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the nthoi's were interested in eiitoinoluiiica! work (»r allied scieu- 

 titic pnrsnits. Siibseqnently, Brother Matthias Xewell and 

 A. Koehele Avere elected honorary nienihers. In 1900 this hon- 

 orary niond)ershi|) list was increased to five by the addition of 

 Dr. Ti. C. L. Perkins, Dr. David Sharp, and the Rev. Thomas 

 Blackburn. Mr. Bhiekbnrn had been identified with onr in- 

 digenons insect fanna in previons years, having been a resident 

 of Honohdn from 1870 to 188:^, during which period, in his 

 leisnre honrs, he devoted nmch time exploring the forest re- 

 gions in the vicinity of llonolnln, collecting and studying 

 endemic insects, and later descrilfing many of these. This 

 pioneer work of ^fr. Blackburn later led to the systematic scien- 

 tific exploration of these islands by Dr. R. C. L. Perkins, en- 

 gaged for the purpose, and the publication of the "Fauna Ha- 

 waiiensis" by a joint committee appointed by the Royal Society 

 of London, and the British Association for the Advancement 

 of Science. The Bishop Museum, of Honolulu, also rendered 

 valuable assistance in making the publication possible. 



1 )r. David Sharp, a noted British entomologist, also had 

 done ])i(ineer work in connection with our indigenous insect 

 fanna, having published his first paper in connection therewith 

 as far back as 1878, and had since then contributed and edited 

 many very valuable papers included in the ''Fauna Hawaiien- 

 sis''. 



Within a year of the organization of the TTa^vaiian Entomo- 

 logical Society, the membership had increased from fifteen to 

 twenty, without any solicitation on the part of original meui- 

 bers, and from time to time there have been additions, as, at 

 times, there have been deaths and resignations, so that, at this 

 time the society has a mendiership of twenty-nin(\ and a do/en 

 members are actively engaged in various branches of ento- 

 mology. 



The first and many of the subsequent meetings of this 

 society took place in the library of the Boai'd of Agriculture 

 and Forestry, and it was there that the small hand of cutliii- 

 siastic entomoloiiical workers gathei-ed to discuss and coniplcte 



