 While in Hawaiʻi , Pitman and his older sister Mary attended Mrs. Wetmore 's children 's school in Hilo . The school was located at the Wetmores ' residence on Church Street . Taught by Lucy Sheldon Taylor Wetmore , the wife of American missionary doctor and government physician Charles Hinckley Wetmore , the two elder Pitman children received their education in English rather than Hawaiian . This was unusual since Hawaiian was the official language of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi , and all other schools in Hilo were conducted in the Hawaiian language . Mrs. Wetmore taught the children reading , writing , spelling , arithmetic and singing , while also reinforcing the curriculum with a strong adherence to the principles of the Protestant faith . Like the Pitman siblings , many of their classmates were also of half @-@ Hawaiian ( hapa @-@ kanaka ) descent with a majority of them being Chinese @-@ Hawaiians ( hapa @-@ pake ) . 
 While in Hawaiʻi , Pitman and his older sister Mary attended Mrs. Wetmore <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>children <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>school in Hilo . The school was located at the Wetmores <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'</mark></a>residence on Church Street . Taught by Lucy Sheldon Taylor Wetmore , the wife of American missionary doctor and government physician Charles Hinckley Wetmore , the two elder Pitman children received their education in English rather than Hawaiian . This was unusual since Hawaiian was the official language of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi , and all other schools in Hilo <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>were</mark></a> conducted in the Hawaiian language . Mrs. Wetmore taught the children reading , writing , spelling , arithmetic and singing , while also reinforcing the curriculum with a strong adherence to the principles of the Protestant faith . Like the Pitman siblings , many of their classmates <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>were</mark></a> also of half @-@ Hawaiian ( hapa @-@ kanaka ) descent with a majority of them being Chinese @-@ Hawaiians ( hapa @-@ pake ) . 
While in Hawaiʻi , Pitman and his older sister Mary attended Mrs. Wetmore  children  school in Hilo . da school was located at tdaWetmores  residence on Church Street . Taught by Lucy Sheldon Taylor Wetmore , the wife of American missionary doctor and government physician Charles Hinckley Wetmore , the 2 elder Pitman children received their education in English rather than Hawaiian . This was unusual since Hawaiian was thdafficial language of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi , and all other schools in Hilo was conducted in the Hawaiian language . Mrs. Wetmore taught the children reading , writing , spelling , arithmetic and singin , while also reinforcing the curriculum wit a strong adherence to thedainciples of the Protestant faith . Like the Pitman siblings , many of their classmates was also of half @-@ Hawaiian ( hapa @-@ kanaka ) descent wwita majority of them bein Chinese @-@ Hawaiians ( hapa @-@ pake ) .