We enjoy featuring articles and highlights that offer a window into the past, celebrate Hawaiʻi’s rich multicultural history, and honor important Hawaiian figures, stories, and traditions. History offers us a valuable tool that allows us to know where we came from, understand the present, and have a better idea of where we’re going.
In 1890 a water-driven Dynamo was connected to the Hilo Boarding School’s irrigation ditch with a direct current machine generating enough power for 12 bare