Book
A Narrative of a tour through Hawaii, or Owhyhee: with remarks on the history, traditions, manners, customs, and language of the inhabitants of the Sandwich Islands
Hawaiian Gazette Co. Ltd. • Honolulu, Hawaii • Published In 1917 • Pages: 367
By: Ellis, William.
Abstract
This is a report of a two-month circut of the island of Hawaii by a group of missionaries in 1823, a few years after the abolition of the idols in 1819. Ellis gives a survey of the land, trails, volcanic activity, settlements, sources of water, population, with an eye to good missions spots. He began his tour in Kawaihae, South Kohala and traveled by boat and foot in a counter-clockwise route visiting the settlements of Kailua, Honaunau, Honuapo, Kaimu, Hilo, and Waipio. He gives accounts of Hawaiian hospitality, industry, and customs, including infanticide, surfing, games, warfare, cooking, farming, and singing. Where they can the missionaries hold Sunday services and preach, the chiefs helping to turn out villagers. Ellis describes Hawaiian society in a betwixt-and-between period, their temples in ruins and gods vanquished.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2003
- Region
- Oceania
- Sub Region
- Polynesia
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Missionary
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard ; 2002
- Field Date
- 1822-1823
- Coverage Date
- 1823
- Coverage Place
- Hawai'i County, Hawai'i, United States
- Notes
- by William Ellis, missionary from the Society and Sandwich Islands
- Reprint of the London 1827 edition
- LCSH
- Hawaiians