History 284W: Hawaiian History

Study Guide: Unit Two

Lectures: Rise of Kamehameha -- Disease & Depopulation -- Missionaries & Merchants --
Transformation of Pono -- Big Fish, Little Fish

After completing the assigned readings and attending the above lectures, you should be able to:

describe:
1) how Kamehameha rises to power (i.e. inheritance, military abilities, foreign weapons & men, alliances, timing).
2) the Metcalfe incident, and how it benefited Kamehameha.
3) the roles played by Brown & Vancouver in 1793-94.
4) why David Stannard believes that the pre-contact Hawaiian population was much higher than the 300,000 estimate.
5) how the American Protestant missionaries influenced the ruling ali‘i.
6) why trading ships came to Hawaii.
7) incidents of struggle between missionaries and merchants.
8) the important people involved and the reasons for the overthrow of the ‘Aikapu.
9) why Keöpüolani and Ka‘ahumanu converted to Christianity and the effect their conversion had on the Hawaiian people.
10) the role played by American Calvinist missionaries in the transformation of pono.
11) the extent of resident foreigners' involvement in Hawaiian politics.
12) the reasons for, and results of Hawai‘i's Diplomatic Mission.
13) the Paulet Episode: why it happened & significant people involved.
14) the restructuring of the Hawaiian government and the reasons for it.