Native Hawaiian Military Personnel - Humehume, Charles Kalani, JR., Herbert K. Pililaau, Robert Young, Edward D. Kaw Nanakoa (Paperback)

Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Humehume, Charles Kalani, Jr., Herbert K. Pililaau, Robert Young, Edward D. Kaw nanakoa, Edward A. Kaw nanakoa. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Humehume (c. 17981825), known by many different names during his time, such as George Prince, George Prince Kaumualii, Tamoree or Kumoree by American writers, was a member of the royal family during the Kingdom of Hawaii. He traveled widely, served in the U.S. military, and led a failed rebellion on the island of Kauai. He was born in the late 1790s with the name Humehume. His father was King Kaumualii, ruler of the islands of Kauai and Niihau. Although some sources say his mother was one of the king's royal wives, most say his mother was a commoner, of which not much is known. This might explain an important event that happened when he was a young boy. In January 1804 an American trading ship Hazard arrived at Kauai. Since the landing of Captain James Cook on January 1778, the port of Waimea had been a known stop for European and American ships in the Pacific. King Kaumualii paid Captain James Rowan of the American trading ship Hazard to take his son aboard, ostensibly to get an education in America. A more believable theory is that Kaumualii's Queen did not want any competition for the future throne with her own son who had the better royal pedigree. His father suggested the name "George" after the Prince of Wales at the time (later George IV of the United Kingdom). The ship sailed to the Pacific Northwest, then across the Pacific to China, through the Indian Ocean, around Africa, and finally a year and a half later, back to New England. The Hazard finally arrived at Providence, Rhode Island on June 30, 1805. King Kaumualii had provided Rowan some compensation to support his son, probably in the form ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=2489304