Why did the Hawaiians prostrate themselves before Cook? What did they mean when they called him "Lono"? These questions arise from the dramatic events that unfolded when Cook's ships arrived in Hawaiian waters.Richard Aulie's account of the famous tragedy.
Prologue
A Time of Trouble
Venereal Disease
Sugar Cane Beer
Another Narrow Escape
Discipline in a Shamble
Separation at Sea
The Welcome
The God Lomo
Hawaiian Kindness
The Royal Presence
Departure
The Foremast Again and a Forced Return
An Empty Bay, Thursday 11 February 1779
Saturday Morning--an Inquisitive King
Saturday Afternoon--Fracas on the Beach
Saturday Evening--Apprehension
Sunday Morning, 14 February, 1779
We Have Lost Our Father
Aboard Ship
Kealakekua Bay
On the Beach
At Water's Edge
Aftermath
Reconciliation
Funeral
Inquiry--Tragic Ironies
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