Exhibits
Our multicultural exhibit series is designed to celebrate culture with care through thoughtful storytelling, community partnership, and respectful presentation. Each exhibit is an opportunity to learn, connect, and honor the people and traditions that shape our shared home.
2026 Cultural Exhibit Schedule
- Jan–Feb: Hawaiian Cultural Exhibit
- Mar–Apr: Missionary Cultural Exhibit
- May–Jun: Chinese Cultural Exhibit
- Jul–Aug: Japanese Cultural Exhibit
- Sept–Oct: Filipino Cultural Exhibit
- Nov–Dec: Korean, German, and Gilbertese Cultural Exhibit
All multicultural exhibits begin at the end of the first week of their scheduled month and conclude at the end of the third week, providing a total of seven weeks for public exhibition.
Grove Farm museum Missionary Cultural Exhibit
Exhibits on display
Missionary Cultural Exhibit
The missionary cultural narrative does not begin here at Grove Farm, yet this historic homestead stands as a living testament to the families shaped by that early era.
Companion to the Crown
This extraordinary historical document, presented here for the first time, offers a rare glimpse into Hawaiʻi’s layered past. Gifted by King Kalākaua to a direct…
Minister of the Interior
Presented here for the first time, this document speaks to a position of great responsibility within the Hawaiian Kingdom. The Minister of the Interior served…
Album Quilt 1851
This quilt has never been on any quilt exhibit because it is fragile in nature, and its story begins with Abner and Lucy Wilcox’s missionary generation…
Educational Resources
We welcome research inquiries and work with students, educators, cultural practitioners, and scholars seeking access to our historical collections. In addition to guided experiences through historic homestead buildings and sugar plantation-era cottages and offices, Waioli & Nuhou Corporation offers access to resources including:
- Historic photo collections
- Payroll ledgers and records detailing worker pay scales
- Oral histories from former plantation workers and their families
- Plantation records and archival documents (with records dating back to the 1790s)
- Books, periodicals, and reference materials
- Hawaiian artifacts and Hawaiiana collections
- Traditional clothing, textiles, quilts, and fiber works (including basketry)
- Floor coverings, furnishings, and household items
- Silver collections and other material culture items
- WWI-era artifacts and historical information connected to Mabel Wilcox
Historical collection resources representing plantation cultures and communities, including:
Native Hawaiian
Chinese
Portuguese
German
Japanese
Korean
Puerto Rican
Filipino
Future access:
We are working toward making select resources available online. In the meantime, scholarly research access is available by request—please contact the Curator with details about your project and research needs.