She heeds the demands of the missionaries that the traditional Hawaiian way of life be abolished. Queen Ka'ahumanu writes new laws based on the Ten Commandments.
" Unintended Effect of Western Education" in Conquest of Hawaii. There are two and they are labeled "Notices." Available at page 128. The party is led by Hiram Bingham and Reverend Thurston.ġ822 Ka'ahumanu has the first laws printed by Elisha Loomis, the missionary printer. Pioneer missionaries left New England without any knowledge of the death of King Kamehameha or the overthrow of the traditional religious system. " Missionaries Arrive in Hawaii" in Conquest of Hawaii. Item Number: 43044Īfter King Kamehameha's death, Kamehameha II abandons the traditional religion. All religious images are burned and the temples destroyed.ġ820 Congregational Church missionaries from New England arrive to fill the void left by the ʻAi Kapu. " Foundation of Hawaiian Law Destroyed" in Conquest of Hawaii. He names his favorite wife prime minister. On his death bed he follows the British monarchy's lead and names his eldest son as his heir. " King Kamehameha's Final Act" in Conquest of Hawaii. Ka'ahumanu, wife of Kamehameha I, has equal power to the king as Kuhina Nui (Prime Minister). Cook's crew members brought many deadly diseases to the islands that decimated the Hawaiian population, including tuberculosis, syphilis, and gonorrhea.ġ779 Cook is killed at Kealakekua Bay, Hawaiʻi on February 14.ġ819 Kamehameha I dies and Liholiho, Kamehameha II, becomes king. He was an insatiable explorer searching for a northwest passage. Hawaiʻi was divided under these warriors when James Cook arrived in the islands. Item Number: 43044īy the late 1770s about a dozen chiefs had risen to the level of supreme chief. " Westerners Arrive in Hawaii" in Conquest of Hawaii. Transgressions were sometimes punishable by death.ġ778 British Captain James Cook arrives and the era of Western contact begins January 18. Cook names Hawaiʻi the "Sandwich Islands" after the Earl of Sandwich. Many kānāwai dictated the relationship between cultivators or harvesters and the natural environment.Ĭirca 1400 The ʻAi Kapu (traditional religion) is brought to Hawaiʻi. While primarily viewed as religious restrictions, it contained kānāwai (laws) on daily conduct as well as interactions between the different classes (chief, priest, and commoner classes). Pre-1778 Prior to Western contact in Ka Pae ʻĀina o Hawaiʻi (the Hawaiian Islands), Hawaiian society was highly regulated by laws.
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