American education in Hawaii. ” Richard Armstrong improved the schools in Hawaii.

COMMON SCHOOLS n n n Richard Armstrong help improve the public schools in Hawaii. The creation of the Common Schools marks the beginning of the government’s involvement in education in Hawaii. At first, the schools were no more than grass huts. Armstrong help bring better textbooks, qualified teachers and better school buildings. Students were taught in Hawaiian how to read, write, math, geography, singing and to be “God-fearing” citizens. By 1863, three years after Armstrong’s death, the missionaries stopped being a part of Hawaii’s education system.

HAWAII’S FIRST NEWSPAPERS On July 30, 1836, the first English written newspaper in Hawaii was the Sandwich Island Gazette and Journal of Commerce. n It cost $6 a year to subscribe. n

HAWAII’S FIRST NEWSPAPERS n Other newspapers that were printed, but did not last are: Polynesian- June 1840 n The Friend- 1844 n Cascade n Monitor n Fountain n Honolulu Times n

HAWAII’S FIRST NEWSPAPERS n n n Hawaii’s oldest paper is the Advertiser. Created by Henry Whitney, the first copy came out in English on July 2, 1856 and was originally called the Pacific Commercial Advertiser. This paper is known as the Honolulu Advertiser today.

HAWAII’S FIRST NEWSPAPERS n n In 1866, the first daily newspaper was the Daily Hawaiian Herald. The Evening Bulletin is the first daily paper we have that exists today. It is now the Star. Bulletin. The Star-Bulletin was formed in 1882. A week later, the Advertiser became a daily paper.

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DEFINITIONS click on the links to go back to your place n n n Vocational: work-related Pi’apa: Hawaiian alphabet Reorganization: to move around, to make better. Hawaii needed to teach the kids, find good teachers and buildings for schools. Boarding school: students live and go to school at the same place daily newspaper: a newspaper is created everyday

KA LAMA HAWAII click on the links to go back to your place n The first newspaper printed in Hawaii was a student newspaper, Ka Lama Hawaii (The Hawaiian Luminary), produced Feb. 14, 1834 at Lahainaluna on Maui. It was written in Hawaiian, as were many of the early Island newspapers.

LAHAINALUNA SEMINARY click on the links to go back to your place n Hale Pai - the printing house of Lahainaluna Seminary in Historic Lahaina, Maui.

HILO BOARDING SCHOOL

PUNAHOU SCHOOL click on the links to go back to your place Campus picture from 1909

BARACK OBAMA WENT TO PUNAHOU click on the links to go back to your place

KAMEHA SCHOOLS click on the links to go back to your place n SCHOOL SONG Be strong and ally ye, oh sons of Hawaiʻi And nobly stand together hand in hand. All dangers defy ye, oh sons of Hawaiʻi And bravely serve your own, your fatherland. n Ring, ring, Kalihi, ring Swell the echo of our song. Ray, ray, rah, ray, Kameha Let hills and valleys loud our song prolong. n Be firm and deny ye, oh sons of Hawaiʻi Allurements that your race will overwhelm. Be true and rely ye, oh sons of Hawaiʻi On God, the prop and pillar of your realm Kapālama Campus - Honolulu

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