Hawaiian Heirloom History

Queen Emma Reign 1855-1863

Queen Lili'uokalani Reign 1891-1893

Hawaiian Heirloom Jewelry, a tradition in the Islands, traces its origin to Hawaii's monarchs who visited the Royal Courts in England and Europe in 1883 during the height of the Victorian Era. 

  Among the very early examples of Hawaiian Heirloom Jewelry are Queen Emma's silver bracelet engraved "Aloha ia ka heiheimalie" and Queen Lili'uokalani's bracelet engraved "Aloha." Both bracelets were Victorian in design and style, yet deeply Hawaiian in wording and phrase to reflect their ancestorial heritage.

This flat silver bracelet was engraved with Queen Emma's monogram-an intertwined double "E" surmounted with a crown and the words "ALOHA IA KA HEHEMALIE."

This treasured heirloom bracelet was a gift from Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop to Queen Lili'uokalani. Deep in Victorian scroll yet traditionally Hawaiian with the word "ALOHA" and wrapped with a band of human hair.