V. ARCHEOLOGICAL WORK IN HAWAII 



INTRODUCTION 



The ethnologist or archeologist desiring to conduct explorations on 

 the Hawaiian Islands will find it necessary to begin his labors at 

 the Bishop Museum in Honolulu. This museum contains an exten- 

 sive collection of articles, classified, arranged, and labeled, illus- 

 trating every phase of native life as it has existed since the islands 

 have been known to white men, as well as many of the implements 

 and objects pertaining to agriculture, fisheries, and domestic occupa- 

 tions of earlier times. Models or casts of houses, and of individuals 

 engaged in various lines of industry, give the visitor a clear idea as 

 to the routine of ordinary daily life. A careful study of all tiiese 

 things enlightens him in regard to what he may expect to find and 

 to the meaning of such discoveries as he may make. 



The extensive library which belongs to the museum contains every 

 publication relating not alone to the islands but to all the archi- 

 pelagoes of the southern Pacific that it is possible to procure; and 

 among the most valuable of the volumes are the reports and memoirs 

 of the museum itself, in which are set forth the observations and 

 deductions of numerous investigators who, either in behalf of the 

 museum or under its auspices, have endeavored to find a solution for 

 the many problems involved. 



Equally valuable to the student are the information, interpreta- 

 tions, and instruction freely placed at his disposal by those connected 

 with the museum, especially by Dr. Brigham, the former director, 

 whose long and busy life has been devoted almost entirely to a study 

 of the Polynesian groups ; by Professor Gregory, the present direc- 

 tor, who with tireless energy is the impelling force behind various 

 lines of scientific research ; by Mr. Stokes, curator of the ethnological 

 department, who for more than a score of years has been surveying, 

 photographing, and collecting in every part of the islands; by Mr. 

 Thomas G. Thmm, of Honolulu, who has completed, in manuscript, 

 a volume containing a list and description of more than 500 heiaus 

 on the islands; and by various other men who, in private life, have 

 devoted much time and close attention to whatever may pertain to 

 native life and customs. 

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