Six Prize Hawaiian Stories of the Kilohana Art League

George Harrison De La Vergne

b. 1868

A late-19th-century writer of frontier and adventure fiction, this author is associated with tales of the American West and with Civil War-themed storytelling. His surviving books suggest a taste for vivid landscapes, boyhood adventure, and action-driven historical drama.

Emma Louise Smith Dillingham

1844–1920

A writer and civic leader from Honolulu, she helped preserve Hawaiian history while also building community institutions for women. Her work blends literary talent with a deep sense of place and public service.

Known for vivid books set in Hawaii and for writing about a turbulent political moment there, this late-19th-century author brought plantation life and public controversy into narrative form.