Mission Houses Museum

The Mission Houses Museum, a National Historic Landmark, is the primary program of the Hawaiian Mission Children's Society, a non-profit educational institution and genealogical society. The Museum interprets the "missionary period" of Hawaiian history, 1820-1863, which is fundamental to an understanding of contemporary Hawai‘i.

Featured on KHON2 News, the Star-Advertiser and the Honolulu Weekly, Engraved at Lahainaluna collectively captures views of old Hawaii before the age of photography through copperplate engravings; while telling a story of capturing the written Hawaiian language. This rare book was published by the Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives, with only 1,350 printed copies of the book (with 150 limited edition versions of the book, numbered and signed by author David Forbes).

The Mission Houses Museum connects the story of the American Protestant missionaries and their descendants to the history and culture of Hawai‘i, in order to give present generations of residents and visitors a deeper understanding of, and appreciation for, Hawai‘i's rich and complex history.

Mission Houses Museum is a National Historic Landmark and is accredited by the American Association of Museums.

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