Untold Fragments of Hawaii's History and Chinatown

The author is a native of Hawaii and a historian of Hawaiian history with the Department of Education of Hawaii and the University of Hawaii since 1953. This book covers the history of Hawaii including but not limited to Kamehameha the Great, Captain Cook, Captain George Vancouver, Kingdom of Hawaii, Chinatown, US Annexation, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen. The author lectures Hawaiian history aboard Holland America Line, Norwegian Cruise Line and Crystal Cruise Line ships since 2000.

Table of Contents

1 The creation and peopling of the Hawaiian Archipelago
2 Kamehameha the Great – Military Genius
3 Kamehameha the Great – Flag of his Kingdom
4 Kamehameha the Great – Lord and mast of Honolulu Harbour
5 In the service of Kamehameha the Great
6 Gambling in old Honolulu – 1797-1819
7 Fanning Island – A romantic Hawaiian affair
8 Kingdom of Hawaii – Its Birth and Death
9 Captain James Cook – The Manner of his Death
10 Kawaiahao – The Church that rose from the Sea
11 Honolulu Chinatown – It’s Birth and Growth

12 Great Fire of Honolulu Chinatown

13 Charlie Chan – Who was the real Charlie Chan?

14 Forgotten Hawaiians – The Pacific Northwest

15 Chinese Americans in World War I & World War II

16 Dr. Sun Yat-sen – Hawaii Odyssey & The Kuomintang