6729 x 4486 px | 57 x 38 cm | 22,4 x 15 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
25 septembre 2013
Lieu:
Kailua-Kona, HI, USA
Informations supplémentaires:
Oral tradition tells that the Hawai`ian religion was transplanted here from Tahiti by Pa'ao (who was either an historical figure or a character of ancient Hawai`ian mythology). King Kamehameha I passed away in 1819 with his son, Liholiho inheriting the throne and taking the royal name of King Kamehameha II — although, in fact, he became co-ruler with Queen Ka`ahumanu as Regent. Six months after becoming king, he and the Queen Regent proclaimed 'Ai Noa, the breaking of the ancient system of kapus when he sat and ate a meal with Ka`ahumanu and his mother, Keōpūolani. Subsequent edicts dissolved the old priesthood and led to destruction of many of the old heiaus. Into this void of no moralistic basis for laws, the first company of missionaries arrived in Kailua Bay in 1820 and were allowed to come ashore on a probationary basis. Soon after, missionaries Asa and Lucy Goodale Thurston established the first Christian congregation in the Kingdom of Hawai`i. They were granted permission to teach the new religion to King Kamehameha II and Queen Regent Ka`ahumanu. Although the royal court moved to O`ahu, some of the natives built a small wooden church here in Kailua, hoping to also learn of Christianity. After several fires in the original church, the current structure, Mokuaikaua (Congregational) Church, was built — partially of stones from a nearby heiau. Inside the church is a model of the Brig Thaddeus which had carried the original 14 missionaries from Boston, around Cape Horn before anchoring in Kailua Bay. The trip took 164 days.
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