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The Hawaiian Kingdom, Volume 1: Foundation and Transformation, 1778-1854
Kuykendall, Ralph S.
University of Hawaiʻi Press, 1938
cultural heritage precedent
cultural heritage Comprehensive history of early Hawaiian Kingdom including Lahaina as royal capital
Kuykendall’s comprehensive history is cited multiple times in the thesis endnotes for the whaling era and early Lahaina history: the whaling industry’s Pacific expansion (pages 91-120), Lahaina as seat of government (pages 138-156), missionary establishment and Lahainaluna Seminary (pages 100-115), and the decline of Pacific whaling (pages 303-312).