. The paradise of the Pacific: the Hawaiian Islands [electronic resource] . was a sea-fight between Kamehameha and his united enemiesof Hawaii. This was fought off Waimanu, andowing to the superiority of his arms Kamehamehawon a decided victory. He followed this up bythe most disreputable act of his long and eventfullife. Sending to Keoua to meet him in friendlyconference at Kawaihae, he then caused himand his attendants to be massacred as they weretrying to effect a landing. Thereupon Kameha-meha proclaimed himself king of all Hawaii^ andthere was none to dispute his title. No doubthis enemy
. The paradise of the Pacific: the Hawaiian Islands [electronic resource] . was a sea-fight between Kamehameha and his united enemiesof Hawaii. This was fought off Waimanu, andowing to the superiority of his arms Kamehamehawon a decided victory. He followed this up bythe most disreputable act of his long and eventfullife. Sending to Keoua to meet him in friendlyconference at Kawaihae, he then caused himand his attendants to be massacred as they weretrying to effect a landing. Thereupon Kameha-meha proclaimed himself king of all Hawaii^ andthere was none to dispute his title. No doubthis enemy would have resorted to the same methodshad he been able to make them successful, but itseems none the less a pity that a record other-wise remarkably bright for a heathen should havebeen stained with a deed like this. This was in1791, and he celebrated his triumph by buildingthat year a new heiau at Puukohola, offering thebodies of his captives as sacrifices to his favouritewar-god. The following year Hawaii was visited by Vancouver, who had been with Captain. THE NAPOLEON OF THE PACIFIC, 47 Cook on his second and third voyages. Kame-hameha now learned much more than his Ameri-can counsellors had told him of the jDOwer andgrandeur of the Christian nations^ while he listenedwith wonder and interest to the others teachingof justice and humanity and his description ofthe Christians faith in God. Captain Vancouvervisited the island three times during 1792-94^and there is no doubt his teachings made a deepand abiding impression upon the Hawaiian king,who, if he still clung to his idols and pagan rites,showed afterward a milder spirit in all that he did. Captain Vancouver presented him with cattleand sheep and many useful plants, but refused tolet him have powder and firearms. So favourablean impression was made by this humane navigatorthat February 25, 1794, Kamehameha and hischiefs voluntarily placed Hawaii under the protec-torate of Great Britain, and the British flag
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