Swedes In Hawaii Reading Room:

Here you will find a collection of articles and websites related to the subject of the Swedish Emigration to North America.

(Please contact us at dborg@centurytel.net if you would like to share one of your documents related to the Swedish/Alabama emigration era.)

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Read about the monument that honors the 1881 immigration of two ship loads of people from Scandinavia, which included Swedes. This was the only mass immigration of Swedes to Hawaii.:

http://www.scandinavianclubofhawaii.org/node/2

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In 1852 a treaty was signed between the Kingdom of Hawaii and the Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway. This was a treaty to promote friendship and commerce:

http://www.hawaii-nation.org/treaty-sweden-norway.html

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William Mattson was a pioneer of the Pacific ocean, developing his own specialized vessels to transport goods and later people. He not only provided a link between the US and Hawaii with the trade of goods, but also established the first luxury ships that carried passengers to the Islands. He built the Royal Hawaiian Hotel among others:

http://www.nordicway.com/tour/?p=tour/view&id=524

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