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- ↑ "History of the Spalding House". The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu web site. Archived from the original on May 2, 2010. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
- ↑ "Exhibitions First Hawaiian Center". The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu web site. Archived from the original on April 26, 2010. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
- ↑ Burlingame, Burl, “Art museums sign off on merger agreement”, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, May 3, 2011, p. B2
