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Title |
Lists of household objects and assorted animals as well as notes monitoring an individual's health. |
Creator |
Ahahui Hooulu a Hoola Lahui |
Object ID |
2001.1.14 |
Object Name |
Inventory |
Other number |
SP 2832 |
Scope & Content |
The front side of this folded document contains an inventory of springs and spoons (left); and a list identifying a number of pigs, chickens, horses and a donkey as well as notes on the care of an individual (right). * * * The Ahahui Hooulu a Hoola Society was organized on February 19, 1874. Its purpose was to fulfill King Kalakaua's vision to improve the health and welfare of the Hawaiian nation, by assisting those who were sick or destitute. Regional chapters of the Society were established throughout the Hawaiian Islands. Each chapter had its own annually-elected president, secretary, and treasurer. Membership in the Society required the consent of a majority of members. The admission fee was 50 cents, and monthly dues were 10 cents. Children could join for an admission fee of 10 cents, but were not required to pay any monthly dues. Membership dues, donations, and charity event revenue, provided the Society with the necessary funds for its outreach programs. Each regional chapter formed a working committee of three to four people. Committee members called upon the sick to assess the extent of their illness, and visited the destitute to determine their needs. They offered advice regarding proper clothing and diet, and provided temporary relief when needed. If the person being evaluated had no family or friends to look after him or her, that person was encouraged to go to The Queen's Hospital or Lunalilo Home for care. For those who were destitute, the Society often supplied a shirt and pants for the men, a holoku and muumuu for the women, food for the hungry, and burial expenses for the dead. In later years, the Society consolidated its charitable efforts to establishing and operating a maternity home. Named in honor of the Queen, the Kapiolani Maternity Home opened on June 14, 1890. It was the first institution of its kind in Hawaii. The Home occupied Ululani, the former residence of the Queen's late sister, Princess Kekaulike, on the corner of Makiki and Beretania Streets. There were five patient rooms, a matron's room, and a kitchen. While two of the patient rooms were available to paying patients of any nationality, the remaining rooms were reserved for Hawaiian women at no charge. It was hoped that giving birth in a facility such as this would minimize the risks to mothers in childbirth, and assure the survival of newborn infants. References: Constitution & By-laws of the Ahahui Hooulu a Hoola Society. Honolulu: Daily Bulletin Steam Printing Office, 1888. "Maternity Home," The Hawaiian Gazette (June 17, 1890), 4. https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83025121/1890-06-17/ed-1/?sp=5&q=Maternity+Home&r=0.587,0.955,0.548,0.34,0 |
Subjects |
Charitable organizations |
Search Terms |
Ahahui Hooulu a Hoola Society |
Legal Status |
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