The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1898-07-28


PRESIDENT DOLE.
but not until 177s did their consecu- |
tive connection with the west begin. |
In that year Capt. Cook landed on |
Kauai and was looked upon by the
natives as an incarnation of the god !
Lono. They considered his crew as
supernatural beings. Cook returned
the next year, but became involved in
disputes with the natives, and was
killed February IA. 1770.
From the beginning almost the
Hawaiians have sought protection
from Europeans, in which, of course.
are included the Americans. In 1894
the king, Kamehameha, and his chiefs
voluntarily placed themselves under the
protection of England, and the British
flag was hoisted in Hawaii. This
Kamehameha had secured supreme
power through sauguinary civil war,
lasting nine years. He was nephew
of King Kalaniopuu, whose son he
dispossessed and finally got assassin
ated. \ civil war in the Leeward islands
gave Kamehameha chance to inter
fere. He did so; reduced Oahu to sub
lection 10 himself, aud for the rest of
| his days had peace. His domains in
cluded all the Hawaiian islands eX-
| cept Kauai and Niihau, the extreme
western ones. But his work was not
yet done. In March, 1910, the last
! king of Kauai was persuaded to pay
tribute 20 Kamehameha and hold his
island during the remainder of his life
as a icf of the king VI Hawaii. In 1915
| the Russians attempted TO annex Kauai,
but the firmness of kamehameha frus-
trated their designs. When he died, in
1919, he had consolidated the Hawaiian
islands into one strong Kingdom.
His eldest son, Iiholiho, succeeded
| him and took the name of Kameham-
cha H. The reign of this prince was
distinguished by the Introduction Of
Christianity into the islands. But
the conversion of the Hawaiians oc-
Cured in perhaps the most curious
fashion in which such a change was
ever effected. Vancouver had visit
ed the islands several times during he
last part of the eighteenth century,
and is Still remembered as "a wise and
generous benefactor of those islands.
The words are taken from an Ha-
waiian document He taught the lla-
waiians many things, and among
others n dislike for their crude sys-
TENS of idolatry. The king went so
far as 20 ask him to send out mis-
sionaries from England, but Van
couyer, in 1874, sailed away for the
last time, and no missionaries came,
However, his teachings were working
reformation in Hawaii, and under
Kamehameha III. il came TO a head
In 1919 there was a general breaking
of idols and burning of temples
throughout Hawaii. \ cousin of the
king, indeed, rallied the conservatives
and civil war broke out, but in the
battle Of Kuamoo, December 20, 1919
he was defeated and slain.
The popularity of this reformation
is that ii was purely negative. No mis-
sionaries had yet arrived. The island
ers were not establishing Christianity
They had simply sickened of their oil,
religion and had cast il out. They ha,
created religious vacuum; they wer,
people without a faith, and theil
minds STOOD empty for the entrance o
a new creed
1t came 10 them April I, 1870, by III,
arrival of the pioneer party OF Ameri
can missionaries. THE missionariel
were well received" says Chambers
"and the work of instruction was a
once begun. In less than oyears the!
had taught the whole Hawaiian peo
pie TO read and write, 20 cipher ant
sew" "They soon reduced the Ian
guage 10 writing" says an official re
port of the Hawaiian republic, "anC
commenced printing their first bool
! IN January, 1882. They found the Ha
waiians an amiable and highly recep
tive race, eager for knowledge ant
easily influenced for good or evil"
, King kamehameha H., with the queer
and six chiefs, embarked, November
%, 1923, for a voyage 70 England. Tn,
king and queen never returned. Thel
died of measles in London after hav
ing been shown royal honors. Thei
deaths occurred In July, 1924. and II
NJ. :. blonde" commanded by Lor,
Byron, cousin OF the poet, sailed 70
Honolulu with their remains.
Long before the dead king was re
turned 20 his people formidable in
surreetion was crushed at the battl
I of Hanapepe in August, 1924. IL ha'
4 broken out in Kauai, and was led b
a the son Of that last king of Kauai VIII
\ had submitted 10 Kamehameha l. Their
/. was hard fighting, but when, Lor
= Byron reached Honolulu. in May, ls2'
b the kingdom was again at peace .
! brother Of the late king was procla.me