I've read through part 3 and I'm finding it interesting. I'm looking forward to you tying it together. I thought you might be interested in (or hate me for suggesting) taking a look at "Captive Paradise, A History of Hawaii," by James L. Haley. It provides more nuisance and background related to the importation of foreign labor and Hawaii's relations with foreign governments. "Captive Paradise" covers the period of time between the death of Capt Cook in 1779 through the U.S. Annexation in 1898, through the lens of the impact of missionaries and the end of Hawaiian cultural practices that adoption of Christianity by the Hawaiian Monarchy brought about. Chapter 13 is "Mountains of Sugar" and Chapter 14 ends with an ominous note about the new king and hisbsugar creditors. However, overall, the book provides a lot of context of how after King Kamehameha I dies, his alcoholic son and various queen regents, are willing to make trade deals and be influenced by the Japanese government (and ultimately are overtaken by U.S. business interests) because they are financing their personal debts, making deals to obtain royal succession, or appeasing anger over banning traditional practices to adopt Christianity. It's a great read as well.
I've read through part 3 and I'm finding it interesting. I'm looking forward to you tying it together. I thought you might be interested in (or hate me for suggesting) taking a look at "Captive Paradise, A History of Hawaii," by James L. Haley. It provides more nuisance and background related to the importation of foreign labor and Hawaii's relations with foreign governments. "Captive Paradise" covers the period of time between the death of Capt Cook in 1779 through the U.S. Annexation in 1898, through the lens of the impact of missionaries and the end of Hawaiian cultural practices that adoption of Christianity by the Hawaiian Monarchy brought about. Chapter 13 is "Mountains of Sugar" and Chapter 14 ends with an ominous note about the new king and hisbsugar creditors. However, overall, the book provides a lot of context of how after King Kamehameha I dies, his alcoholic son and various queen regents, are willing to make trade deals and be influenced by the Japanese government (and ultimately are overtaken by U.S. business interests) because they are financing their personal debts, making deals to obtain royal succession, or appeasing anger over banning traditional practices to adopt Christianity. It's a great read as well.