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- ↑ Forbes, David W. (1992). Treasures of Hawaiian History: from the collection of the Hawaiian Historical Society. Hawaiian Historical Society.
- ↑ Johnson, Donald D. (1992). "Hawaiian Journal of History". University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa . Retrieved November 27, 2016.
- ↑ Dabagh, Jean; Lyons, Curtis Jere; Hitchcock, Harvey Rexford (1974). Dabagh, Jean (ed.). "A King is Elected: One Hundred Years Ago" (PDF). Hawaiian Journal of History . 8: 76–89.
- ↑ "About the Hawaiian Historical Society". Hawaiian Historical Society. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
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