REPORT. 



^"TT'HE year 1902 has been marked in the histon' of the Museum 

 ■*■ as one of great disturbance in the arrangement and exhibition 

 of the colle(5lions. Not only has Hawaiian Hall been in the hands 

 of the carpenters and polishers, but fheir operations have extended 

 t3 nearly ever}' one of the exhibition rooms. The removal of the 

 redwood cases from Hawaiian Vestibule two years ago compelled 

 the storing of a large part of the Hawaiian collection, and even 

 the small representative colledlion of Hawaiian implements that 

 in temporary cases occupied this room had to yield place while 

 the new koa cases were being set up ; so that for the greater part. 

 of the year very little of the Hawaiian portion of the Museum has; 

 been accessible either to the public or to students. In Polynesian! 

 Hall new cases have been built occupying the middle of the floor ; 

 and these, although the largest in the room, are already filled. In 

 the Kahili Room the central case has been enlarged and the speci- 

 mens of Natural Histor}' removed to give place to EthnologA'. 



Each addition to the Museum that its growth has required has- 

 been of great advantage both for -exhibition and for study, which 

 is another name for work. Polj-nesian Hall made it possible to 

 separate the general Pacific collection from the Hawaiian, and now 

 Hawaiian Hall gives for the first time an opportunity to properly 

 exhibit and scientifically classify the ethnological material of these 

 Islands and the producfts of Nature as distinct from those of man's 

 hand. In preparation for this, which I felt sure the wisdom of the 

 founder of the Museum would provide, the Director has given 



