January 17, 2016 - January 31, 2017 - The exhibition uses photographs, documents, music, artifacts, and video, to present Hawai`i’s contested past and the possibilities of its future. E Mau Ke Ea: The Sovereign Hawaiian Nation takes visitors through the history of the Hawaiian Nation, from the consolidation of the islands by King Kamehameha I in 1810 and the establishment of a society based on law, literacy, and diplomacy; through the undermining of Hawai`i's independence and its annexation by the United States; to the rise of the Hawaiian rights movement in the late 1960s and the resurgence of Hawaiian nationalism today.
Dates:January 17, 2016 10:00 am to January 31, 2017 05:00 pm
Address:4th St. and Independence Ave., Washington, District Of Columbia 20024, United States
Phone:202-633-1000
Contact:American Indian Museum
Website:http://www.si.edu/Exhibitions/Details/E-Mau-Ke-Ea-The-Sovereign-Hawaiian-Nation-5098