http://www.hawaiireaders.com/blog/2009/11/06/capt-james-cooks-hawaii-visit-islands-of-plenty/ The Hawaii Readers site Fri, 18 May 2012 16:26:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.hawaiireaders.com/blog/2009/11/06/capt-james-cooks-hawaii-visit-islands-of-plenty/comment-page-1/#comment-1293 Thomas Cummings Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:25:51 +0000 http://www.hawaiireaders.com/?p=4712#comment-1293 Indeed theft was "rampant" as you say, as it was throughout the other Pacific islandsthat Cook visited. Although, "theft" had a different connotation among the natives -- i.e., anything that's "laying about" can be removed or carried off, unless the ali`i pronounced that all important kapu it. Certainly the chiefs weren't ready to require a kapu on themselves. After all Cook arrives with some technologically advanced tools which were too enticing not to get the hands on. Indeed theft was "rampant" as you say, as it was throughout the other Pacific islandsthat Cook visited. Although, "theft" had a different connotation among the natives -- i.e., anything that's "laying about" can be removed or carried off, unless the ali`i pronounced that all important kapu it. Certainly the chiefs weren't ready to require a kapu on themselves. After all Cook arrives with some technologically advanced tools which were too enticing not to get the hands on.

]]> http://www.hawaiireaders.com/blog/2009/11/06/capt-james-cooks-hawaii-visit-islands-of-plenty/comment-page-1/#comment-836 Makana Risser Chai Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:24:10 +0000 http://www.hawaiireaders.com/?p=4712#comment-836 Interesting that no thefts committed - but a year later, in Kealakekua, theft was rampant. Hmm... Interesting that no thefts committed - but a year later, in Kealakekua, theft was rampant. Hmm...

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