{"product_id":"humehume-of-kauai-a-boys-journey-to-america-an-aliis-return-home","title":"Humehume of Kaua‘i: A Boy’s Journey to America, an Ali‘i’s Return Home","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHumehume was the firstborn son of Kaumuali‘i, the last great ali‘i nui to rule over Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau. As a four-year-old, Humehume was sent to America and promised a Western education. He reached New England but received little schooling and was eventually abandoned. His father presumed him dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn actuality, Humehume survived his adverse childhood. After fifteen years of separation, he returned to Kaua‘i with the first group of Protestant missionaries and reunited with his father. According to observer Samuel Ruggles, when Humehume arrived, “his father arose, clasped him in his arms and pressed his nose to his son’s after the manner of the country; both were unable to speak for some time. The scene was truly affecting.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYet Humehume’s homecoming was bittersweet. The American missionaries expected him to be fully converted to Christianity and an example to his countrymen. But Humehume—as the son of Kaua‘i’s most powerful ruler—was expected to know the ways of his people and to follow the lead of his father.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHumehume of Kaua‘i\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the story of these conflicting expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHumehume of Kaua‘i\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eilluminates a specific time and place that have received little attention in the history books. The story of Humehume’s life also sheds light on Kaua‘i’s unique position in the larger context of Hawaiian history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDouglas Warne \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith the collaboration of Holly Kilinahe Coleman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoftcover, 246 pp.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kamehameha Publishing (C)","offers":[{"title":"Softcover","offer_id":54774182674707,"sku":"ewp1790033877712","price":9.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/4029\/7235\/files\/humehume-of-kauai-a-boys-journey-to-america-an-aliis-return-home_1.webp?v=1790033888","url":"https:\/\/tentcamping.shop\/products\/humehume-of-kauai-a-boys-journey-to-america-an-aliis-return-home","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}