First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

CHAPTER I. GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION AND ORIGIN-HARBOURS 1 CHAPTER II. PHYSICAL FEATURES AND PHENOMENA-VOLCANOES. CHAPTER Ill. CLIMATE-PRODUCTIONS-COMMERCE CHAPTER IV. OUR ROYAL CITY OF HONOLULU CHAPTER V. DERIVATION OF THE HAWAIIAN RACE-TRADITIONS OF CHAPTER VI. EARLY ISLAND DISCOVERIES-NATIVE HISTORY-COOK'S FIRST ARRIVAL CHAPTER VII. THE TRAGEDY IN IKEALAKEAKUA BAY XXIV CONTENTS. CHAPTER VIII. THE SEQUEL OF COOK'S DEATH-SUBSEQUENT VISITS CHAPTER IX. HISTORICAL SKETCH-' A DUST OF SYSTEMS'-' THE LONELY ONE' CHAPTER X. HISTORICAL SKETCH-KAMEHAMEHA THE CONQUEROR-INEPTNESS FOR THE LYRE CHAPTER XI. HISTORICAL SKETCH-KAMEHAMEHA THE KING-HIS DEATH -' I COME TO BURY CESAR, and TO PRAISE HIM' CHAPTER XII. HISTORICAL SKETCH-ACCESSION OF LIHOLIHO-THE ABOLITION OF IDOLATRY CHAPTER XIII. HISTORICAL SKETCH-ARRIVAL OF AMERICAN MISSIONARIES -THE VISIT OF THE KING AND QUEEN TO ENGLAND, AND THEIR DEATH. CHAPTER XIV. HISTORICAL SKETCH - THE BROOK BECOMES A STREAM AN APOSTOLIC PREFECT ARRIVES-THE ARGONAUTS CHAPTER XV. HISTORICAL SKETCH-THE STREAM BECOMES A RIVER REIGN OF KAMEHAMEHA III.CHAPTER XVI. HISTORICAL SKETCH-THE FIRST FRENCH TRIBUMTION CHAPTER XVII. HISTORICAL SKETCH-ESSAYS IN CONSTITUTION-MAKING CHAPTER XVIII. HISTORICAL SKETCH-THE CARYSFORT AFFAIR. CHAPTER XIX. HISTORICAL SKETCH-THE ENVOYS EXTRAORDINARY-THE BELGIAN CONTRACT.CHAPTER XX. HISTORICAL SKETCH-THE TREATIES OF COMMERCE AND FRIENDSHIP, AND CONSEQUENT HOSTILITIES CHAPTER XXI. HISTORICAL SKETCH-REIGN OF KAMEHAMEHA IV. CHAPTER XXII. HAWAllAN CHARACTERISTICS CHAPTER XXIII. THE DEPOPULATION OF THE ISLANDS-KIBROTH-HATAAVA CHAPTER XXIV. MISSIONARY ACHIEVEMENT AND FAILURE CHAPTER XXV. GLANCES AT THE PAST AND GUESSES AT THE FUTURE CHAPTER XXVI. KALBLEO-KA-LANI-' THE FLIGHT OF THE CHIEF' CHAPTER XXVII. BROKEN -HEARTED CHAPTER XXVIII. THE WILD OLIVE-TREE CHAPTER XXIX. ACCESSION OF KAMEHAMEHA V.-THE COUP D'ETAT' CHAPTER XXX. ROBERT ORICHTON WYLLIE