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Kaunolu on the south coast of Lana'i, once the site of a fishing community.

The queen's guard and barracks, Honolulu, 1892.

'Iolani Palace, Honolulu, early 1880s.

Kawaiaha'o Church, Honolulu.

Kealakeukua Bay with monument to Captain Cook, Hawaii Island

Lava flow, Mauna Loa, Hawaii Island, 1881.

Flower and lei vendors.

Lihu'e village, Kaua'i, 1887.

Mahukona railroad and train, Hawaii Island, 1882.

Our Lady of Peace Cathedral, Honolulu, late 1880s.

Picnickers at the top of Nu'uanu Pali, O'ahu, late 1890s.

Pu'ukohola heiau, Hawaii Island

Undated studio portrait of hula dancers.

Transporting cane to the mill. The office is on the right. Kilauea Sugar Plantation, Kauai, 1912. (H. W. Thomas photograph album, page 27. Hawaiian Historical Society.)

Plantation worker operating the “Donkey” engine at Kāhili Landing. This small steam engine was used to transport freight from the ship to the landing. KÄ«lauea Sugar Plantation, Kaua‘i, 1912. (H. W. Thomas photograph album, page 45. Hawaiian…

Steam plows on Government Road. The plantation laid railroad tracks on the road bed and bridge. When a steam plow crossed the bridge, workers placed logs next to the tracks to protect them and the bridge. Note the steam plows lined up in the…

Distributing seed. Women worked in the fields alongside men as well as in separate task groups. Kilauea Sugar Plantation, Kauai, 1912. (H.W. Thomas photograph album, pages, 13 16. Hawaiian Historical Society.)

Covering cane seed. Women worked in the fields alongside men as well as in separate task groups. Kilauea Sugar Plantation, Kauai, 1912. (H.W. Thomas photograph album, page 16. Hawaiian Historical Society.)

Cane harvest. Women field workers were paid $13.00 a month and men received $20.00 a month. Kīlauea Sugar Plantation, Kaua‘i, 1912. (H. W. Thomas photograph album, page 19. Hawaiian Historical Society.)

Water carrier in the field. Kīlauea Sugar Plantation, Kaua‘i, 1912. (H.W. Thomas photograph album, page 42. Hawaiian Historical Society.)