Title: Death rites and Hawaiian royalty : funerary practices in the Kamehameha and Kalākaua dynasties, 1819-1953 /
Authors: Kam, Ralph Thomas,
Year: 2017
Subjects: Hawaiians Social life and customs.; Hawaiians Funeral customs and rites; Hawaiians Kings and rulers Biography.; Funeral rites and ceremonies Hawaii History.; Funeral rites and ceremonies; Hawaiians Funeral customs and rites; Hawaiians Kings and rulers; Hawaiians Social life and customs; Hawaii
Abstract: "The bones of Hawaii's King Kamehameha the Great were buried in a secret location. His successor Kamehameha III had a half-mile funeral procession. Drawing on missionary journals, government publications and Hawaiian and English language newspapers, this book describes changes in funerary practices for Hawaiian royalty following continuous contact with the West beginning in the 19th century"--