by Nicholas Freeman Many know the story of Chiefess Kapiolani’s December 1825, visit to the top of Kilauea: She challenged the priestess of the goddess Pele with the word of God. But there are other aspects of her amazing and eventful life that deserve to...
Introduction Batimea Puaaiki (Blind Bartimeus) was the second Protestant Christian to be baptized in the Hawaiian Kingdom and the first ordained Protestant minister. He was one of the first members, along with his wife, of the church at Lahaina, and preached the...