James McGuire Collection
James McGuire Collection
Hawaiian artifact collection of James Washington Lonoikauoali`i McGuire
James Washington Lonoikauoaliʻi McGuire (1862-1941) was born in Kainaliu, Kona on the island of Hawaii. His father was of Irish ancestry, and his maternal grandmother was Kilioe Kaheanaikeaokiekie of Oahu. As a young man, McGuire served as an attendant, or Special Equerry, to Queens Kapiʻolani and Liliʻuokalani. He served as the custodian of Iolani Palace for several years. Over his lifetime he acquired a variety of Hawaiian artifacts for his personal collection, which were itemized in his last will and testament. He deeded that collection to the Oahu Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in his will. Ownership of the artifacts was transferred to the Archives of the Church College of Hawaii, now BYU-Hawaii, in 1964. The collection was initially curated by Hal Hunter.
Items in Collection:
Digital Heritage
Community
BYUH ArchivesCategory
Stone, FishingSummary
Ma’a pōhaku also referred to as ‘alā (a general noun defined as: dense waterworn volcanic stone, as used for poi pounders, adzes, hula stones; hard lava, basalt. (Pukui, 1991) is a small stone used by warriors during battle
Digital Heritage
Community
BYUH ArchivesCategory
StoneSummary
Pōhaku was used for different purposes including; sport, a part of fishing apparatus, general tool for carving, sanding, sharpening, filing, as part of religious purposes, use for daily life work and weapons. Canoe breaker.
Digital Heritage
Community
BYUH ArchivesCategory
StoneSummary
Pōhaku was used for different purposes including; sport, a part of fishing apparatus, general tool for carving, sanding, polishing, sharpening, filing, as part of religious purposes, use for daily life work and weapons.
Digital Heritage
Community
BYUH ArchivesCategory
Stone, GameSummary
Fishing tools
Digital Heritage
Community
BYUH ArchivesCategory
Stone, FishingSummary
Pōhaku ma'a also referred to as ‘alā (a general noun defined as: dense waterworn volcanic stone, as used for poi pounders, adzes, hula stones; hard lava, basalt. (Pukui, 1991) is a small stone used by warriors during battle
Digital Heritage
Community
BYUH ArchivesCategory
StoneSummary
Pōhaku was used for different purposes including; sport, a part of fishing apparatus, general tool for carving, sanding, sharpening, polishing, filing, as part of religious purposes, use for daily life work and weapons.
Digital Heritage
Community
BYUH ArchivesCategory
StoneSummary
Pōhaku was used for different purposes including; sport, a part of fishing apparatus, general tool for carving, sanding, sharpening, polishing, filing, as part of religious purposes, use for daily life work and weapons. Digital Heritage
Community
BYUH ArchivesCategory
StoneSummary
Pōhaku was used for different purposes including; sport, a part of fishing apparatus, general tool for carving, sanding, sharpening, polishing, filing, as part of religious purposes, use for daily life work and weapons. 
Digital Heritage
Community
BYUH ArchivesCategory
StoneSummary
Pōhaku was used for different purposes including; sport, a part of fishing apparatus, general tool for carving, sanding, sharpening, polishing, filing, as part of religious purposes, use for daily life work and weapons. 
Digital Heritage
Community
BYUH ArchivesCategory
Stone, FishingSummary
Hā lawaiʻa (stone sinker) was used to sink fishing apparatuses made to catch fish, turtles and squid.
Digital Heritage
Community
BYUH ArchivesCategory
Stone, PoiSummary
Pōhaku kuʻi ʻai or poi pounder is a stone tool used primarily with a papa kuʻi ʻai (poi board) to prepare poi or paʻi ʻai by mashing traditional starch crops such as kalo (taro), uala (sweet potato), or ulu (breadfruit) with water. 
Digital Heritage
Community
BYUH ArchivesCategory
StoneSummary
Pōhaku was used for different purposes including; sport, a part of fishing apparatus, general tool for carving, sanding, sharpening, polishing, filing, as part of religious purposes, use for daily life work and weapons. 
Digital Heritage
Community
BYUH ArchivesCategory
Stone, GameSummary
‘Ulu maika or bowling stone is a game piece used primarily during the makahiki season for the competitive sport, maika.
Digital Heritage
Community
BYUH ArchivesCategory
StoneSummary
Pōhaku was used for different purposes including; sport, a part of fishing apparatus, general tool for carving, sanding, sharpening, polishing, filing, as part of religious purposes, use for daily life work and weapons. 
Digital Heritage
Community
BYUH ArchivesCategory
Stone, GameSummary
‘Ulu maika or bowling stone is a game piece used primarily during the makahiki season for the competitive sport, maika.
Digital Heritage
Community
BYUH ArchivesCategory
StoneSummary
Pōhaku was used for different purposes including; sport, a part of fishing apparatus, general tool for carving, sanding, sharpening, polishing, filing, as part of religious purposes, use for daily life work and weapons. 
Digital Heritage
Community
BYUH ArchivesCategory
StoneSummary
Pōhaku kuʻi or stone pestle is a stone tool used with a poho (mortar) to ground natural elements used primarily for la’au lapa’au (medicine) or ceremony.
Digital Heritage
Community
BYUH ArchivesCategory
StoneSummary
Pōhaku was used for different purposes including; sport, a part of fishing apparatus, general tool for carving, sanding, sharpening, polishing, filing, as part of religious purposes, use for daily life work and weapons. 
Digital Heritage
Community
BYUH ArchivesCategory
Stone, GameSummary
‘Ulu maika or bowling stone is a game piece used primarily during the makahiki season for the competitive sport, maika.
Digital Heritage
Community
BYUH ArchivesCategory
Stone, PoiSummary
Pōhaku kuʻi ʻai or poi pounder is a stone tool used primarily with a papa kuʻi ʻai (poi board) to prepare poi or paʻi ʻai by mashing traditional starch crops such as kalo (taro), uala (sweet potato), or ulu (breadfruit) with water. 
Digital Heritage
Community
BYUH ArchivesCategory
Adze, StoneSummary
Koʻi or stone adze was an important tool used for everyday life of kānaka Hawaiʻi.
Digital Heritage
Community
BYUH ArchivesCategory
StoneSummary
Pōhaku was used for different purposes including; sport, a part of fishing apparatus, general tool for carving, sanding, sharpening, polishing, filing, as part of religious purposes, use for daily life work and weapons. 
Digital Heritage
Community
BYUH ArchivesCategory
StoneSummary
Pōhaku was used for different purposes including; sport, a part of fishing apparatus, general tool for carving, sanding, sharpening, polishing, filing, as part of religious purposes, use for daily life work and weapons.