This new exhibition looks back in time at the capital of the Kingdom of Hawai‘i through artworks from HoMA’s permanent collection, dating to the mid-nineteenth century. 2022 marks the 150th anniversary of King Kamehameha Day, which provides us with the occasion to reflect on historic Hawai‘i, imagine our past, and see the many changes that Honolulu has gone through over a century and a half.

Paintings, drawings, and prints transport visitors into views of Honolulu by artists who traveled through the crossroads of the Pacific, such as Paul Emmert (1826–1867), George Henry Burgess (1831–1905), James Gay Sawkins (1806–1878), and John Prendergast (born 1815).