Former missionary Rev. Sereno E. Bishop of the Fort Street Church praised the King's historic journey, but condemned the Hawaiian culture for its "decrepit paganism" and "bestialities of the hula hula".
Mantan misionaris Sereno E. Bishop dari Fort Street Church memuji perjalanan bersejarah King, namun mengutuk budaya Hawaii karena "paganisme terselubung"nya dan "bestialiti dari hula hula".