Rudolph J. Vecoli and Francesco Durante
Donna R. Gabaccia (ed.)
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- January 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780823279869
- eISBN:
- 9780823281428
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Fordham University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5422/fordham/9780823279869.003.0009
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Cultural Studies
This chapter examines the role played by Celso Cesare Moreno in Hawaiian politics and its destiny as a U.S. territory. It discusses the political changes in Hawaii during Moreno's time there, ...
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This chapter examines the role played by Celso Cesare Moreno in Hawaiian politics and its destiny as a U.S. territory. It discusses the political changes in Hawaii during Moreno's time there, beginning with his 1887 publication of a pamphlet, which included a letter to King David Kalākaua asking for reimbursement of the expenses that Moreno incurred for the maintenance of the three Hawaiian students: Robert William Wilcox, Robert Napu'uako Boyd, and James Kaneholo Booth. In the letter, Moreno also attacked Walter Murray Gibson, whom he said was not qualified to be prime minister of Hawaii. The chapter also considers Moreno's views about the Reciprocity Treaty and the Hawaiian question; Hawaii's Bayonet Constitution; Wilcox's emergence as a revolutionary; the rise of Kalākaua's sister Lili'uokalani as his successor to the throne; and the annexation of Hawaii as a U.S. territory in 1898.Less
This chapter examines the role played by Celso Cesare Moreno in Hawaiian politics and its destiny as a U.S. territory. It discusses the political changes in Hawaii during Moreno's time there, beginning with his 1887 publication of a pamphlet, which included a letter to King David Kalākaua asking for reimbursement of the expenses that Moreno incurred for the maintenance of the three Hawaiian students: Robert William Wilcox, Robert Napu'uako Boyd, and James Kaneholo Booth. In the letter, Moreno also attacked Walter Murray Gibson, whom he said was not qualified to be prime minister of Hawaii. The chapter also considers Moreno's views about the Reciprocity Treaty and the Hawaiian question; Hawaii's Bayonet Constitution; Wilcox's emergence as a revolutionary; the rise of Kalākaua's sister Lili'uokalani as his successor to the throne; and the annexation of Hawaii as a U.S. territory in 1898.
Glenn Wharton
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- November 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780824834951
- eISBN:
- 9780824871260
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Hawai'i Press
- DOI:
- 10.21313/hawaii/9780824834951.003.0002
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Pacific Studies
This chapter discusses the commission of the monument of King Kamehameha's in the Hawaii State Archives in Honolulu. The handwritten letters between the artist and the commissioning body are mixed in ...
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This chapter discusses the commission of the monument of King Kamehameha's in the Hawaii State Archives in Honolulu. The handwritten letters between the artist and the commissioning body are mixed in with photographs, newspaper articles, and other papers that have been accumulated since the late nineteenth century. These articles help reveal how the heated politics of the day fed into the monument's design, by explaining topics such as Thomas R. Gould's neoclassical obsessions as a sculptor, and Walter Murray Gibson's personal ambitions to align himself with the struggling Hawaiian monarchy. Moreover, these articles are stored in an underground vault on the grounds of ʻIōlani Palace.Less
This chapter discusses the commission of the monument of King Kamehameha's in the Hawaii State Archives in Honolulu. The handwritten letters between the artist and the commissioning body are mixed in with photographs, newspaper articles, and other papers that have been accumulated since the late nineteenth century. These articles help reveal how the heated politics of the day fed into the monument's design, by explaining topics such as Thomas R. Gould's neoclassical obsessions as a sculptor, and Walter Murray Gibson's personal ambitions to align himself with the struggling Hawaiian monarchy. Moreover, these articles are stored in an underground vault on the grounds of ʻIōlani Palace.
Glenn Wharton
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- November 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780824834951
- eISBN:
- 9780824871260
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Hawai'i Press
- DOI:
- 10.21313/hawaii/9780824834951.003.0003
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Pacific Studies
This chapter narrates the events surrounding the sinking of the ship, George F. Haendel, which had carried the sculpture of King Kamehameha. The ship encountered a storm in the south Atlantic off the ...
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This chapter narrates the events surrounding the sinking of the ship, George F. Haendel, which had carried the sculpture of King Kamehameha. The ship encountered a storm in the south Atlantic off the coast of Argentina. A fire broke out, then the ship struck a reef and sank to the bottom of the sea near the Falkland Islands. The news traveled quickly to Honolulu. Fortunately, the Hawaiian legislature had insured the sculpture for 50,000 marks (approximately $12,000), and with the insurance settlement the legislature commissioned a second cast. With the sum of $4,000 from insurance money, Thomas R. Gould and Walter Murray Gibson decided to add four partial-gilt bronze bas-relief panels depicting scenes from Kamehameha's life for the sides of the pedestal.Less
This chapter narrates the events surrounding the sinking of the ship, George F. Haendel, which had carried the sculpture of King Kamehameha. The ship encountered a storm in the south Atlantic off the coast of Argentina. A fire broke out, then the ship struck a reef and sank to the bottom of the sea near the Falkland Islands. The news traveled quickly to Honolulu. Fortunately, the Hawaiian legislature had insured the sculpture for 50,000 marks (approximately $12,000), and with the insurance settlement the legislature commissioned a second cast. With the sum of $4,000 from insurance money, Thomas R. Gould and Walter Murray Gibson decided to add four partial-gilt bronze bas-relief panels depicting scenes from Kamehameha's life for the sides of the pedestal.
Matthew Kester
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- May 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780199844913
- eISBN:
- 9780199332670
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199844913.003.0003
- Subject:
- Religion, Religion and Society
Chapter 2 charts the history of the Hawaiian Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from its establishment in 1850 to the development of the mission headquarters in Lā′ie and the ...
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Chapter 2 charts the history of the Hawaiian Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from its establishment in 1850 to the development of the mission headquarters in Lā′ie and the establishment of the Lā′ie Sugar Plantation. The chapter discusses nascent racial attitudes that developed during this period in some areas of the church. It addresses the religious doctrine of gathering to Zion for all faithful Church members and the efforts of Mormon missionaries in Hawaii to establish gathering places in preparation for gathering Native Hawaiian converts in the Salt Lake Valley. The chapter also examines political developments in Hawaii that privatized land and made it possible for the church to purchase tracts of land suitable for gathering Native Hawaiian members and creating cooperative settlements in Palawai on Lāna′i and in Lā′ie on O′ahu.Less
Chapter 2 charts the history of the Hawaiian Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from its establishment in 1850 to the development of the mission headquarters in Lā′ie and the establishment of the Lā′ie Sugar Plantation. The chapter discusses nascent racial attitudes that developed during this period in some areas of the church. It addresses the religious doctrine of gathering to Zion for all faithful Church members and the efforts of Mormon missionaries in Hawaii to establish gathering places in preparation for gathering Native Hawaiian converts in the Salt Lake Valley. The chapter also examines political developments in Hawaii that privatized land and made it possible for the church to purchase tracts of land suitable for gathering Native Hawaiian members and creating cooperative settlements in Palawai on Lāna′i and in Lā′ie on O′ahu.
