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Author: Marshall Sahlins
First Published: 1995
Type of Work: History
Time of Work: 1779 through the early 1990’s
Setting: The Hawaiian Islands
Principal Characters: Captain James Cook, Lono, Gananath Obeyesekere, Marshall Sahlins
Genres: Nonfiction, History
Subjects: History, Missions or missionaries, Religion, Native Americans or American Indians, Anthropology or anthropologists, East and West, Learning or scholarship, Exploration or explorers
Locales: Hawaii

On November 26, 1778, two British naval vessels, HMS Resolution and HMS Discovery, appeared off the coast of Maui in the Hawaiian Islands. James Cook, commander of the small squadron, had returned on his second voyage of exploration. After some time of sailing about the islands, the British ships came to anchor at Kealakekua Bay, where they received an exceptionally joyous welcome. Hundreds of canoes filled the water, and gifts were showered upon the squadron, especially its commander. It almost seemed as if the local inhabitants regarded Cook as a god.

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