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Column: He Ahi ʻĀ Nopu Hōʻae

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    People watch as flames engulf the 200-year-old National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 2. One of the items destroyed was an Owyhee cloak and necklace. The necklace was given to Dom Pedro I by the Sandwich Islands King Tamehameha II, in 1824, and the cloak from someone else in the traveling party. Owyhee is an early spelling of Hawaii.

Synopsis: A catastrophic fire destroys nearly the entire collection of a Brazil museum, including an important Hawaiian gift. This tragedy serves as a serious reminder to all museums and caretakers of knowledge to have contingency plans in case of emergency. Read more

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