Finding Aid to Collections AR 2 - 15

AR 2

MAUI WOMAN’S CLUB

Records of an organization of women formed in 1919 on the Island of Maui to promote Americanism and the interests of the local community. In 1925 the Maui Woman's Club affiliated with the General Federation of Women's Club. Through its history, Maui Woman's Club has participated in a variety of cultural, historical, charitable and community service activities. Of particular interest have been programs to assist local hospitals, the hard of hearing, students, and establishment of an animal pound (humane society) on Maui.

Beginning in 1951, Maui Woman's Club initiated efforts to establish a local historical organization, which led ultimately to the formation of the Maui Historical Society in 1956. Researchers may also find to be of interest the Maui Woman's Club files and references in the records of the Maui Historical Society. The MHS Executive Director should be contacted for more information about the Historical Society records.

The records of the Maui Woman's Club include: a Historical Sketch and Related Records, Constitution and By-Laws, and Minutes of Meetings and Related Records, which comprise the basic organizational records of the Club, followed by series entitled Awards and Certificates, Correspondence, Financial Records, Membership Records, Miscellaneous, Newsletters, Programs and Projects Files, Scrapbooks, Yearbooks, and Photographs. Also included are a group of historical papers written by and presented to the Club. The most voluminous and informative of the series are the minutes, yearbooks, scrapbooks (most of which have been photocopied for preservation) and photographs.

The Maui Woman's Club voted to disband in January 1998. The organization held a final meeting in March 1999, at which time its remaining funds were donated to local charitable and non-profit organizations.

AR 3

MAUNAOLU COLLEGE, PAIA, MAUI RECORDS

Partial records of a small coeducational junior college located in Paia, Maui. Maunaolu (often written as Mauna Olu) College was founded in 1861 by Rev. and Mrs. C.B. Andrews and the American Board of Missions as a seminary to teach Hawaiian girls of grade school age. The school was used for the military hospital during World War II. Reopened in 1950 as a coeducational junior college run by the Hawaiian Evangelical Association of Congregational Christian Churches, Maunaolu Community College offered the last two years of high school and the first two years of college. A four-year college cirriculum was developed in 1969, but the college had difficulty attracting students. In 1971, Maunaolu College was acquired by United States International University, and later by the County of Maui. The college is no longer in existence.

The collection is comprised of Articles, Brochures, Bulletins, Cahrter of Incorporation, Church Programs, Correspondence, Cards, and Miscellany, Graduation Exercises Programs, Histories, Maunaolu Players, Music, Newsletters, Residence Halls Room Lists, Ribbons, Scrapbooks, "Statement of Relationship Between Maunaolu College and the Hawaiian Evangelical Association of Congregational Christian Churches", Yearbooks and Photographs. Most of the records date from the early to mid-1950s, with no records of the early seminary for girls.

There are no official school records or correspondence in the collection, but the newsletters, articles and scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, yearbooks and photographs provide interesting documentation of the effort to build and sustain a viable educational institution, and of college activities and student life.

Additional information is available in the scrapbook of Maui History, 1941-1946, with a history of Maunaolu Seminary and photographs from its last commencement, June 1942 (Scrapbook Collection, AR 8) and the personal papers of Dr. Cummins E. Speakman, Jr. (AR 4).

AR 4
SPEAKMAN, CUMMINS E, JR. (1912-ca.1992) PAPERS

Papers of a college administrator and educator who was president of Maunaolu College, Paia, Maui, from 1967-1971. Following retirement, Dr. Speakman wrote the first history solely devoted to the Island of Maui, entitled "Mowee, An Informal History of the Hawaiian Island" (Salem, MA: Peabody Museum, 1978), and published at the time of the Cook Bicentennial in 1978.

The collection primarily consists of articles, reference materials, and photographs used in or from research for Dr. Speakman's book. Topics represented include Capt. James Cook, Lanai, Jean Francis Galaup de La Perouse, Maui Archaeology, notes and music for Sea Chanteys, and "Pathfinder", an article about the marine biology discoveries of Robert Michael (Mike) Severns. There is almost nothing of the creative process of Dr. Speakman's book present in the collection except for an undated excerpt from an early draft.

Photographs used in "Mowee" consist of mainly black and white and paper copies of images used and unused. All images concern Maui subjects or topics; most are historical, but a few show modern scenes. All or most of the photographs are copies obtained by Speakman from other repositories. Copyright probably is retained by the institution (as is indicated on many of the photographs) or photographer.

Also included are a biographical sketch, book reviews, fragmentary other writings, small files pertaining to personal activities and interests, articles and other reference material, and photographs. Dr. Speakman's correspondence with Dr. Kenneth P. Emory, Bishop Museum, 1977-1978, 1983, concerns research sources and historical questions such as the Lono-a-Makahiki story. Also included are notes or text of an article entitled "First Americans", by Speakman and John Ledyard, and photographs of Dr. Speakman, color prints of Speakman and others.

Researchers may find of interest the Maunaolu College Records, also held by the Maui Historical Society (AR 3).

AR 5

MAUI ARCHAEOLOGY RECORDS

Records and data about archaeological sites in the County of Maui (Maui, Kaho'olawe, Lana'i and Moloka'i) including Hawai'i and National Register of Historic Places site inventory forms and archaeological reports (copied from the files of the Hawai'i Historic Preservation Program in 1989). Also included are a variety of reports, studies, histories, and other reference materials added subsequently from many other sources. This artificially- created collection is composed almost entirely of photocopied, near-print, and printed materials. It provides a rich record of archaeological sites and prehistoric artifacts in the County of Maui, together with a collection of older and more recent archaeological and historical scholarship concerning the sites.
The collection is arranged with general materials preceding specific. General reports, studies, histories and other reference materials precede those for the island of Maui. Following are reports, studies, histories and other reference materials for East Maui, Haleakala National Park, Hana, Honolua, Ke'anae and Wailuanui, Kipahulu, Lahaina, Makena and Wailuku. Hawai'i Register of Historic Sites Forms for Hana, Makawao, Wailuku and Lahaina districts are arranged by Tax Map Key number, followed by Forms for Lana'i and Moloka'i. Kaho'olawe records are filed similarly, with reports, studies, histories and other reference materials preceding National Register of Historic Places Forms.
This collection is valuable because it draws together a variety of archaeological, historical and pictorial evidence of early Hawaiians on the Islands of Maui, Moloka'i, Kaho'olawe and Lana'i and locates the records close to the sites and surrounding communities. While individual items are available in different locations, no other single resource for Maui prehistory is as comprehensive as this.

AR 6

STERLING, ELSPETH P. (1917-19--) NOTES

Notes about Maui archaeological sites and features, geography, history, ancient life and activities, folklore, and legends, compiled by anthropologist Elspeth P. Sterling, who was associated with Bernice P. Bishop Museum in Honolulu. The notes were prepared from late 18th and early-mid 19th century newspapers, journals, and books, although some notes were made from original manuscripts, interviews with local individuals, and letters she received. Sterlin's original order of notes and districts has been retained. All notes are arranged by geographic district and locations on the Island of Maui. Only a few notes bear dates during the 1960s, with most of the rest probably prepared prior to that time.

AR 7

WALKER, WINSLOW M. PAPERS

Archaeological survey and field notes and writings or archaeologist Winslow Metcalf Walker, consisting of his notes about ancient sites and objects located on the Island of Maui. Most were prepared following an extensive survey visit in 1928-1929 that took him all around the island. These notes apparently supplement a manuscript (based on these notes) and other of Walker's archaeological materials housed in Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Most of the notes in this collection are carbon copies.

Walker's notes consist of descriptions of houses, heiau, koas and other sites and their surrounding areas. Also included are occasional pencil sketches of sites or features, and information about locations, site numbers, districts, and the significance or use of the sites.

The notes are arranged in two segments. The first segment documents Walker's "Archaeological Survey of the Island of Maui", and includes a tentative outline and table of contents, and survey notes and writings about sites in East and West Maui. Also present are notes and writings on specific subjects, including ancient paved trails, battle sites, burial sites, a chronology of Maui (compiled from Fornander), fish ponds and traps, fishermen's shrines, general notes, field notes and other notes about Maui heiau sites, literature cited (bibliography of secondary sources); notes from Thrum, Fornander, and the voyages of Cook, 1778; King, 1779; Galaup "La Perouse", 1786; Portlock, 1786; Vancouver, 1793; Brigantine "Hope", 1790-1792; and Broughton, 1796; petroglyphs; and a survey of stone and wood objects in museums and collections on Maui.

AR 8

SCRAPBOOK COLLECTION

Seventeen scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, photographs, letters and memorabilia, combined into an artificial collection, documenting Maui Historical Society, 1956-1973; the career of Circuit Court Judge and former County Supervisor Wendell F. Crockett; the activities of the Maui High School girls' S.E.C. Club, 1933-1951, and general Maui and Hawai'i historical and contemporary topics. Most clippings appeared in the Maui News or Honolulu newspapers and were photocopied onto acid-free paper for preservation. Photographs, letters, papers, and memorabilia have been filed separately.

MAUI HISTORICAL SOCIETY scrapbooks, 1956-1973, illustrate activities of its organizers and supporters, archaeological and historic preservation efforts, and fund-raising events. A number of clippings document the July 6, 1957 opening of Hale Hoikeike, the Historical Society's exhibit area. The Judge WENDELL F. CROCKETT scrapbooks, 1959-1963, document his career and rulings from the bench, with a few personal papers and photographs.

The GENERAL scrapbooks cover a variety of topics concerning Hawai'i or Maui history and legends. Included are scrapbooks prepared by Harriet M. Calmes, entitled "Flowers, Coffee, Fruit, Nuts, Plants, Trees" and "Luaus, Leis, Festivals, Sports", dating from about the 1920's. Of interest are early photographs of a celebration during King Kalakaua's reign; the funeral of Prince Kalanianaole, January 5, 1922; Kite Day at Mills, April 28, 1922; Easter Service on Punch Bowl, 1920s; hula dancers, preparations for a luau, a man with surfboard at Waikiki, and pa'u riders. A scrapbook about Maui Archaeology Expeditions, 1971-1973, concerns several trips to archaeological sites, heiaus, petroglyphs and other areas.

A Scrapbook of Ledger Pages from Old Koa House, Kalepolepo, Kihei, where ships anchored to trade, consists of four pages of barely-legible photocopies of an original ledger from 1846-1847. Scrapbooks on Maui History, 1941-1946, focus on Emily Whitney Alexander Baldwin, W.D. Baldwin, Harry Alexander Baldwin, other long-time residents, and Maunaolu Seminary; life on the home front and World War II news; local history, sites, and buildings; Hawaiian crafts, folklore, and residents. Seminary articles detail the history of the school and its last commencement, June 1942. Home front and wartime clippings concern scrap drives, conservation, war bonds, local enlistments, and Maui soldiers.

The S.E.C. CLUB scrapbook, documents, and photographs illustrate the history of a Maui High School girls' service club from 1933-1951. Or particular interest are the photographs of club members, 1935-1941, providing an excellent visual record of many of Maui's young women. Group photographs depict girls in their initiation costumes and participating in various service projects and social events such as May Day and the May Queen, working at the County Fair booth, selling war stamps, and collecting mail for servicemen.

Researchers may also find of interest the Maui Woman's Club records (AR 2) and references in the records of the Maui Historical Society (AR 1).

AR 9

BRUCE, LESLEY A.K. PAPERS

Papers and photographs of an archaeologist who with others conducted site visits during the 1970s to locate all Maui archaeological sites recorded by Winslow M. Walker in 1928. Included in the collection are "The Maui Archaeological Sites Report", December 31, 1972, containing field reports of site visits, locations, names of informants; descriptions of terrain, sites, and features in the Hana, Makawao, Wailuku, and Lahaina districts; detailed maps of sites and features; and photographs of many of the areas visited. The project report was written by Bruce, with the assistance of Betty DuBois, Judy Bisgard and Julie S. Jerome.
Also included are other field notes and sketches, originals and copies of hand- drawn maps, miscellaneous materials, a few research materials, and a number of color photographic prints and negatives of sites.
Researchers may also find of interest the Maui Archaeological Records (AR 5), Winslow M. Walker Papers (AR 7), and Elspeth P. Sterling Notes (AR 6), all held by the Maui Historical Society. The MHS Executive Director should be contacted for more information.

AR 10

JENKINS, EDNA E. PAPERS

A small collection of printed and near-print materials collected by Judge Edna E. Jenkins, District Magistrate for the Makawao area of Maui, mainly reflecting her position as a civil official on the Island of Maui during and after World War II. Included are her commission to perform marriages, minutes of a meeting of the County's Major Disaster Council, December 7, 1941; a constitution and report on Maui USO activities, 1944-1945; and reports about clashes between service personnel and civilians, 1945. Other items include an index and copies of Orders of the Territorial Military Governor, 1941-1945; and Civil Regulations issued by Maui District military authorities, 1941-1942; "A Course of Instruction [for] Provisional Police", 1941; "To You- Defenders of Maui, U.S.A.", May 20, 1942, a printed informational and promotional piece for American soldiers stationed on Maui; and "The Judiciary of Hawaii", an article written by Philip L. Rice, Chief Justice of the Territorial Supreme Court, December 2, 1957.

AR 11

ASHDOWN, INEZ PAPERS

Personal papers, writings, and research notes created and compiled by a long-time Maui resident, historian and storyteller. The bulk of hte collection was created during her 1975-1982 tenure as historian and research analyst with the County of Maui Planning Department. The papers include personal papers, research notes, and writings for personal publication ("work for hire" projects) commingled with records created while employed as historian, largely 1975-1978. The papers have been arranged in series of Personal Papers and Research Files. The focus of the collection is Maui history, legends, people and government, as well as topics of general Hawai'i historical interest. Many early notes were typed, retyped, edited and amended for later use or publication. Some later files were added from sources other than Mrs. Ashdown.

PERSONAL PAPERS include autobiographical and biographical materials, correspondence, articles, and a few personal papers and photographs. Several of Mrs. Ashdown's books, and major unpublished writings by and about Mrs. Ashdown are present in the collection, including "Aina Kaulana: Pride to the Land: The Memoirs of Inez MacPhee Ashdown", as told to Jill Engledow and Lynne Ashdown, unpublished (?) typescript (photocopy), 1986; "Ka Alaloa O Maui", published 1971 (photocopy); and "Stories of Old Lahaina".

RESEARCH FILES, arranged alphabetically by topic, consist of two subseries, Mrs. Ashdown's writings and reference material collected from secondary sources. Mrs. Ashdown's writings include items written, co-authored, or recorded from primary archival resources (such as missionary letters), observations during field trips to sites, personal interviews with individuals, personal recollections, interpretations of stories, events, and recollections of others; or secondary sources. Also included are scattered letters. Some writings were created while working with the Maui Historical Society in the late 1950s, together with a few items written by Historical Society officers Virginia Wirtz and Beatrice Savage. Other articles were co-authored with Pilahi Paki.

Newspaper articles form the bulk of the reference material in the Research Files, supplemented by writings by others, excerpts from secondary sources, reports, and plans. The reports and plans produced by County of Maui agencies or local civic organizations are among the most significant items for research use. Of particular interest are the Maui Historic Commission records of the Lahaina Historic Restoration project during the early 1960s. Also noteworthy are the files on archaeological and historic sites (including Hui Hana Malama), Maui Bicentennial Committee, birds and bird sanctuaries, burial places and sites, the Chinese in Hawai'i, Maui and Moloka'i churches (especially the Catholic and Congregational Churches), climate and conditions, fish and fishponds, geography, government of the County of Maui, Hawaiian language, the history of Hawai'i, O'ahu and Maui (especially of the Lahaina District), Honolua Ranch (later part of Maui Land and Pineapple Company, Inc.), Kula Sanatorium, Lahaina Restoration Foundation, Hawaiian legends and folklore, "people", ranching, the sugar industry, and Wailuku and Iao Valley.

Researchers are cautioned that much of the writing in this collection is highly colored and may be inaccurate, as it relies on recollections influenced by personal belief.

Researchers may also wish to consult the Ashdown photographs which are filed separately in the Maui Historical Society photograph collection.

AR 12

LAHAINA NOTES

Photocopied typewritten excerpts and notes, compiled from original records in the collections of the Lahaina Restoration Foundation and the Hawaiian Mission Children's Society Library. These excerpts and notes were prepared from original letters, diaries, and other writings of missionaries of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions to the Hawaiian Islands and other early Caucasian visitors and settlers; land, ministerial, and other records of the Hawaiian Monarchy; newspapers; and early histories.

The excerpts and notes originally were typed on cards, which have been photocopied several to a page. The pages are indexed by personal name and subject, and are arranged alphabetically, then in rough chronological order.

AR 13

MAUI HISTORICAL COMMISSION RECORDS

Partial records of the Maui Historic Commission, now affliated with the Maui County Planning Department, collected by Commission members who also were Maui Historical Society Executive Directors. The collection documents the Commission's work in facilitating the restoration and preservation of significant Lahaina historical structures and sites dating from 1736 to 1915. Included are photocopies, carbon copies, and mass-produced architectural drawings.

During the late 1950s, concern grew about the state of Maui's economy and culture. In 1958, the County of Maui Board of Supervisors allocated funds for research and development of a general plan for preservation and development of historic Lahaina sites. In 1962, the Board of Supervisors established a Historic District in Lahaina, and created the Commission, which was empowered to research and preserve historic structures and sites, develop land use and zoning controls, and review land use and building construction in the historic district. In 1963, the State of Hawai'i funded the reconstruction of the Kamehameha I residence, construction of a monument and plaque for the Kamehameha I Heiau Site and a catwalk and plaque for the Hauola Stone; and reconstruction of the Long House and Customs House.

The Lahaina Historic Restoration and Preservation Project is documented by proposals, correspondence, numerous progress reports and analyses, agreements and contracts for services with architect Ray Morris, maps, site drawings, plans and specifications, photographs, and extensive research about the historic district and preservation and restoration plans, 1959-1967.

In 1967, the State funded additional restoration of Lahaina buildings, structures, and other historical and archaeological features. "The Architectural Style Book of Lahaina: An Illustrated Guideline for Historic Districts No. 1 and No. 2", 1969, was created to guide and govern the use of signs and renovations in the historic district.

During the late 1980s, the Commission continued to monitor cultural resource management, land and real estate development, use and modification of structures, environmental assessment, and signage in the Lahaina historic district. A few later records, 1987-1988, include minutes and agenda of monthly Commission meetings, and attached reports, letters, and other items considered at meetings.

AR 14

LEBRA, JOYCE C. PAPERS

Oral history transcripts and releases, notes and research gathered between 1985 and 1987 by Joyce C. Lebra for her book "Women's Voices in Hawaii" (University Press of Colorado, 1991). The transcripts are arranged by book chapter, documenting women members of the following ethnic groups: Hawaiian and part-Hawaiian, Chinese, Portuguese, Scottish-English, Japanese, Okinawan, Korean, Puerto Rican, and Filipino.

Other documentation includes summary interview transcripts, occasional corrected transcripts, biographical information about the interviewees, a few letters and several draft chapters. Many of the interviewees were elderly women, and their recollections date back to the early years of the 20th century. among the topics discussed were their early years and/or arrival in Hawai'i, parents, family and friends, marriage and children, work in and out of the home, communities, and social and church activities. Most of the interviews were conducted by Prof. Lebra, with a few done by her students at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa.

Not every contact resulted in an oral history and transcript; some files contain only biographical data sheets and information. Two transcripts are from interviews conducted by Barbara Kawakami in 1980 and 1984, and were probably used by Prof. Lebra as research material.

Researchers are advised that rights in the oral histories are released to the University of Hawaii Women's Studies Oral History Program, not Maui Historical Society, and that requests for permission to use or publish excerpts from the interviews should be directed to the University of Hawaii Women's Studies Oral History Program.

AR 15

HONOLUA DITCH RECORDS

The three volumes comprising this collection concern the construction and operation of the water tunnels and ditch bringing water to the Honolua area and the use and sale (?) of water carried by the Ditch. Included are:

Volume 1- Tunnel Record, June 8, 1912- 1914

This is a record of the construction of 31 water tunnels. The volume records each tunnel in numerical order, listing contractor (name of work gang), rates paid (per foot or other measure for construction, including buildings, transportation, and earth and rock moving), and the date the jobs were begun. Also present is diagramming of each tunnel showing the progress of construction with the dates and lengths of the in-progress tunnel, and work devoted to lining tunnels and digging the open ditch. The contractors included the following:

Hano Gang
Hano-Kaibera Gang
Kaibera Gang
Misaka Gang
Matsushita Gang
Fujibayashi Gang
Hoyage Gang
Matsuoka Gang
Kim-Man-Soo Gang
Miamoto Gang
Inokumo Gang
Nakamura Gang
Kawakami Gang
Suatani Gang
Kamada Gang
Shimohara Gang
Murakami Gang
Yasubo Gang

Later in the volume is a record of work done by work gangs, with the date, type of work, rate, and payment received.

Volume 2- Daily Record, Honolua Ditch Water Records, 1913-1922

This volume records hourly water levels in the Ditch, and the daily average in gallons of water delivered, from January 1, 1916- January 5, 1918. Also included are summary records of the water delivered, daily averages, and charges or costs, from 1913 to 1922.

Volume 3- Daily Sales and Use Records, September 1918- November 1924

In this volume are daily records of the sales and use (probably of water?), with commencing and ending figures, number of slips, amount, total reading, and cash sale figures. Also included are monthly sales totals. The exact content of these records is somewhat uncertain.

Researchers may also want to consult the records of Wailuku Sugar Co., held by Maui Historical Society.