Under Hawaiian skies, a narrative of the romance, adventure and history of the Hawaiian Islands, a complete historical account, by Albert Pierce Taylor.

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and every warrior in the division was killed. This incident convinced Kamehameha that Pele, Hawaiian goddess of the volcano,
was on his side.
In the early part of 1791 Kamehameha's fleet met and defeate(d
a fleet which the king of Kauai had sent against the island of
Hawaii. This battle occurred off Waimanu, and Kamehameha
gained his victory largely through his superiority in firearms. Towards the end of the year Kanamehameha sent two messengers to
Keoua, whom they persuaded to go to Kawaihae, for an interview with Kamehameha in the hope of ending the war between
them, which had lasted about nine years. He set out in his own
double canoe, accompanied by armed warriors, and as they approached the landing at Kawaihae, were surrounded by the Chief
Keeaumoku and a number of warriors. Kamehameha was sitting
on the beach. As Keoua was leaping ashore, Keeaumoku kille(d
him with a spear. The men in Keoua's canoe were then slaughtered. As a result of this act of treachery, Kamehameha became
master of the entire island of Hawaii. It was the first decisive
step toward the consolidation of all the islands.
The years 1791 to 1795 were eventful ones in the history of
the Islands.
On March 2, 1792, Capt. George Vancouver, commissioned!)y
the British to make a complete survey of the northwest coast, and
whose memory has been cherished as that of a wise benefactor of
the Hawaiian people, arrived in Hawaiian waters and cruised
along the Kona coast. He had with him the ship Discovtery and
the armed tender Chathaull. Kaiana went aboard the ships and
received presents of orange trees, grape-vines, and other useful
plants and seeds. Captain Vancouver then went to the islands of
Oahu and Kauai, and then sailed northward to Nootka Sound.
Everywhere he went in the Islands Capt. Vancouver was confronted with evidence of the decrease in population since the first visit
of Capt. Cook, and was impressed by the desire of the natives
to obtain firearms.
Two members of the crew of the store ship Daedallus, incluling Lieutenant Hergest, were killed by natives on May 7, 1792,

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