Context: Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii famously wrote the song Aloha Oe after witnessing a heartfelt goodbye between two people and the song is often associated with the loss of the Sovereignty of Hawaii and a goodbye to her people.
She also wrote a song about her neighbor’s lawn sprinkler, as she was enamored with the contraption
Context: From 60-61 AD, Boudicca fought her ultimately unsuccessful revolt against Roman rule or Britain.
According to some Christian tradition, Simon the Zealot, one the Jesus’ disciples, was also preaching the word of the Lord and martyred in Britain around the same time
Context: During the reign of Kamehameha V, a bill was brought to him that would allow foreign merchants to sell alcohol directly to the Native population.
Kamehameha refused to sign the bill, saying “I will never sign the death warrant of my people.", as alcoholism was among many causes of the declining native population.
Context: Henry Seth Taylor’s steam buggy was Canada’s first invented automobile and famously had no brakes, causing him to jump out of the moving vehicle before it went down a hill
Context: After attempting to kidnap King Kalani’ōpu’u and hold him in exchange for a boat that the Native Hawaiians stole, Captain James Cook was stabbed and beaten to death along with a few of his men.
The Natives regretted their actions, as they had immense respect for Cook and his men. They treated the body of Cook as they would a High Chief, and wished the remaining sailors well on their journey back to Britain. They kept some of Cook’s remains and regalia and placed it among the trophies of Chiefs
Context: In the Book of Numbers, King Balak of Moab attempted to hire the pagan prophet Balaam to put curses upon the encroaching Israelites, but Balaam was convinced to do the opposite after his donkey saved his life by taking him on a detour off the main road where the Angel of the Lord had been sent to kill him.
The donkey saw the Angel and turned off the road, stepping on Balaam’s foot in the process. Balaam beat the donkey thrice with his staff before God opened the donkey’s mouth and said "What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?"
God then opened Balaam’s eyes and explained the situation, to which Balaam repented and blessed the Israelites instead of cursing them.
Context: Ka’ahumanu was the Queen regent over her stepson Kamehameha II and the favorite wife of Kamehameha the Great.
She was a key military advisor for her husband during his War of Unification which was out of the ordinary for Hawaiian women, and despite bearing him no children, she was still his favorite of his many wives.
She was described as being 6 ft tall, athletic and a skilled surfer.
After the death of her husband she became a co regent over Kamehameha II alongside the boy’s biological mother, Keōpūolani.
Ka’ahumanu was taught of Christianity by early missionaries who also taught her to read and write. She announced her conversion in 1824 and was baptized in 1825, taking the name Elizabeth
The pair of regents sought to bring an end to the oppressive system of belief that had governed the Islands for centuries, and had the support of the young King as well in this pursuit.
The Kapu system was formally abolished in 1819
Context: During his world tour in 1881, the King of Hawaii, David Kalakaua, dined with many important European royals, including future King Edward VII. During a banquet, Edward treated Kalakaua with precedence over his half brother, future German Emperor Frederick III. When some objected to this, Edward remarked "Either the brute is a king or else he is an ordinary black n>!igge!<r, and if he is not a king, why is he here?"
Context: Some believe that the true father of King Kamehameha the Great was actually the ruler of Maui, the ruthless King Kahekili II “The Thunder”. Both men are described as mighty warriors who stood at roughly 7 ft tall and weighed 300 pounds. Kahekili was also present in the area and time of Kamehameha’s conception, but he is not recognized as the father of Kamehameha.
Kamehameha’s recognized father is Keōua Nui “The Rain Cloud”
Also important note is that with the amount of incest going on in the royal families, the two were definitely related through some ancestor
In this clip, it’s just a CPR dummy, but neither of them know that
Context: During the War of 1812, Hawaii remained neutral as both the US and Great Britain were important trading partners and losing either would have had severe consequences.
Hawaii would fly both flags as a sign of good relations with any passing ship until deciding to just combine the 2 flags for simplicity’s sake.
This design would eventually become the Hawaiian flag we know today
Context: Kahekili II was the ruthless ruler of the Island of Maui in the late 18th century. He managed to conquer his neighboring Island of Oahu and it was there that he constructed a temple out of human bones to honor the Hawaiian God of Thunder.
He died in 1794 and was succeeded by his son Kalanikūpule, who would fight and lose to King Kamehameha I, bringing the Islands of Maui and Oahu under Hawaiian rule.
Human sacrifice was common during Hawaiian warfare, but construction of a temple out of the bones of those sacrificed was considered overly savage and cruel
Context: Jesus was a common name during the time of Jesus Christ, and even today it’s pretty common. He may not have been the only Jesus of Nazareth
Context: At the end of the Battle of Nu’uanu in May of 1795, Maui forces under King Kalanikūpule were cornered on a cliff side by King Kamehameha’s army. Hundreds of men jumped to their deaths, some voluntarily and others forced.
During construction work a century later, hundreds of skulls were discovered at the base of the Cliff, believed to be from the men who jumped