Exhibits

• Anatomia : he palapala ia e hoike ai i ke ano o ko ke kanaka kino - An online presentation of one of the first medical textbooks written in the Hawaiian language. This book was printed in 1838 by American missionaries. Its title may be translated as "This Is a Book to Explain the Forms Or Shapes Which Are in the Human Body."

• Charles S. Judd, Jr., MD - An online exhibit highlighting the accomplishments of one of Hawaii's distinguished physicians.

• Celebrating Our Heritage: Realizing Our Founders' Vision - An online exhibit tracing the history and accomplishments of the Queen's Medical Center.

• Early Physicians at Queen's Hospital, 1890-1927 - An online exhibit tracing physicians on staff at the Queen's Hospital at the turn of the twentieth century.

• Early Physicians in Hawaii, 1793-1875 - An online exhibit identifying the earliest non-native physicians who practiced medicine in Hawaii.

• The First Physicians at Queen's Hospital, 1859-1894 - An online exhibit tracing the first physicians on staff at the Queen's Hospital during the late nineteenth century.

• Hahn Collection of Apothecary Jars - An online exhibit of the collection of historical reproductions of European apothecary jars, including their ingredients, displayed in the lobby of the Hawaii Medical Library.

• Hawaii Medical Library's 90th Anniversary - An online exhibit celebrating the history and accomplishments of the Hawaii Medical Library on its ninetieth anniversary.

• The History of the Mabel Smyth Memorial Building, 1941-2001 - An online exhibit highlighting sixty years of activity in the Mabel Smyth Memorial Building, which was built for the purpose of providing headquarters for the professional health organizations in Hawaii.

• The History of Women in Medicine : Early Women Physicians in Hawaii - An online exhibit outlining the early history of women in medicine, and the early women physicians in Hawaii.

• Medicine World War II Hawaii - An online exhibit demonstrating the medical preparedness of the Territory of Hawaii for war, medical advances that were achieved during the war years and the contributions made by civilian organizations to the war effort.

• Nils P. Larsen, MD - An online exhibit highlighting the accomplishments of the physician who served as Queen's Hospital's Medical Director for twenty years and as the editor of Plantation Health.

• Our Ali`i Heritage - An online exhibit that presents the royal history of Queen's Medical Center, which was founded by King Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma. The exhibit displays figurines of nine members of Hawaiian royalty, creations of artist Julene Halvary Mechler.

• Professional Nursing in 20th Century Hawai'i: the First 50 Years - An online exhibit highlighting the development of professional nursing in Hawai'i.

• Remembrances of December 7, 1941 by Queen's Physicians - An online exhibit presenting the reminiscences of six physicians from Queen's Hopsital of the day Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japanese planes.

• Roland W. Clements X-Ray Tube Collection Exhibit - This extensive collection includes tubes dating back to as early as ca. 1902. The online exhibit is based on an exhibit that was on display on the main floor of Hawaii Medical Library in November 2002.

• What's in the Bag? An Inside Look at Physicians' Bags Over the Past Two Centuries - An online exhibit tracing some of the changes in the pharmaceuticals and instruments carried by physicians in their bags from the early-1800s to the mid-1900s.

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