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Rufus Anderson : Missionary Progress in Hawaii, 1864.


Extracts from
Anderson, Rufus:
The Hawaiian Islands : Their Progress and Condition Under Missionary Labors.
Gould and Lincoln, Boston, 1864.

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Introduction.
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.Page 93
(Quoting missionaries)
" Could the Hawaiians of 1820 be placed side by side with the present inhabitants of the Islands, the contrast in their outward appearance would be very striking.
The dress of  the natives of that period was very simple, consisting of a malo for the male, and a pa u for the female.
The kiha was sometimes put on, but not generally ; and children of both sexes were entirely naked till they were nine or ten years old.
In bathing in the sea, or sporting in the surf, no articles of clothing were ever worn ; and females were accustomed to leave their pau at their residences, and pass on through the village to the shore, and return in the same manner ; and if they were individuals of high rank, they would not unfrequently call at the residence of the missionary to pay their

Page 94

respects, and send a servant to bring the pa u, and put it on in the missionary s presence, and return comparatively clad.
Such are a few of the outlines of the appearance of the people in regard to their dress."

Page 99

They have established schools, reared up native teachers, and so pressed their work that now the proportion of inhabitants who can read and write is greater than in New England ; and whereas they found these islanders a nation of half-naked savages, living in the surf arnd on the sand, eating raw fish, fighting among themselves, tyrannized over by feudal chiefs, and abandoned to sensuality, they now see them decently clothed,
recognizing the law of marriage, knowing something of accounts, going to school and public worship with more

Page 100

regularity than the people do at home ; and the more elevated of them taking part in conducting the affairs of the constitutional monarchy under which they live, holding seats on the judicial bench and in the legislative chambers, and filling posts in the local magistracies.

Page 131

The harbor of  Hilo is formed by a coral reef, at the entrance of the bay, extending a couple of miles from an island on the south-eastern side, which is connected with the shore by a number of rocks.
There is good anchorage within, and the reef destroys the dangerous force of the waves, though it does not prevent a heavy surf rolling upon the beach at the bottom of the bay.
The entrance to the harbor is along the bold western shore, where the water is deep, and the passage free from rocks.


Anderson, Rufus:
The Hawaiian Islands : 
Their Progress and Condition Under Missionary Labors.
Gould and Lincoln, Boston, 1864.

Internet Archive
http://archive.org/details/hawaiianislands00anderich


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