The Providential Life & Heritage of Henry Obookiah: Why Did Missionaries from New England and Tahiti Come to Hawaii?, by Christopher L Cook
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The publication of the Memoirs of Henry Obookiah inspired the sending of the Sandwich Islands Mission to Hawai‘i from Boston in 1819. Henry Obookiah, a young Native Hawaiian man known in Hawai‘i as ‘Ōpūkaha‘ia, in 1808 left his life as an apprentice kahuna at Kealakekua Bay in Hawai‘i Island for the sea. He rose from sailor to scholar to evangelical Christian celebrity in New England. Obookiah’s life and death, as told in his memorial biography, made him a leading Second Great Awakening figure in America, Great Britain and beyond. For almost two-hundred years this classic account has stood as Obookiah’s definitive biography. Now following a decades-long quest seeking unknown aspects of the life of Henry Obookiah in Hawai‘i and New England, Hawai‘i-based author Christopher L. Cook is unveiling The Providential Life & Heritage of Henry Obookiah. This new account of the life and times of Obookiah greatly expands on the Memoirs of Henry Obookiah. Traveling to the places Obookiah journeyed in his pilgrimage of faith, Cook has uncovered a wealth of new and often surprising details. He lays out a providential chain of events that through Obookiah’s faith led to Hawai‘i being declared a Christian kingdom by 1840. New chapters tell of the influence of New Haven sea captain Caleb Brintnall in the life of Obookiah; of the uncovering the 1808 murder in Honolulu of a New Haven ship’s officer that likely altered Hawai‘i’s history; of how Obookiah was able to translate Bible scriptures from ancient Hebrew into the Hawaiian language; of the influence of Obookiah and his close friend Hopu in the lives of Harriet Beecher Stowe and other key figures in the anti-slavery movement in America. Cook tells Obookiah’s influence being at the foundation of the Sandwich Islands Mission in Hawai‘i; of the providential arrival of a wave of South Pacific Polynesian influence brought by Tahitian Christians both prior to and following the American missionaries arrival in Hawai‘i. The Providential Life & Heritage of Henry Obookiah non-fiction account challenges the accuracy, scope, and drama of author James Michener’s blockbuster novel Hawaii, in particular his fictional portrayal of the missionaries sent to Hawai‘i. Hawai‘i has been read as historical fact by generations of readers, though the acclaimed author’s tale is told as historical fiction by Michener, his own fictional interpretation.
The Providential Life & Heritage of Henry Obookiah: Why Did Missionaries from New England and Tahiti Come to Hawaii?, by Christopher L Cook- Amazon Sales Rank: #839353 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-05-15
- Released on: 2015-05-15
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About the Author Christopher L. Cook is a Hawai‘i-based author, a graduate of the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa and former editor of Kaua‘i’s The Garden Island newspaper. Cook is the author of The Kaua‘i Movie Book, A Kaua‘i Reader and other regional best-selling books.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Answers for Your Questions About Hawaiians and Missionairies By Elizabeth W. Thompson This book has answered so many of my questions about the original Hawaiians, their gods and the first missionaries. I have lived over 15 years in Hawaii and have heard many stories but little facts.This book is a treasure trove of facts, details, maps, letters and pictures. It also fleshes out the individuals that played important roles in making Hawaii. As I read along I would wonder about the other side of the story. Soon I would be reading the other side backed up with facts. For readers that like history in all its glory this is the book to chose about Hawaii. Enjoy it as I did.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A much-needed book!!! By Lynne B. Tagawa During the revivals of the early 1800's, a very popular publication being passed around was the Memoirs of Henry Obookiah, written by a young Hawaiian believer. Chris Cook does a great job in bringing to life the treasures in this volume. His meticulous research helps to fill in the gaps of that time period, fleshing out the story. As our young country experienced religious awakening, God called many missionaries to the foreign field. In training to bring God's Word to his people, Henry Obookiah succumbed to illness. Others took up the mantle and soon Hawaii was transformed by the light of the gospel.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Ka’ahumanu’s karmic missionary connection By John Wehrheim Chris documents Ka’ahumanu’s karmic connection to the missionaries and shows that the conversion of Hawaii to Christianity, beginning with the arrival of missionaries in 1819, actually dates back to 1808 with quotes and diagrams from diaries and journals that makes a clear, original source, connection between Ka’ahumanu, Henry ‘Opukaha’ia and the Sandwich Islands Mission.In January of 1808 Kamehameha made arrangements with Captain Caleb Brintnall, Master of the Triumph out of New Haven, to take his 12-year old son and heir apparent, Liholiho, to New England for his education. In 1804 Kaumuali’i, Kamehameha’s nemesis on Kauai, had sent his son Humehume to New England for school and Kamehameha wanted his heir to equal to his rival’s in Western education. However, Ka’ahumanu, Liholiho's guardian, saw Kamehameha’s plan for the boy as a threat to her influence and political hold on the court. So she sent an outrigger canoe with a mullet dinner out to Brintnall’s ship in Honolulu Harbor—a gift for the Captain and his officers. In the Hawaiian tradition of ‘apu koheoheo (the poison cup) the fish had been basted with the deadly toxins of the keke (puffer fish). However, Brintnall and most of his officers were on shore at Honolulu that evening and the only officer on board was his brother-in-law and supercargo, Elihu Mix, who had dinner and then suffered an agonizing death. When Brintnall returned to his ship he immediately understood that Mix’s death was the result of the ongoing battle between Kamehameha and Ka’ahumanu, his favorite and most contentious queen, over control of 12 year-old Liholiho.Brintnall immediately weighed anchor and fled to Kealakekua Bay to re-supply for the New England journey. There he picked up a 16 year-old temple apprentice, Henry ‘Opukaha’ia who would become Hawaii’s first Christian. ‘Opukaha’ia went on to study at Yale, became a divinity student, translated the Book of Genesis into Hawaiian (from the original Hebrew,) and wrote THE MEMOIRS OF HENRY OBOOKIAH. This brilliant young Hawaiian became a symbol, an inspiring example of Hawaii’s potential and helped to raise funds for the American Board for Foreign Missions efforts to convert Hawaii. Tragically Henry died from typhus as the Board prepared to send the first group of missionaries to Hawaii. There were four young Hawaiian men on that first missionary voyage. One was Kauai's Prince Humehume, sailing with dreams of reclaiming his lost kingdom.But Humehume’s is another story--though related. The point of this one is that if Ka’ahumanu hadn’t poisoned Elihu Mix, Captain Brintnall would not have sailed to Kealakekua, would not have recruited ‘Opukaha’ia and taken him on the voyage that led to his life of scholarship and widespread fame among the pious in New England. As Chris Cook wrote “-thus cutting off at the root the scenario that led to the Sandwich Island Mission departing from Boston in 1819.” A mission that enabled Ka’ahumanu to complete her takeover of the Kamehameha court and gain supreme control of the Kingdom. To seal the deal in 1821 she forced Kaumuali’i, Humehume’s father, to marry her—but that’s another story.
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