Message Forum: Re: Kamehameha

Re: Kamehameha

Posted By: Mike, the penny-stamp man, on host 209.240.220.191
Date: Wednesday, May 16, 2001, at 07:40:25
In Reply To: Re: Abraham Lincoln posted by wintermute on Wednesday, May 16, 2001, at 01:55:25:

> > Ka·me·ha·me·ha I, (Known as "Kamehameha the Great.") 1758?--1819.
> >
> > King of the Hawaiian Islands (1795--1819) who conquered and united all the islands under his rule.
>
> King of the *Sandwich* Islands. Until conquest by the Americans, Hawaii was simply the name of one of the islands.
>
> winter"corrector of things"mute

So THAT's where the Sandwich Islands were! Color me stupid. I always wondered that (OK, not always, but for quite some time now).

Penny *learner of things* stamp

Replies To This Message

Re: Kamehameha - Howard - Wed, 5/16/2001, 08:42:21
- Re: Kamehameha - wintermute - Fri, 5/18/2001, 06:05:51
  - Term Usage (was Re: Kamehameha) - Don the Monkeyman - Fri, 5/18/2001, 11:36:23
    - Re: Term Usage (was Re: Kamehameha) - wintermute - Mon, 5/21/2001, 01:44:30