Hawaii is often seen as a paradise for surfing and golfing today, but it was once a proud native kingdom with international connections. In the late 19th century, it experienced a turbulent history unknown to most. Ka Lei Haole Ma Hope o ka La¯hui a me ka Noho Alii o Hawaii and its English version, A Lei of Haole, the Garland of Whites in Support of the Nation and the Throne of Hawaii, show that many Caucasians (Haole) supported independence and a strong monarchy, just like most Hawaiians. These texts highlight non-Hawaiian supporters of the Kingdom, from Olohana (John Young) to Senator Richard F. Pettigrew and President Grover Cleveland.
The two versions fulfill a need in Hawaiis educational institutions, from kula kaiapuni (immersion schools), charter schools, and public and private schools, to the University of Hawaii, a Native Hawaiian Place of Learning. The books content reaches far beyond the Islands and, in our tumultuous times, is relevant to the entire globe.
Part I: Ka Lei Haole Kpaa Mahope o ka Lhui a me ka Nohoalii o
Hawaii - lelo Hokaaka Mua - Papa Kuhikuhi - O Olohana (John Young),
1743?-1835, ka Haole o ka Nai Aupuni, Kamehameha I - O Kamiko (Adelbert von
Chamisso), 1781-1831, he Haku Mele a he Kanaka Akeakamai Kaulana n - O
Makua Laiana (Lorenzo Lyons), 1807-1881, ka Pookela o ka Pai Mikionali -
O Sir George Simpson, 1792?-1860, he Kiaina o ka Oihana Klepa
Hudsons Bay (Hudsons Bay Company) ma Amelika kau Pelekane - O Hanal
Hakapila (Heinrich Hackfeld ),1815-1887, he Klepa Hanohana no Kelemnia mai
- O Paulo Isenabaga (Paul Isenberg), 1837-1903, ka Master Planter
Kelemnia a he Kalaiina Noeau - O Alapeka Lumena (Albert Loomens), he
Belegiuma Wiwoole - O Helmana A.Wilimana (Hermann A. Widemann), 1822-1899,
he Kelemnia Koikoi - O Paulo Numana (Paul Neumann), 1838-1901, he Loio
Ahikanan Iudaio no Kelemania mai - O Kale Tomasu Kulika (Charles Thomas
Gulick), 1841-1897, he Kne Kupaa ma hope o ka Nohoalii - O Stephen Grover
Cleveland, Pelekikena o Amelikahuipia ma n M.H. 1885-1889, a me n
M.H.1893-1897 - O Richard Franklin Pettigrew, 1844-1926, he Kenekoa Wiwoole
o ka Mokuina o South Dakota - N Puke (A Selected Bibliography) - N
Moolelo Aupuni - N Npepa - Papa Hike (Index) - N Kii - Part II: A
Lei of Haole, the Garland of Whites in Support of the Nation and the Throne
of Hawaii - TOC - Olohana (John Young), 1743?-1835, the Haole of Kamehameha
I, the Conqueror of the Islands - Adelbert von Chamisso (o Kamiko),
1781-1838, a Famous Poet and Scientist - Makua Laiana (Lorenzo
Lyons),1807-1881, a Shining Star among the Circle of Missionaries - Sir
George Simpson , 1792?-1860, Governor of the Hudsons Bay Company in British
North America - Heinrich Hackfeld (o Hanal Hakapila), a Prominent
Businessman from Germany - Paul Isenberg (o Paulo Isenabaga), 1837-1903, the
Master Planter from Germany and Accomplished Statesman - Albert Loomens (o
Alapeka Lumena), a Fearless Belgian - Hermann A. Widemann (o Helmana A.
Wilimana), 1822-1899, an Outstanding German - Paul Neumann (o Paulo Numana),
1838-1901, a Distinguished Jewish Lawyer from Germany - Charles Thomas Gulick
(o Kale T. Kulika), 1841-1897, a Steadfast Supporter of the Throne - Stephen
Grover Cleveland, President of the United States of America 1885-1889, and
1893-1897 - Richard Franklin Pettigrew, 1844-1926, a Courageous Senator from
the State of South Dakota - A Selected Bibliography - Government Sources and
International Organization - Newspapers and Periodicals - Index English.
Niklaus R. Schweizer, born in Zurich, earned a Ph.D. in English Literature from UC Davis in 1968. He taught at Punahou School and joined the University of Hawaii in 1969. He served as the honorary consul of Switzerland in Honolulu (1972-2009) and has published books on Hawaii, the Pacific, and Europe. He speaks several European languages, Hawaiian, and Tahitian, and is an honorary member of the Royal Order of Kamehameha.
