![]() The missionaries are shocked by what is considered the islanders' sinful ways. Jerusha is in love with Captain Rafer Hoxworth, a whaler away at sea who has apparently forgotten her.Ībner and Jerusha marry and go to Lahaina, Maui, where Keoki is reunited with his parents and sister. Thorn introduces him to his young niece, Jerusha Bromley. ![]() ![]() Newly ordained minister Reverend Abner Hale is among those who volunteer, but all missionaries must be married. In 1819, Prince Keoki Kanakoa appeals to the Yale Divinity School to bring Christianity to the Islands of Hawaii. ( April 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. ![]() This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. ![]()
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