Hans Konrad Van Tilburg
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780813035161
- eISBN:
- 9780813038957
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University Press of Florida
- DOI:
- 10.5744/florida/9780813035161.003.0007
- Subject:
- Archaeology, Underwater Archaeology
In Hawai`i, the 1860s were a continuing extension of a period of enormous change. Contact with the West had started as an inter-island trade in provisions, gathering supplies to the ports of Lahaina ...
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In Hawai`i, the 1860s were a continuing extension of a period of enormous change. Contact with the West had started as an inter-island trade in provisions, gathering supplies to the ports of Lahaina and Honolulu for sale to the infrequent visitors. There was obviously advantage to be gained in the new exchange with foreigners, and a heavy price to be paid. The hundreds of whalers in the Pacific, from the 1820s through the Civil War and beyond, turned such provisioning activities into a full-blown industry. Amidst these changes, the presence of U.S. Navy ships provided a clear reminder of the growing influence of the colonizing power. Navy officers were a direct line of communication to the government of the United States, and as such were included in the formalities of national diplomacy.Less
In Hawai`i, the 1860s were a continuing extension of a period of enormous change. Contact with the West had started as an inter-island trade in provisions, gathering supplies to the ports of Lahaina and Honolulu for sale to the infrequent visitors. There was obviously advantage to be gained in the new exchange with foreigners, and a heavy price to be paid. The hundreds of whalers in the Pacific, from the 1820s through the Civil War and beyond, turned such provisioning activities into a full-blown industry. Amidst these changes, the presence of U.S. Navy ships provided a clear reminder of the growing influence of the colonizing power. Navy officers were a direct line of communication to the government of the United States, and as such were included in the formalities of national diplomacy.
