Remembering History and Honoring Culture: Statues, Monuments, and Memorials on Hawaii, Kauai, Maui and Molokai All across the Hawaiian Islands, historic statues, bronze plaques, and stone monuments can be seen in plain sight…or discovered in remote places. Each has a story. Who is responsible for placing these? What were their intentions? What do the artists say they were attempting to reveal about the honored heroes and their lives? In Remembering and Honoring Culture, Soon explores the back stories and intrigue surrounding these statues and monuments beyond what can be gleaned from the nearby plaques. Illustrated with full color photo images, the book unravels what these statues and artifacts reveal collectively about the history of the islands, its inhabitants, and their values. And most poignantly, what they tell us about Hawaii today. Statues, Busts & Memorials on Hawai‘i Island Kamehameha the Great Statue of King Kamehameha in Kapa‘au King Kamehameha Statue in Hilo King Kamehameha III King David Kalakaua Monument to the Hawaiian Cowboy and Ikua Purdy Saint Benedict Saint Damien (Joseph Damien de Veuster) Buddhist Temples in Hawai‘i Island Jodo Shinshu Buddhism and Statues of Shinran Shonin Captain James Cook David Douglas Memorial Albert Kualii Brickwood Lyman Statues, Busts & Memorials on Kaua‘i Island Chiefess Kamakahelei Ka Mo‘i Kaumuali‘i Statue in Waimea Ali‘i ‘Aimoku Kaumuali‘i and Mo‘i Wahine Kekaihaakulou Prince Kuhio (Johan Kuhio Kalanianaole) Captain James Cook US Senator Spark Matsunaga Dr. Jose Protacio Rizal Y Mercado Ed and Joyce Doty Honorable Richard Kawakami Mayor Tony T. Kunimura Mayor Maryanne W. Kusaka Chipper Wichman Shinran Shonin Memorials Dedicated to Sugar Planter Family Members Statues, Busts & Memorials on Maui and Moloka‘i Island King Kamehameha Ali‘i at Kamehameha Golf Course King Kamehameha III Queen Ka‘ahumanu Queen Lili‘uokalani Shinran Shonin Sun Yat-Sen and Sun Mei Captain George Vancouver Saint Damien of Moloka‘i Damien at Maria Lanakila Church, Lahaina Damien at Holy Rosary Church, Pa‘ia Damien at St. Anthony Church, Wailuku Damien at St. Anthony School Hall Damien at St. Teresa’s Church in Kihei Saint Marianne Cope at UH-Maui Brother Joseph Dutton Saint Anthony of Padua Masaru “Pundy” Yokouchi Monuments to Peace Matsunaga Peace Gardens (Kaua‘i) John F. Kennedy Monument (Hilo) Paleaku Gardens Peace Sanctuary (Captain Cook, Hawai‘i) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Wailuku, Maui) Peace Poles World Peace Kannon Honoring the Dead Hawai‘i Island War Memorials Maui War Memorials & Monuments Memorial Honoring Fallen Police (Hilo, Hawai‘i) Memorials to Victims of Tsunamis Ethnic and Heritage Monuments Sesquicentennial Sugar Plantation Immigrant Monument Puerto Rican Immigrant Memorials Scandinavian Migration Monument Filipino Worker Monument (Kea‘au, Hawai‘i) Gannenmono (First Year People) Memorials to Japanese Immigration Bell Towers American Bicentennial Memorial (Hilo, Hawai‘i) Collections Kepaniwai Park and Heritage Garden (Wailuku, Maui) Hindu Monastery of Kaua‘i Na ‘Aina Kai Botanical Gardens & Sculpture Park (Kilauea, Kaua‘i) 88 Buddhist Shrines
