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King Kamehameha II in Brazil
King Kamehameha II in Brazil King Kamehameha II Queen Kamāmalu Emperor Pedro I of Brazil King Kamehameha II became king upon the death of his father, King Kamehameha I or “the Great” in 1819. He was not a person who wanted to become king. Had he be given a choice, he probably would have preferred — read more
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Levels of Sacredness in Hawaiian Thought
In traditional Hawaiian religion, there’s different levels of sacredness. For example there’s laʻa, ano, ʻihi, ʻiu, poʻiu, ʻula and kapu levels of sacredness. Often times we will hear some say “such and such is sacred” or “the entire mountain is sacred” without much explanation. Some of this is due to the lack of real education — read more
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Twenty Notable Native Hawaiian Women
Twenty Notable Native Hawaiian Women 1. Queen Regent Ka’ahumanu. She remains a controversial figure due to her role with abolishing the kapu system and in allowing the Calvinist missionaries to convert Hawaiians. Not many people in history like Ka’ahumanu are singularly credited with bringing down an entire religion and changing an entire nation within a — read more
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Trans-Pacific Exchanges between Hawai’i, Spain and Latin America
While Spanish galleons on route to either Mexico or the Philippines might have stumbled on Hawai’i prior to the 18th century, the first undisputed documented presence of Spaniard in the Hawaiian Islands was of Don Francisco de Paula Marin. He deserted a Spanish naval ship and became a resident of Honolulu around 1793 or 1794. — read more
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