Oil on canvas of Hilo Bay, Hawaii, circa 1880, unsigned.  Measuring approximately 20″ X 40″ in the frame.  One of only 6 known paintings done by Nawahi.  Born in Puna, Hawaii in 1842, Nawahi was one of the first Native Hawaiian born artists to paint in the western style.

Joseph Nawahi, Hilo Bay, Hawaii, circa 1880
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Oil on art board of Lihue, Kauai rice fields, signed and dated 1914.  Measuring approximately 11 1/2″ X 15 1/2″ in the frame.  Very good condition.

D. Howard Hitchcock, Rice Fields, Lihue, Kauai, dated 1914
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Beautifully detailed oil painting on canvas of a forest on the eastern slopes of Mauna Kea.  Nice koa frame.  Signed and dated (date partially covered by frame) circa 1900.  Vertical format measuring approximately 13 1/2″ X 23″ in the frame.

D. Howard Hitchcock, circa 1900, Hamakua Coast, Hawaii
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Original John Kelly aquatint titled Ia Nui Hawaii.

Original aquatint, titled and signed by John Kelly.  One of a rare series of aquatints entitled Ia Nui Hawaii.  Measures 10 1/2″ X 14″ in the mat.  Very good condition with minor foxing on the margins only

Original John Kelly aquatint titled Ia Nui Hawaii. .

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Hand carved kou pedestal bowl standing approximately 11 3/8″ high with hand carved knobbed cover.  Lathe turned base.  Four levels of faceting with each row containing eleven facets.

Hand carved kou vessel with knobbed cover and lathe turned base.
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Hand made kou calabash 6″ deep, 17″ across and 56.5″ around.  Hand Made Kou Calabash with butterfly repairs

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Hand colored lithograph of a street view of Honolulu, capital of the Sandwich Islands.  Queen Kinau returns to the temple with her honored women guests.  Vue d'une rue dans Honolulu, Capitale des Iles Sandwich

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Etching by Wheeler of Mission Houses, 1837.

Etching by Wheeler of Mission Houses, Honolulu, 1837.  Etching by Wheeler of Mission Houses

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Lahainaluna map of the world dated 1839, Lahainaluna, Maui.  Lahainaluna Map of the World, 1839

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Engraving by Thurston of Ka’awaloa Bay, Hawaii

This is a rare engraving of Ka’awaloa Bay, Hawaii (place of the death of Captain Cook) by Thurston.  Engraving by Thurston, Ka'awaloa Bay, Hawaii

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