Kamehameha I (the Great) of the Island of Hawaii first consolidated his power there. He then conquered Maui and Oahu. There were bloody battles, particularly on Oahu, and his conquest was vigorously opposed by the rulers of the other islands and their warriors. Kamehameha then attempted to invade Kauai, but his fleet was turned back by a storm. Following several years, the ruler of Kauai decided to pledge his allegiance to Kamehameha, and the unification of the Hawaiian islands was complete. Kamehameha used some European advisors and weapons in his fight to conquer the island chain.
Kamehameha and his predecessors were hereditary monarchs. They ruled by divine right and the right of birth, with the support of the religion and the priesthood (kâhuna). All land belonged to the monarch and passed to their heir. The nobility (ali'i) got their grants of land from the King. The commoners (maka'âinana) had certain understood rights to use the land, and obligations to provide support to the ali`i and the King.
Hawaii in 1778 in many ways resembled feudal Europe. The major difference, other than religion, was the absence of...."
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Kamehameha wasn't a "white man" in your context and, in fact, was the first conquerer of the Hawaiian Islands, though later usurped by social reforms.
" What took hundreds of years to evolve in Europe, happened virtually overnight in Hawaii. American missionaries arriving in 1820 brought with them not only their religion, but their political and social views. Once the Hawaiian religious beliefs were put aside, one might logically question by what right the King ruled, or why women could not eat meals with men, or why commoners could not own land. The missionaries taught reading and writing, and the Hawaiians overwhelmingly responded - many say they achieved a higher rate of literacy than that in the United States at the time.
By 1840, a mere 62 years after the first European contact, Kamehameha III promulgated the first Hawaiian Constitution. Just as the Magna Charta subjected King John of England to the rule of law, the 1840 Constitution subjected Kamehameha and his heirs to the law. The 1840 Constitution established a House of Nobles and an elected House of Representatives whose assent to new laws and changes to the Constitution was required. In less than a generation Hawaii went from a hereditary despotic government based on divine right to a Constitutional monarchy with an elected legislature. "
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What similarities? Specifically
Read Post 77. You have Ward Churchills in Hawaii.
""In 1779 Cook visited one of the islands and left, then returned to repair a broken mast. A boat was stolen from one of Cook's ships, and Cook and his men decided to detain a chief until the boat was returned. A fight broke out between the Hawaiians and Europeans, and people were killed on both sides, including Captain Cook. Despite such disputes, outsiders continued to visit Hawaii, and the islands became a hub for traders and whalers."""
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