Interested in how people used to live in Hawaii?

Here’s another little bit of useful insight.

It’s a single page of typewritten notes about foods that Hawaiians traditionally ate. The notes were taken by University of Hawaii Professor Carey D. Miller based on a conversation with “Mrs. Webb” at the Bishop Museum.

Miller, a nutritionist, joined the university faculty in 1921. From the first, he was keenly interested in the nutritional values of traditional diets of Hawaiians and others living in Hawaii.

I found this reference to Webb in a museum publication.

Mrs. Lahilahi Webb was Guide to the Exhibits, Bernice P. Bishop Museum. A friend, companion, and nurse to the late Queen Liliuokalani, Mrs. Webb lived an active life in surroundings especially favorable for acquiring a knowledge of Hawaiian history, lore, and culture.

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