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May 19, 1887 – The Day the Queen of Hawai’i Visited Hunter College
On May 19, 1887, the Queen of Hawai’i, Queen Kapi’olani, was on a trip from Hawai’i to London for Queen Victoria’s celebration of her golden jubilee. On her way, she stopped in New York City and visited the Normal College (what we now know as Hunter College).
From Queen J. Kapiolani Hawaiian Civic Club Historian, Professor Colette Higgins
In the Footsteps of Kapi’olani Travel Blog
Retracing Queen Kapi’olani’s Journey to London in 1887
DMCC Virtual Webinar Series: Queen Kapiolani and Saint Damien
This is the 5th video in the 2020-21 DMCC Virtual Webinar Series. This presentation, with presenter Colette Higgins, was originally held on August 14, 2021.
Three Queens and the People of Kalaupapa
Colette Higgins, Hawaiian historian and Dean of Academic Affairs at Windward CC delivers a public presentation titled, “Three Queens & the People of Kalaupapa” about how three queens of Hawaiʻi helped those who were sent to Kalaupapa diseased with leprosy.