Kia Ora, Aloha
Can anyone help here,... according to my father, there were 2 cabin boys from Hawaii on a sailing ship which either weighed anchor or was sailing past the East Coast of NZ. These 2 boys jumped overboard and swam to the coast. They were found by one of the maori's living in the East Coast who brought them up. They said that they came from Oahu.
What I was wanting to know.. is there or was there.. any records at all pertaining to the blackbirding or kidnapping of young boys, young men that suddenly went missing from Hawaii .... probably between 16 -1800's. I have to check out the correct name given me and I will add it later
I would be deeply grateful if some one out there can help.
Mahalo
Turiana Williams
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Maybe if you give the names, we all could research them.
One might want to check out Henry Opukaha'ia (Obookiah) story, and yes the answer is true, Hawaiians were taken from the islands as slaves, which is how our islands was shut down for 400 years during the Paa'o years. This research can be found at the unvierstiy of Hawaii, Geography dept.
Good luck on your search