“If Captain Cook was not the first of European navigators to discover the Hawaiian Islands, he was at least the first to… — 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… — King David Kalakaua Religion 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,… — King David Kalakaua Politics 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… — 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… — King David Kalakaua Marriage 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… — King David Kalakaua Time 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… — King David Kalakaua Fear 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… — King David Kalakaua Christianity 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… — King David Kalakaua War 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… — King David Kalakaua Faithful wife 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,… — King David Kalakaua East coast 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… — King David Kalakaua Books Copy Share Image
“Instances are given in Hawaiian tradition of the tide of battle being turned, on more than one occasion, by desperate women transformed… — King David Kalakaua War Copy Share Image
