“The chiefs inherited their titles and tabu privileges quite as frequently through the rank of one parent as of the other. As Hawaiian women of distinction usually had more than one husband, and the chiefs were seldom content with a… — King David Kalakaua Copy Share Image
“If Captain Cook was not the first of European navigators to discover the Hawaiian Islands, he was at least the first to chart and… — King David Kalakaua Copy Share Image
“On the 30th of March, 1820—some months after this strange religious revolution—the first party of Christian missionaries arrived at the islands from Massachusetts. They… — King David Kalakaua Copy Share Image
“In 1840 the first written constitution was given to the people, guaranteeing to them a representative government. In February, 1843, Lord Paulet, of the… — King David Kalakaua Copy Share Image
“When the high-priest Paao arrived with Pili he introduced some new gods while recognizing the old, strengthened and enlarged the scope of the tabu,… — King David Kalakaua Copy Share Image
“The chiefs inherited their titles and tabu privileges quite as frequently through the rank of one parent as of the other. As Hawaiian women… — King David Kalakaua Copy Share Image
“To render the kings and higher nobility still more exclusive, they had a court language which was understood only by themselves, and which was… — King David Kalakaua Copy Share Image
“bones. In the fear that the bones of the mois and distinguished chiefs might fall into the hands of their enemies and be used… — King David Kalakaua Copy Share Image
“And now let it be remarked with emphasis that the value of missionary labors in the Hawaiian group should not be measured by the… — King David Kalakaua Copy Share Image
“All implements of war or industry known to the early Hawaiians were made either of wood, stone, or bone, as the islands are destitute… — King David Kalakaua Copy Share Image
“A battle was fought at Kuamoo, at first favorable to the defenders of the gods; but the fire-arms of the whites in the service… — King David Kalakaua Copy Share Image
“The people made their own household gods, and destroyed them when they failed to contribute to their success. For example, at Ninole, on the… — King David Kalakaua Copy Share Image
“The story in this book entitled "Kaiana, the Last of the Hawaiian Knights" concerns them both, but Kalakaua's description of Cook's character as Exacting,… — King David Kalakaua Copy Share Image
