Traveling on assignment as a reporter for the Sacramento Times, Mark Twain referred to Hawaiʻi  as “The loveliest fleet of islands that lies anchored in any ocean.”

Settled by Polynesians ca. 1000 A.D, Hawaiʻi has been through five governments (Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, Provisional Government of Hawaiʻi, Republic of Hawaiʻi, Territory of Hawaiʻi and State of Hawaiʻi. It is one of the most diverse states in the US providing a wide range of knowledge and experiences.

Over the next several weeks, the Local Planning Committee is happy to provide you with personal recommendations to enrich your visit beyond the conference. You can expect posts on everything from local favorite dining options, cultural sites, hiking, best beaches, recommended readings, films, and music and Hawaiian words you may hear over the course of your stay.

Postcard c. 2935, UHM Library Digital Image Collections

In addition, the Hawaiʻi Visitors Bureau provides an excellent resource covering history, recommendations, and advice for visiting our ecologically fragile home. For those seeking visits to cultural repositories beyond those offered by the conference, the Association of Hawaiʻi Archivists provides a Directory of Historical Records Repositories in Hawaiʻi.  We hope your time in the islands enriches you as it does for us.

Mahalo piha,

The Local Planning Committee